K is not at all into makeup and beauty and skincare, which I tend to see a lot on teen girl gift guides. She’s rather bookish and outdoorsy (a fun combo), and loves music and jewelry. Here are a few … Read More
Each year, I love thinking through some of my favorite products that I’ve loved and used consistently – everything from beauty to personal care to the kitchen to travel. I love seeing what has actually stuck around and what new … Read More
I always love getting Dan’s Christmas gifts sorted early! It’s so nice to have everything organized down to the stocking stuffers – we even started wrapping and are hoping to finish it off so we can relax and enjoy the … Read More
Every Christmas, one of the biggest gifts I give myself is having all my kids’ presents decided, purchased, and mostly wrapped well before Christmas Day. Life just always gets so busy and it’s way less stressful for me to decide … Read More
It’s wild to me to think we’ve done our own family advent for over a decade now. It feels like we just started trying out a few traditions with tiny kids, and now it feels like we have several things … Read More
Here are all my favorite Black Friday deals available this year. They’re things we personally use frequently and really love, and have paid for with our own money. A lot of them are items where I stock up this time … Read More
Instead of doing a ton of Christmas present shopping, I tend to use Black Friday mostly as an opportunity to stock up on my favorite consumable items (like skincare). I love getting items I use every day for a much … Read More
It’s here – the 2025 Winter Holidays Around the World advent printable! Each year, our family loves learning about some other amazing holidays and traditions around the world alongside our own celebrations of Christmas and Diwali. I love the festivity … Read More
Whether we’re planning a trip packing list or making sure we have the right hiking gear for kids and families right at home, we try to consider what versatile basics will serve us well. That means we try to find … Read More
Welcome to this year’s Travel Lovers’ Gift Guide! I love gifting items that will support our family as well as other loved ones on amazing experiences and spending time together. There are lots of ideas for amazing travel gifts for … Read More
It’s here – the 2025 $5 Travel Gift Guide! This is my favorite gift guide I do every year because it’s – I hope – super USEFUL for a variety of people and circumstances. While obviously it’s geared to travel, … Read More
I’m so excited to share the 2025 LPF small business gift guide! It’s chock full of all our favorite small brands that we personally use and love and that I think would make terrific gifts, as well. It’s also filled … Read More
K is not at all into makeup and beauty and skincare, which I tend to see a lot on teen girl gift guides. She’s rather bookish and outdoorsy (a fun combo), and loves music and jewelry. Here are a few things she’s actually requested – she helped me put this guide together and put her stamp of approval on all of these!
K is a jewelry lover, but only if it’s simple, pretty, and easy to wear. We share the same favorite jewelry, especially the earrings, from Hey June. They’re super comfy and lightweight – perfect for teen ears. And all the necklaces are so simple and sweet! Discount code PREETHI.
K is really into patterned socks of all kinds – even better if they have funny phrases on them. Here’s a hint – men’s socks often have way more patterns!
K is a voracious reader and always thrilled to have a book. Here are a few recent favorites of hers (all also available on Bookshop.org to support independent booksellers):
The hold Needoh and other squishies have on all my kids and all their friends, including teens! Scrunchems are also super popular.
K loves an experience gift, and is especially a big theatre fan. She loves getting tickets to shows! Some of her favorites here in London have been Six, Hamilton, The Play that Goes Wrong, and lots more.
This is actually one of K’s (requested) gifts this year – I think she’ll be thrilled! She also really liked this sweatshirt.
K loves hanging photos and would love this cork board to keep them organized. We also considered this mini photo printer for K’s main gift this year, but she doesn’t have a smartphone, so it wouldn’t have been super helpful to always use ours – but if you know a girl who does have one, I think this would be perfect!
This is such a simple and sweet gift that costs so little. Great as a stocking stuffer, too!
These water bottles are so popular with teens (and adults – I have two and love them!). K loves decorating everything with stickers (her water bottles, violin case, etc), so those would be fun to add in with a theme the girl in your life loves.
K does love scents, and this candle is super affordable, festive, and cute. Plus, it smells amazing!
K loves music and having a fun mix playing. We own two of these speakers and absolutely love them – such good sound quality, small enough to move around easily (we keep one right on a small shelf in the kitchen for dance parties), and hardly ever needs to be charged. It’s a great one! K says adding in some noise-canceling headphones would be terrific – also really helpful for doing homework with siblings around. 😉
This is actually what K is getting this year! I’ve heard SO MUCH about this screen-free digital camera with lots of rave reviews. I think she’ll absolutely love it!
K absolutely loves herbal tea, and this is our family favorite. It’s sooo good and literally everyone who tries it asks where we got it. You could put all the sachets in a pretty glass jar.
