38 Best Gifts for 11-Year-Old Girls According to Tweens and Experts

This is going to be her new favorite lamp — she can keep it next to her bed as a brightly-colored nightlight that can play her favorite songs through the Bluetooth speaker. There are four different brightness levels for the regular white light, along with the option for a color-changing mood light — to switch modes, just tap on the metal ring.

Kids never seem to grow out of fidget toys, and this one will give your 11-year-old something quiet to do with their hands. Kids can use their fingers or a styus to smush the gel around and create soothing pictures or patterns. There's also the DoodleJamz JellyPics, which has beads inside the gel that kids can push around. Ages 3+

This necklace can be customized with your 11-year-old girl's name on it, so she can have personalized jewelry even if she has a unique name. It comes in three different colors of metal (silver, gold and rose gold) and six different chain lengths.

Turn her bed into a command center, where she can tackle homework, video chatting and art projects. This lap desk doesn't overheat, and also has room for a 15" laptop or tablet.

This is the best way for kids to get salon-worthy manicures at home. The machine comes with four paint colors, and presses on patterns, like hearts and stars. Ages 8+

Not only will she get a charm with her name engraved, but you can also pick her birthstone to go with it, making it a truly custom piece for her.

Do-it-yourselfers who want to learn how to knit can make these creations without knitting needles. They'll learn how to tie slip knots and make chains using just their hands and the included super-soft yarns. Good Housekeeping Testers said that, even though it's for kids 6+, older kids and tweens had a better time making these adorable plushes on their own. Ages 6+

Take her journal to the next level with this set, which comes with stickers, glittery frames, die-cut shapes and bookmarks for her to decorate the pages with. It'll get her creativity flowing. Ages 8+

Those summer-camp days feel like they're here forever with this friendship-bracelet kit. Not only does it come with 20 pre-cut threads (in their own storage drawer, no less), it has a board that holds the bracelet and strands in place while the creation is in-progress. (The board even comes in several colors!) You can also use its app to find friendship-bracelet patterns and instructions. Ages 8+

This adorable backpack is the perfect size for carrying just her essentials (like a phone, lip gloss and a snack) — and for making sure she doesn't lose them. The bow on the front is super on-trend, and it comes in so many different colors to match her style. Plus, the straps are adjustable so she can continue using it as she gets older.

Whether she's preparing for a sleepover party or just gearing up for a rainy afternoon in front of the TV, all she has to do is stuff this cover with pillows and she can be instantly comfy. When she's not using it, you can take the pillows out and fold it up for storage.

This LED aquarium will amaze even the hardest to please kids. It's easy to use the remote to toggle between the 15 lighting options and 5 light modes, and the colorful jellyfish floating inside are both soothing and beautiful to watch.

Now she can indulge her love of baking without monopolizing the oven — just spray this cake-pop maker and she can make 12 pops at a time. It also comes with sticks and a fork for removing them, but maybe you wan to get her the Good Housekeeping Kids Bake book of recipes to go with it.

There's nothing 11-year-old girls love more than personalizing her room, and this kit comes with more than 1,000 pieces that'll let her customize her walls to a T. It includes letters, foam squares, stickers, cutouts, quotes and prompts like "adventures to go on" that she can fill out herself, along with markers, string and double-stick tape. Ages 10+

Whether she's a VSCO girl or not, she'll love personalizing her room with these lights, which feature 50 clear clips to hang photos from on 17ft of lights. Her wall will be one-of-a-kind.

Give her mind a good workout and sharpen her reasoning and critical thinking skills with this book of nearly 200 brain-busters. Not only does it offer riddles (and hints when kids need them), it takes them through riddle-solving strategies. Ages 9+

Cell phone cameras get the job done, but it's way more fun to take pictures an instant camera — especially when there's film involved. She'll especially appreciate the small mirror that makes taking selfies so much easier. The camera comes in several colors, and you can buy additional film with fun borders. (And get an album to put the pictures in, too!) Ages 8+

There's bean bag chairs, and then there's this behemoth, which stands more than two feet tall and two and a half feet wide. She'll appreciate its many features, like a handle for dragging it around the room, and separate pockets for a water bottle and tablet. It also comes in six colors.

A neon light adds just a little pop of something fun and bright on her wall. This light charges with a USB, and if she doesn't like the speech bubble, there are other designs, like a rainbow, a cactus, a pineapple, a unicorn and a rose, among others. (Maybe she wants to hang a few?)

It's so difficult trying to wear a hat when your hair is in a bun or ponytail. This beanie keeps her head and ears warm without sacrificing her hairstyle. The best part? It's available in a ton of colors, ranging from metallics to neutrals.