Whether you spend time with your niece often or have more of a long-distance relationship, it can be tricky to pick out the perfect gift for her. If you’re shopping for a little one, just about any age-appropriate toy will do. Older children, however, have lots of opinions, so you’ll need to consider things like her favorite activities, shows, and colors before making a decision. To get you started, this roundup features a variety of popular gifts that appeal to each age group.
In this article: Lamaze Peek-A-Boo Forest Baby Book, 3Doodler Start+ 3D Pen Set for Kids, and Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera.
For babies and toddlers
Clothing and accessories
Simple Joys by Carter's Baby Girls Long-Sleeved Bodysuit Set
This five-pack of soft onesies from a trusted brand name in baby clothes is a staple for a baby’s closet. The set includes five different patterns with a pink, navy, and mint green color palette that works well with most leggings and pants.
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Tina&Co Personalized 14-Karat Gold-Plated Baby Name Bracelet
These baby bracelets are treasured by children and their parents that you customize with your niece’s name. You choose from different text options and either silver- or gold-plated bracelets. They’re made in the USA and ship in five days.
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Burt’s Bees Baby Girls’ Pajamas
This soft and form-fitting pair of pajamas has a subtle but feminine design. These comfy pajamas are award-winning and made by a familiar brand that uses organic cotton. They’re available in baby and toddler sizes.
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Furniture and decor
Sochow Glow-in-the-Dark Throw Blanket
Kids can snuggle up in this oversized blanket made of plush fleece. The blanket features a unicorn design that glows in the dark to give your niece extra comfort. It’s easy to wash in the machine.
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RR Round Rich Design Kids’ Musical Jewelry Box
This jewelry box for younger girls is a beautiful place to hold your niece’s accessories. It includes a unicorn that turns while the music plays, a mirror, and a bottom drawer. It also comes with a set of faux pearl jewelry.
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Melissa & Doug Wooden Table & Chairs
This high-quality table and chair set lasts for years as your niece grows. She can use it to have a tea party, color, eat snacks, or play with toys with a friend or sibling. Its white color matches most decor.
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Art and books
Crayola Color Wonder Mess-Free Coloring Activity Set
This art set is a dream for parents and caregivers of young children. The special markers and paper let kids be creative without the mess, since the markers only show up on the paper. It includes stamps and stickers so your niece can work with a variety of materials.
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Lamaze Peek-A-Boo Forest Baby Book
This baby-friendly book provides engagement for your niece when she plays on the floor and on the go with its handy clip-on ring. Its pages are packed with entertainment and learning from flaps, Velcro, vivid colors, and crinkly textures. It’s soft and machine-washable.
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The Little Blue Box of Bright and Early Board Books by Dr. Seuss
You may have read these classic books from the iconic Dr. Seuss when you were little, and now you can enjoy reading them to your niece. These board books are durable and work well for babies and toddlers.
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Imaginative play toys
Corolle Mon Premier Poupon Bebe Calin Baby Doll
Little ones over 18 months old adore this 12-inch-long baby girl doll with a soft, poseable body and cute outfit with a hat. The doll’s eyes close when she lays flat, and she has a calming vanilla fragrance.
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Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Sweet Manners Tea Set
This feature-packed tea set makes for fun and educational tea parties between you and your niece. The teapot has lights, music, sound effects, and statements that change based on the selected developmental stage. Your niece can learn shapes while sorting the treats.
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VTech Care for Me Learning Carrier
Babies and toddlers can take care of their own puppy and engage with the interactive carrier. The kennel lights up and teaches colors, numbers, letters, shapes, and more. Your niece can practice animal care with the included bottle, ball, comb, and bowl.
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Stuffed animal toys
Kids Preferred Unicorn Plush Stuffed Animal Snuggler Blanket
Soft and cute “lovey” blankets are a must-have for babies and toddlers. Their compact size is safer for younger ages and is easy for little ones to hold. This option has the comfort of a blanket and companionship of a stuffed unicorn.
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This cuddly and educational LeapFrog toy features one of the brand’s popular characters. You program Violet to learn and say your niece’s name, and she interacts with songs and phrases. Violet teaches colors, vocabulary, emotions, and numbers.
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Learning toys
Your toddler niece can watch her favorite shows and play learning games on this kid-friendly tablet. It’s set to only show age-appropriate content and has a durable and colorful case. It has 32GB of storage so your niece can access content without Wi-Fi while on the go.
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Not only is this a fun musical toy for kids, it teaches piano concepts with a variety of features. The mini grand piano offers a microphone, labeled keys, various instrument sounds, and a record option. It also plays songs from a plugged-in device.
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Fat Brain Toys Wooden Personalized Name Puzzle
This colorful wooden puzzle teaches your niece how to spell her name while she practices motor skills. It works well as functional room decor and has a durable and nontoxic construction.
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Active play toys
Kid Trax Toddler Disney Princess Electric Quad Ride-On Toy
This is a fun first electric toy for kids under 45 pounds. It comes equipped with your niece’s favorite Disney princesses, streamers, and footrests. The quad has a slow speed of 2 mph and one-button control that’s easier for toddlers to use.
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Little Tikes Activity Garden Playhouse
This engaging playhouse is great for babies and toddlers to play with inside or out. It has enough space for your niece to play with friends or siblings and has educational and active accessories. It opens up for babies and toddlers on the move and closes for seated babies.
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Lojeton Princess Fairy Tale Castle Play Tent Set
This tent, tunnel, and ball pit set gets babies and toddlers active and engaged. It has a compact fold and carrying case and a fast pop-up setup with a spacious play area. It’s made with a bright princess theme and also includes a basketball hoop.
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Other top deals for babies and toddlers
- This stylish Itzy Ritzy Rattle Teether soothes irritated gums and makes a gentle sound to entertain her.
- She can mow the lawn just like her parents with this ArtCreativity Toy Lawn Mower that blows bubbles.
- This soft Delta Kid-Size Sofa turns into a lounger for an easy sleepover solution.
- She’ll love Auntie Loves You!, a beautifully illustrated picture book about a bunny aunt and a little bunny.
- This Fisher Price Little People Big Helpers Home features interactive sounds and songs for endless fun.
For nieces under 10
Toys
Squishmallow Legacy The Pink Bunnycorn Plush Toy
This pink and white 12-inch Squishmallow stuffed animal is a bunny and unicorn hybrid. It's snuggly with a sweet smile, soft floppy ears, and a shiny horn.
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Disney Princess Style Collection Play Suitcase
This 17-piece toy suitcase includes a passport, ticket, eye mask, map, and everything else your niece needs to play pretend her own travels. The suitcase is pink with Disney princess accents, a retractable handle, and rolling wheels that really work.
Minibear Instant Camera For Kids
Available in pink or blue with a bunny ear design, this compact children's digital camera takes pictures in color as well as taking video. It also prints instant 3.15-inch black-and-white photos. It's rechargeable and comes with a USB cable so media can be uploaded to a computer.
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Lego Friends Andrea's Family House Building Kit
This 802-piece Lego playset comes with five character figurines, including Andrea and her little sister. Removable sections make for easy play between the first floor and the second floor, plus the house comes with a heart-shaped pool and pool accessories for the figurines.
Magic Mixies S2 Pink Crystal Ball
This set has everything your niece needs to mix a potion to make a plush pink Magic Mixie appear in a crystal ball. The set comes with a wand, makes over 80 sounds, and uses six AA batteries that come included.
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Crafts and STEM
Laradola Dinosaur STEM Building Toy
This multicolored set encourages your niece to build her own dinosaurs with a toy drill. She can make a Tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, velociraptor, or combine parts to invent a new dinosaur of her own making.
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Krafun Beginner My First Sewing Kit
This craft set gives your niece six sewing projects to try, including a keychain, a cute purse, and her own wall organizer. It's colorful and easy to use with precut shapes and plastic needles included.
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Sunhe Yhk Magnetic Building Blocks Tiles Set
There are 100 colorful plastic pieces in this building set. The pieces connect easily using magnets so your niece can build three-dimensional houses, castles, cities, or whatever else her imagination can cook up.
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3Doodler Start+ 3D Pen Set for Kids
This 3D pen is easy for small hands to hold and has built-in safety features that make it appropriate for children. It comes with a starter filament set, activity booklet, and USB cable.
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Dan & Darci All-Inclusive Rock Polishing Kit
This precise and powerful rock tumbler includes plenty of rough rocks to polish along with a low-noise barrel, mesh strainer, and jewelry fasteners so your niece can make necklaces out of the finished stones. Advanced features include speed controls and a timer.
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Games
Help add to your niece's Pokemon trading card collection with a fresh pack of cards. This one comes with 50 cards from more than one series so she can be on her way to catching them all.
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Playmonster Yeti In My Spaghetti
Suitable for two or more players, this three-dimensional game has players fill a bowl with hard plastic spaghetti and place a yeti figurine on top. The goal is to keep the yeti from falling.
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Hasbro Don't Break The Ice Game
This two- to four-player game has players tapping out plastic ice blocks one by one. The goal is to keep Phillip to Penguin from falling through the ice.
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Designed for two to four players, this simple board game is a classic. It requires no reading and can be played over and over again with different outcomes each time.
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Reminiscent of the Tamagotchi design, this single-player handheld game lights up when virtual fairies are in the area. Your niece can find over 20 baby fairies and review her collection using the Find My Fairy app.
Accessories
Available in 12 colors including glitter options, this crossbody bag for kids is shaped like a kitten's face complete with ears and whiskers. The strap is adjustable and it has a snap closure.
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Accutime Disney Minnie Mouse Analog Wrist Watch
This pink watch has an adjustable buckle strap and features Minnie Mouse on the face in a pink dress and yellow shoes. The hour and minute hands are labeled to help your niece learn how to tell time.
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Available in six sizes, these anti-skid, slip-on slippers feature embroidered eyes, furry ears, and silver unicorn horns. The slippers have a cotton exterior, terry interior, and rubber soles.
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This silver-toned heart locket charm features a unicorn or mermaid tail over one of nine glittery backgrounds. The locket is about the size of a quarter and comes on a matching 20-inch chain.
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Pillow Pets Jumboz Signature Magical Unicorn Stuffed Animal Plush Toy
This super soft, extra-large purple unicorn can be unfastened at the belly to convert from a stuffed animal into a cozy pillow. It measures 18 inches across and is comfy for sprawling on the floor.
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Other top deals for nieces under 10
- This Orsen LCD Drawing Tablet shaped like a dinosaur is perfect for hours of drawing fun.
- She’ll love the Barbie and Stacie Horse Riding Playset that comes with a two-seater saddle.
- Cute and educational, the XXToys Crystal-Growing Kit lets her grow crystals in the shape of baby hedgehogs.
- This Mystery Squishmallows Box includes three eight-inch plush toys for her to cuddle.
- Budding scientists will enjoy Educational Insights’ Talking Toy Microscope with 60 full color images designed as slides.
- This My Little Pony Boombox plays music and comes with three pony figurines.
- An Easy Bake Oven with a whisk and plenty of mix refills is ideal for the young chef.
For tweens and teens
For her creative side
U.S. Art Supply Deluxe Art Painting and Drawing Set
If you're buying for a teenage niece who's into art, they're sure to love this huge art kit. You can choose between 162-piece and 145-piece versions, both of which include a wide range of supplies, including watercolors, pastels, crayons, and colored pencils.
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HP Sprocket Portable Photo Printer
Teens are sure to love the novelty of being able to print some of their favorite snaps straight from their phone onto sticky-back paper. It's simple to use and prints clear, high-quality two- by three-inch photos.
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Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera
The teen in your life might not remember original Polaroid cameras, but they'll be suitably impressed with this instant camera that prints out photos as they're taken. The camera comes in five colors: black, white, lilac, sky blue, and blush pink.
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Color-Changing Cinema Lightbox
Teens can write their own messages on this color-changing lightbox. It's perfect for anyone who likes to decorate their space.
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Craft Crush Mini Terrariums DIY Kit
This DIY terrarium kit is a hands-on choice for teenage nieces who love plants or crafts. It contains everything needed to create up to 18 mini terrariums, though it's worth noting that the included moss is fake, so those with green thumbs might want to add their own plants.
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For lounging and relaxation
The Alzoear Store: Handmade Chunky Knitted Weighted Blanket
Being a teenager in the 2020s can be stressful, but this compact weighted blanket is a cozy accessory for relaxation, and it's attractive, too. It comes in a choice of four weights and six colors, including asteroid gray and midnight blue.
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Burn After Writing by Sharon Jones
This prompted journal is suitable for ages 13 and over and is popular with teens due to its insightful questions, the answers to which aren't designed to be shared. It encourages quiet self-reflection in young people but is at times as hilarious as it is thought-provoking.
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LifeAround2Angels Bath Bombs Gift Set
With a selection of 12 bath bombs in a set, this is delightful for anyone who likes to pamper themselves or enjoys a relaxing soak in the tub. Each one has a different scent, including black raspberry, lavender, and mango.
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This graphic novel is recommended for teenagers. It's set in space with a rich and complex storyline, spanning multiple timelines with interesting, well-developed characters. The artwork is stunning, too. It's a solid choice for fans of indie comics, as well as any teens who love reading stories.
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Combining white string lights with faux ivy creates a gorgeous look that's fun for teens who like redecorating their rooms and putting a stylish stamp on things. You can buy one or two strings in a pack, with either 72 or 110 LED lights.
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For the music lover
Fender Squier Mini Jazzmaster Electric Guitar
The budding rockstar in your family is going to love you for buying them this awesome gift — while their parents might not enjoy listening to them learn to play. This is a quality guitar for the price and comes in a gorgeous surf green hue.
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You can't go wrong with a pair of AirPods as a gift. These wireless headphones sound excellent and pair with any Bluetooth-compatible device. They come with a charging case that gives them up to 30 hours of battery life.
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Crosley Haydn 3-Speed Turntable
If your teen niece is a music lover and into the idea of physical media rather than digital, they'll be extremely pleased to receive this turntable. Not only does it play records, but it also has radio and can play CDs and cassettes, the latter of which are increasingly popular with small bands.
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JBL Clip 4 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Despite its compact size, this portable speaker really packs a punch. Users can clip it to their belt loop or backpack to carry it with them wherever they go. It's available in seven color combinations, including gray, red, and camouflage.
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For going out
Ariana Grande Fragrances Cloud Gift Set
Ari fans will love this gift set containing Cloud eau de parfum, Cloud parfum, and Cloud bath and shower gel. It has top notes of lavender, pear, and bergamot, and a base of musk and woods, with vanilla and coconut heart notes.
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Santa Cruz Classic Dot Super Micro Complete Skateboard
Skateboarding is a popular pastime with teenagers, so you'll certainly gain cool points with this gift. It's a little smaller than an average board, which is nice for teenagers, plus the soft wheels help it roll smoothly on less-than-perfect surfaces, which is safer for beginners.
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Nieces who are obsessed with tech (especially all things Apple-related) will be excited to receive this Apple Watch. Wearers can sync it to their phone to communicate and pay for items from their wrist, plus it doubles as a sleep and fitness tracker.
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Other top deals for tweens and teens
- This Sensyne Ring Light is great for teens who like to make TikToks or need just the right selfie lighting.
- Coup is an indie card game set in a dystopian universe that fans of board and tabletop gaming will be stoked to receive.
- Your niece will be comfy and stylish around the house or out and about in these Birkenstock Sandals.
- Tech-savvy teens will love this Elago Charging Station that lets them recharge their iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch simultaneously.
Contributing authors: Margot Malverty, Emily Verona, and Lauren Corona.
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