DoctorSimcha.com’s Bar Mitzvah Planning Forum

Hi guys… My niece is invited to her friend’s Bat Mitzvah. And she is asking me for ideas. I have read a lot about gifting and all. But when it comes to giving something, I’m always out of ideas. She wants to give something thoughtful, and not just another thoughtless gift. What do pre-teen girls like in gifts? I don’t know what she would like, and my niece has no idea either. The girl is just twelve so obviously she doesn’t like bags or jewelry. They are just kids and like to play outside. What would be the best gift for a girl who likes to play out with football? She also likes dolls, but I was thinking a doll would be inappropriate because Mitzvah symbolizes the growing of a child into an adult, and a doll might be contradictory (though she loves dolls). What should I suggest? Help :/