Gifts for 10 Year Old Girls

Gifts for tween girls can be tricky as kids transition to a new stage in life. Discover cool gifts for 10 year old girls with this best list of games, books, toys, and art kits to give as gifts for Christmas, birthday, or any occasion.

I research gift ideas in my Facebook groups, friends’ posts, toy stores, and award-winning lists. Plus, I’m recommending books I’ve read that I know are age-appropriate and popular with girls this age.

Happy shopping!

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Best Gifts for 10 Year Old Girls

LEGO Dragon
Build a dragon model out of 1,171 pieces!

City Spies by James Ponti
Action-packed, every book in this series is a thrilling adventure of five daring spy kids who are tasked with saving the world through disguises, hacking, breaking and entering, and more. HIGHLY recommended!

Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty Dolphin Dance
The best thing about this cool, glittery, stretchable, sculptable putty is it’s fun for ALL AGES! Not only do little kids enjoy playing with it for fine motor skills and creativity, but big kids use it for focus and sensory exploration.

The Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate
FANTASY
The conquering human ruler, Murdano, hunts and kills all the large, dog-like Dairne. All except Byx. In hopes to find a safe place and maybe the Dairne’s mythical homeland, Byx sets off on what becomes a dangerous, exciting adventure filled with new friends like Tobble who is a wobbyk. I love this uniquely imagined fantasy world about friendship, differences, betrayal, and family.

LEGO City Ski and Climbing Center
Build a three level building with a sports shop, cafe, and ski slope, plus get 8 minifigures.

Match Point by Maddie Gallegos (review written by Jemma Taylor)
REALISTIC (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
256 pages
Match Point by Maddie Gallegos is one of my favorite books I’ve read in the past year, with a cute style, wholesome story, and a message about the importance of communication. They also integrate ASL into the book in a really natural and interesting way for the graphic novel medium. Rosie’s dad wants her to become the racquetball champion, but she hates the sport. When she meets Blair, a cool girl her age who plays as well, she finally starts to learn how to have fun with the game again.

Monopoly Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves
Inspired by the movie, this Monopoly includes a 20-sided die, monsters, wizards, and rogues.

Wireless Headphones
These aren’t just highly-rated, they’re really a good price, too! We also love that they have good sound, LED lights, and volume control.

Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path by Amy Seto Forrester & Andy Chou Musser
I love this choose your own adventure format and so will kids. Join an expedition on a dive to the deepest ocean depths to search for a giant squid. Choose which pilot to be, the submersible you’ll use, and the dive site, and then start your adventure. What will you discover? What will you do with mechanical problems or bad weather?

Squishmallows (Cat)
Trust me when I say Squishmallows are THE SOFTEST, CUDDLIEST plush toys we’ve ever owned. And we own like a million. My kids LOVE these and want all of them. 🙂 I’m highly, highly, highly recommending these amazing plush animals. My tween and teen love these!

Switch Lite
This handheld version of the Nintendo Switch is the perfect gift when it comes to price and size for any kid looking for an awesome game console!

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
This book is so excellent, I’d say it’s a modern children’s book classic. Bod lives in the graveyard with an assortment of ghosts and other cemetery creatures who raise him after Bod’s parents are killed when Bod was a baby. Bod’s main guardian is Silas who cares for him, feeds him, and teaches him about the human world. The ending is bittersweet (my daughter yelled at me for making her read a sad story) but perfect. Despite the scary-sounding title, the scariest part is in the first chapter when Bod’s parents get murdered and I suspect most 5th graders can handle that part.

Woobles Beginning Crochet Kit: Pierre the Penguin
Step-by-step crochet kit including yarn, eyes, a needle, crochet hook, stuffing, and bag.

National Geographic Astrophysicist Barbie
Barbie photojournalist doll is dressed for the field wearing brown pants, tan boots and a top detailed with a vest, insignia and pocket for a realistic touch.

A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
An absolutely wonderful, heartwarming historical fiction story with close-knit siblings who stick together and eventually find their forever home. Evacuated from London during WWII these siblings need to find a new home. Unfortunately, their placements are horrid. It’s only the library and the kind librarian who help them survive the bullying and hunger. Unfortunately, the librarian is deemed “unsuitable” to be their foster mother since her missing husband is German. When things go from bad to worse in their latest home, can the children fight for a home with the librarian no matter what the town thinks?

Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad
This pad comes with over 100 images that kids can trace by putting their blank sheets over the awesome light up pad and drawing away!

Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte, illustrated by Ann Xu
A beautiful story of food, a close-knit, multigenerational family, finding your place in a new culture and country, and staying proud of your heritage…Cici moves to the U.S. from Tawain and wants her A’má to come, too. She hopes to win the grand prize in a cooking contest and use the money to buy her A’má a plane ticket. Cici wants to cook American food like her cooking contest partner…She learns from Julia Child but in the end, Cici returns to her Tawainese roots to win the contest.

Roller Coaster Challenge Logic & Building Game
We LOVE this cool STEM skills game that encourages your 10-year olds to think logically while creating something awesome — a roller coaster! Full review here.

Sphero BOLT Robot
This is the latest Sphero app-enabled robot. Isn’t it the coolest-looking one yet? Learn to code through hands-on activities to program infrared, compass, light sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and motor encoders. Drive BOLT and play games. 2+ hours of battery.

KLUTZ Pet Adoption
Make and bake 15 cute clay animals using the step-by-step instructions in a 32-page book! You’ll find directions for animals like puppies, kitties, birds, and guinea pigs.

Flipside
Match the colored blocks to the lights using memory and speed! Great for individual play or multiple-player fun!

Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Raina shares her growing-up stories with humor and amazing art in these three popular books. My 10-year-old daughter read Sisters four times the first week she owned it – they’re excellent books and quite addictive. Boxed set here.

Sew Mini Treats
This beautiful book will show you step by step how to sew 18 food plushies. The kit includes the materials: felt, needles, floss, stuffing, patterns, and felt eyes & cheeks.

Tenzi GameTenzi is a SUPER FUN yet simple dice game that works for almost all ages (except the ages 0 – 3) which is why it’s one of our top recommendations (aka. the BEST) family night game. Be the first player to get all ten of your dice to show the same number. Full review here.

Alexa Dot
The Dot was our successful compromise with our daughter who still wanted to listen to her music in her room but wasn’t allowed to have screen time in her bedroom. Now, it’s become a favorite way to play music for both our girls. It’s voice-controlled, and you can use it as an alarm, speaker, timer, and more.

Harry Potter boxed set of books!
This remains one of my daughter’s most cherished gifts. Get the hardback versions of the Harry Potter series in a beautiful chest.

Tear Up This Book! by Keri Smith
A very popular American Girl book for fun, creativity, and crafts. My kids love this book.

Blokus
This is my personal favorite family strategy game — mostly because I love trying to beat my kids. They love this game, too — and let me win sometimes. Isn’t that nice?

Watercolor Wonders
I know the cover looks like paint by numbers, but don’t worry — it isn’t. This actually is a helpful 54-page book about basic watercolor skills, which comes with paints and 18 pages of watercolor paper.