Gift Basket Ideas for Teenagers
June 8, 2009
Kim Snyder asked:
Giving gifts to teens can be easy or hard really depending on your teenager and what they might be into at the time. Giving simple gift baskets to your teenage girls can be super simple to buy or create yourself. As parents we know what our teens may or may not be wanting this year. Here are some gift ideas for the teenager in your life.
Nail polish gift sets. All teenagers specially girls love nail polish! Why not put together a nail polish gift basket with some of the hottest nail polish colors out this year? Popular colors in nail polish are purples, browns and reds for all ages. Then add to it a gift certificate to visit your nail tech for her very first manicure or nail set? All girls love feeling pretty and having fingernails with the latest nail polish colors or styles are sure to be a winner this year.
Gamer gift baskets for the guys or girls. These are easy to put together, add snack foods that they can eat while playing their favorite games. Be sure to ask your teenager what games they are into and what they might be wanting this year. New games for all play systems come out often and teenagers love to have the most up to date games to play with or against their friends. Maybe give them a coupon book filled with coupons for days you won’t might having a little party for them with just their friends over. If they have gaming accessories they been wanting why not add them as well? If you can’t think of a game or don’t want to ask them, why not add a gift certificate to their favorite game store? This will be sure to be a hit this year!
Manicure/Pedicure Gift Sets. These are great for boys and girls of all ages. For the girls you could create a whole gift basket all about caring for their nails and toes. With the latest in BB nail polish colors, cuticle oil, top coats, base coats, nail files etc. And why not add a book on tips for caring for their fingernails and toes naturally? Or write your own little tips book on how to give yourself a manicure/pedicure. The information is easy to come by all over the web. For the guys there are manicure sets made just for men. The guys tend not to take too much about their nails but if you drop hints that girls like men with well cared for fingernails, I’m betting they will start using it right away!
As always there are gift baskets that come pre-made with the latest in organic/natural handcrafted bath and body products. With a little thought and understanding your teenager’s likes and dislikes, you can create a gift basket filled with their favorite bath products. Or you can save time by having one created for you and shipped to your home. What child of any age doesn’t love getting something in the mail?
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Giving gifts to teens can be easy or hard really depending on your teenager and what they might be into at the time. Giving simple gift baskets to your teenage girls can be super simple to buy or create yourself. As parents we know what our teens may or may not be wanting this year. Here are some gift ideas for the teenager in your life.
Nail polish gift sets. All teenagers specially girls love nail polish! Why not put together a nail polish gift basket with some of the hottest nail polish colors out this year? Popular colors in nail polish are purples, browns and reds for all ages. Then add to it a gift certificate to visit your nail tech for her very first manicure or nail set? All girls love feeling pretty and having fingernails with the latest nail polish colors or styles are sure to be a winner this year.
Gamer gift baskets for the guys or girls. These are easy to put together, add snack foods that they can eat while playing their favorite games. Be sure to ask your teenager what games they are into and what they might be wanting this year. New games for all play systems come out often and teenagers love to have the most up to date games to play with or against their friends. Maybe give them a coupon book filled with coupons for days you won’t might having a little party for them with just their friends over. If they have gaming accessories they been wanting why not add them as well? If you can’t think of a game or don’t want to ask them, why not add a gift certificate to their favorite game store? This will be sure to be a hit this year!
Manicure/Pedicure Gift Sets. These are great for boys and girls of all ages. For the girls you could create a whole gift basket all about caring for their nails and toes. With the latest in BB nail polish colors, cuticle oil, top coats, base coats, nail files etc. And why not add a book on tips for caring for their fingernails and toes naturally? Or write your own little tips book on how to give yourself a manicure/pedicure. The information is easy to come by all over the web. For the guys there are manicure sets made just for men. The guys tend not to take too much about their nails but if you drop hints that girls like men with well cared for fingernails, I’m betting they will start using it right away!
As always there are gift baskets that come pre-made with the latest in organic/natural handcrafted bath and body products. With a little thought and understanding your teenager’s likes and dislikes, you can create a gift basket filled with their favorite bath products. Or you can save time by having one created for you and shipped to your home. What child of any age doesn’t love getting something in the mail?
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Two Teenage Girls From Indonesia Win Volvo Adventure World Final
May 31, 2009
Iver Penn asked:
Not a lot of teenagers care that much about the waste that comes out of their parent’s GMC muffler or what happens to the trash after they take it out of the house. But there are some who do care about making this world a better place.
Useful Waste for a Better Future is a project that not only removes rubbish but also recycles it into sustainable souvenirs and gifts with the additional advantage of adding value and helping overcome poverty.
Edging out of 365 projects across 47 different countries worldwide, two 15-year-old Indonesian schoolgirls, Wening Pranayadipta and Vania Santoso, alias Bright Youngsters took the US$10,000 first prize for their project Useful Waste for a Better Future – beating out New Zealand (second place) who won US$6,000 and South Africa (third place) winning US$4,000.
Theodore Oben of the official Volvo Adventure partner, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said, “The standard goes up and up each and every year and this year, and Useful Waste for a Better Future is a project that works on many environmental levels, waste reduction, recycling and revenue-earning and as such, it was the outstanding project amongst 15 excellent finalists.”
New Zealand’s Plastic Not So Fantastic project, represented by the Green Teens won the US$6,000 while South Africa’s Facing Up team took the US$4,000 third prize for their EnergyWise campaign.
Vania Santoso joyfully received the most prestigious young environmentalists’ accolade in the world saying, “Whilst it was a stain on Indonesia’s reputation being branded the dirtiest nation in the world by WHO, it was also a wake-up call that something had to be done and in our small way, we may have helped both change perceptions and improve our local environment and economy.”
Her colleague Wening Pranayadipta added, “It has been an amazing experience coming to Gothenburg and being encouraged by how many other students are as passionate about the environment as we are and it is a great honour to win, especially against so many other powerful projects.”
Olle Axelson, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Volvo Cars presenting the prizes at the Volvo Adventure Awards ceremony, said, “The pride and the passion all these students have for their own local environment and the wider global picture is highly encouraging and in fact they are all winners.”
“But the big winner here is the environment itself, and facing so many challenges on so many fronts, the creativity and dedication of these young people convinces me that the environment is being passed into safe and responsible hands,” added Mr Axelson.
“The Volvo Adventure is immensely inspiring and within the automotive industry in general and Volvo in particular, we can draw great strength and motivation to redouble our environmental efforts.”
Projects are already underway all round the world for the seventh annual Volvo Adventure and the closing date for entries is 31st January 2008.
Kikki Hugestrand, Volvo Adventure Project Manager said, “The Volvo Adventure has become a fixture in the environmental calendar and a key component in expressing Volvo’s passion for and commitment to the environment, whilst for the students, it is an educational, environmental and cultural experience that will stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives.”
For more information about Volvo Adventure visit www.volvoadventure.org.
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Not a lot of teenagers care that much about the waste that comes out of their parent’s GMC muffler or what happens to the trash after they take it out of the house. But there are some who do care about making this world a better place.
Useful Waste for a Better Future is a project that not only removes rubbish but also recycles it into sustainable souvenirs and gifts with the additional advantage of adding value and helping overcome poverty.
Edging out of 365 projects across 47 different countries worldwide, two 15-year-old Indonesian schoolgirls, Wening Pranayadipta and Vania Santoso, alias Bright Youngsters took the US$10,000 first prize for their project Useful Waste for a Better Future – beating out New Zealand (second place) who won US$6,000 and South Africa (third place) winning US$4,000.
Theodore Oben of the official Volvo Adventure partner, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said, “The standard goes up and up each and every year and this year, and Useful Waste for a Better Future is a project that works on many environmental levels, waste reduction, recycling and revenue-earning and as such, it was the outstanding project amongst 15 excellent finalists.”
New Zealand’s Plastic Not So Fantastic project, represented by the Green Teens won the US$6,000 while South Africa’s Facing Up team took the US$4,000 third prize for their EnergyWise campaign.
Vania Santoso joyfully received the most prestigious young environmentalists’ accolade in the world saying, “Whilst it was a stain on Indonesia’s reputation being branded the dirtiest nation in the world by WHO, it was also a wake-up call that something had to be done and in our small way, we may have helped both change perceptions and improve our local environment and economy.”
Her colleague Wening Pranayadipta added, “It has been an amazing experience coming to Gothenburg and being encouraged by how many other students are as passionate about the environment as we are and it is a great honour to win, especially against so many other powerful projects.”
Olle Axelson, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Volvo Cars presenting the prizes at the Volvo Adventure Awards ceremony, said, “The pride and the passion all these students have for their own local environment and the wider global picture is highly encouraging and in fact they are all winners.”
“But the big winner here is the environment itself, and facing so many challenges on so many fronts, the creativity and dedication of these young people convinces me that the environment is being passed into safe and responsible hands,” added Mr Axelson.
“The Volvo Adventure is immensely inspiring and within the automotive industry in general and Volvo in particular, we can draw great strength and motivation to redouble our environmental efforts.”
Projects are already underway all round the world for the seventh annual Volvo Adventure and the closing date for entries is 31st January 2008.
Kikki Hugestrand, Volvo Adventure Project Manager said, “The Volvo Adventure has become a fixture in the environmental calendar and a key component in expressing Volvo’s passion for and commitment to the environment, whilst for the students, it is an educational, environmental and cultural experience that will stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives.”
For more information about Volvo Adventure visit www.volvoadventure.org.
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10 Shopping Tips for Teen Girls
May 28, 2009
Jasmine from GirlsLikeStuff.com asked:
The web is a fabulous way to see the world. Using your computer allows you to get all kinds of information on all kinds of things.
It is especially cool to use the internet to shop. This is really true for teenage girls, like me, who love to shop, explore and compare the latest clothes, makeup, accessories, computer gear and athletic equipment.
I have gathered some online shopping tips below based on my conversations with some of the teenage girls who are members of the free online shopping site GirlsLikeStuff.com. These tips will make for a great online shopping experience.
1. Register at GirlsLikeStuff.com so that you can shop for free at stores all over the world. (Make sure you add the GirlsLikeStuff.com Shopping Wizard to your Favorites list.)
2. Try new stores each time you shop online. This is especially great for teenage girls who like to see a lot of things while they’re shopping.
3. Use the internet’s ability to search worldwide. Search the internet for the clothes, shoes, accessories and gifts you want. Use the web as a tool to make the right toy choice. For example, if you are shopping for prom shoes, you can use a search engine like Yahoo or Google to search for the phrase “best prom shoes.” Look through the results obtained which will point you in the right direction. Vary the search phrase for example, instead of typing “best prom shoes” you could try “stylish prom shoes” for a whole new set of results.
4. Don’t rush the buying decision. Sometimes when a teenage girl is shopping at a mall store she gets pressured because the salesperson knows that she’s young and might be easily swayed. That’s another reason why shopping online and using GirlsLikeStuff.com is perfect for teen girls.
5. Shop with a friend or family member who has style and taste. (It could be your mom!)
6. Make sure you buy all the pieces to the “look” you’re putting together. (Get the blouse that goes with the skirt that goes with the shoes…)
7. Get feedback from others on the clothes or accessories you’re considering. (On GirlsLikeStuff.com you can ask other site members to help you choose between two or more items.)
8. Ask other members of GirlsLikeStuff.com to tell you their experiences with the store you’re considering buying from. This way you’ll find out the good or the bad, before you buy!
9. After you have found something you’re interested in buying online, try to get any available Discount Coupons. Discount coupons are often listed on the seller’s website or elsewhere on the internet. Check out the seller’s homepage for featured discounts. You should also do a search online for coupons.
10. Avoid Taxes: I did some research and you can only be charged sales tax if the store you’re buying from or the seller is physically located in your State. You will save money of you shop from a store located outside your State.
11. BONUS TIP: Make sure you understand the store’s return and exchange policy. Only buy from those stores that will let you return or exchange your item without any hassle.
Get your free online shopping service at http://www.GirlsLikeStuff.com. Totally Free! Totally Fun! Totally Addictive! (in a good way!)
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The web is a fabulous way to see the world. Using your computer allows you to get all kinds of information on all kinds of things.
It is especially cool to use the internet to shop. This is really true for teenage girls, like me, who love to shop, explore and compare the latest clothes, makeup, accessories, computer gear and athletic equipment.
I have gathered some online shopping tips below based on my conversations with some of the teenage girls who are members of the free online shopping site GirlsLikeStuff.com. These tips will make for a great online shopping experience.
1. Register at GirlsLikeStuff.com so that you can shop for free at stores all over the world. (Make sure you add the GirlsLikeStuff.com Shopping Wizard to your Favorites list.)
2. Try new stores each time you shop online. This is especially great for teenage girls who like to see a lot of things while they’re shopping.
3. Use the internet’s ability to search worldwide. Search the internet for the clothes, shoes, accessories and gifts you want. Use the web as a tool to make the right toy choice. For example, if you are shopping for prom shoes, you can use a search engine like Yahoo or Google to search for the phrase “best prom shoes.” Look through the results obtained which will point you in the right direction. Vary the search phrase for example, instead of typing “best prom shoes” you could try “stylish prom shoes” for a whole new set of results.
4. Don’t rush the buying decision. Sometimes when a teenage girl is shopping at a mall store she gets pressured because the salesperson knows that she’s young and might be easily swayed. That’s another reason why shopping online and using GirlsLikeStuff.com is perfect for teen girls.
5. Shop with a friend or family member who has style and taste. (It could be your mom!)
6. Make sure you buy all the pieces to the “look” you’re putting together. (Get the blouse that goes with the skirt that goes with the shoes…)
7. Get feedback from others on the clothes or accessories you’re considering. (On GirlsLikeStuff.com you can ask other site members to help you choose between two or more items.)
8. Ask other members of GirlsLikeStuff.com to tell you their experiences with the store you’re considering buying from. This way you’ll find out the good or the bad, before you buy!
9. After you have found something you’re interested in buying online, try to get any available Discount Coupons. Discount coupons are often listed on the seller’s website or elsewhere on the internet. Check out the seller’s homepage for featured discounts. You should also do a search online for coupons.
10. Avoid Taxes: I did some research and you can only be charged sales tax if the store you’re buying from or the seller is physically located in your State. You will save money of you shop from a store located outside your State.
11. BONUS TIP: Make sure you understand the store’s return and exchange policy. Only buy from those stores that will let you return or exchange your item without any hassle.
Get your free online shopping service at http://www.GirlsLikeStuff.com. Totally Free! Totally Fun! Totally Addictive! (in a good way!)
Create a unique Chocolate Gift Basket…in minutes.
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