Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls

Books make a great gift because they're educational, but they can also be really fun. Look for books that are about subjects your favorite teen girl loves.

Books about beauty or relationships are always great choices for teen girls. Currently, teen fiction books about vampires and other supernatural creatures are popular. And you could always remind her of the origins of the Easter holiday by giving her a teen study Bible.

The list of books below should give you some ideas to get started.

So, say you have a teenager who doesn't like to read (most teens don't want to break away from the computer long enough to read a book these days). One gift that is sure to win them over is the gift of music. I don't know many teens who aren't obsessed with music of one form or another.

Gone are the days when you could go into a music store and pick out the latest CD for your teen. Well, they're not exactly gone, but they are going. Now it's all about downloading digital music to play on iPods or iPhones, or any other portable digital listening device.

Enter the iTunes gift card. With this little gem, your teen can use the provided code to download whatever songs they want. They don't even have to buy whole albums!

Jewelry makes a great gift for women of any age. There are so many options to choose from. Which should you pick?

My advice for finding jewelry that a teen girl will like? Find something that makes a statement - either fashion statement or verbal. Teenagers like to be noticed, so give them a gift that will get them noticed (but in a good way).

You also might want to aim for something in a more moderate price range - and something that is well-constructed. Teenage girls live active lifestyles, for the most part, so their jewelry should not be anything too fragile or too expensive, just in case it gets broken.

Teen girls love experimenting with beauty products, and makeup is probably one of the most popular because it allows you to play around with different colors and discover completely new looks for every day of the week. That is, if you want to.

Shany is one of the best cosmetics companies out there, especially when it comes to teen girls. Their image is hip and young, and they are members of PETA, so you can rest assured that none of their products has been tested on animals.

If you have a preteen or teenage girl who loves makeup, you cannot go wrong putting one of these Shany cosmetics sets in her basket!

As with makeup, perfume is always a wonderful gift to give a teenage girl. Why? Because it helps them smell good so they can better attract the opposite sex (this may or may not be a good thing, as far as you're concerned).

Bath and Body Works is a really well-established company that has a lot of products well-suited to teen girls. They even have an online fragrance finder to help you pick the perfect fragrance if you are not sure which scent your teenager would prefer.

For the most part, teen girls tend to favor the sweeter, lighter, more romantic scents, and these are what I have listed below. Or you could always just ask your girls what they would prefer. They don't have to know why you're asking, if you want to maintain the surprise.

This list should give you some starting ideas, but you know your teenager better than anyone. If these suggestions won't work for the teenage girl in your life, try to think of what will.

And if you absolutely can't bear to break with tradition, that's okay, too. It's fine to put colored eggs in the basket, of course, if you have loads of them. And you can even add a little candy. Jellybeans and Peeps are fat free, by the way, so you can reassure your teenager. And dark chocolate has heart-healthy flavonoids and should not cause weight gain if eaten in moderation.

Whatever you put in her basket, make sure it expresses her new status as an older, more mature member of the family.