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I'm looking for birthday gift ideas for a very special 12 year old boy. He is mentally challenged, but is very bright. I know that he understands and can do plenty of things, but he just has a hard time with communication. He can play computer games and understands everything you're asking him to do.
Any ideas?
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If you want to go with a toy, just cruise the toy isle at any store and pick out what's cool. Kids are kids when it comes to toys, learning disabilities or not :-)
If you are wanting to build on his computer gaming, you could go with Roller Coaster Tycoon. You have to build your own amusement park and roller coasters. Way cool and it exercises learning and critical thinking. Do not fret, it is not too difficult.
If you are looking to facilitate communication, then get a board game. This will require some interaction and speaking on his part but in a group setting with limited stress. The improved Battleship is all computer like with sounds. Cool.
If you are looking to introduce a potential hobby, pick up a model train set. All boys love model trains and the sets are relatively priced at a hobby shop. This could be something that grows with him as new gifts can incorporate more track, figures and buildings, etc.
Remember that Christmas is around the corner so pick up something for that while you are shopping for the birthday so you will not be left in a lurch with bare toy shelves. Good luck and enjoy.
If you want to go with a toy, just cruise the toy isle at any store and pick out what's cool. Kids are kids when it comes to toys, learning disabilities or not :-)
If you are wanting to build on his computer gaming, you could go with Roller Coaster Tycoon. You have to build your own amusement park and roller coasters. Way cool and it exercises learning and critical thinking. Do not fret, it is not too difficult.
If you are looking to facilitate communication, then get a board game. This will require some interaction and speaking on his part but in a group setting with limited stress. The improved Battleship is all computer like with sounds. Cool.
If you are looking to introduce a potential hobby, pick up a model train set. All boys love model trains and the sets are relatively priced at a hobby shop. This could be something that grows with him as new gifts can incorporate more track, figures and buildings, etc.
Remember that Christmas is around the corner so pick up something for that while you are shopping for the birthday so you will not be left in a lurch with bare toy shelves. Good luck and enjoy.
Birthday gift for a 12 year old?
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I am stumped.... she already has: cell phone, ipod. The family has a dog, cant have any more pets. She lives in another state, so cant take her shopping or anywhere else, or even know her taste in clothes right now. Have already done the gift voucher thing for Xmas, so want something different, that can be easily posted. Oh and I want to surprise her, so dont want to ask her. Come on, 12 year olds, help me with suggestions!
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If she has an Ipod, I'd get her a gift of down-loadable music. New songs come out all the time and my son is always wanting to download the latest! (he's 12 also).
I know you said you did the gift card thing already, but really it is always a good idea! Where we live you can get a gift card for the mall and it works for all the different stores so they can shop where they want.
Other ideas might be.. magazine subscriptions - 12 is when I started cutting out boys photos in the teen mags and putting them on the walls of my bedroom!
What about books? Drawing stuff? (Sketch pad, expensive drawing pencils/pens, charcoals/paints, etc.)
Is she into photos? What about a digital camera? Picture frames? Photo albums? (another thing my son just got and loves - a digital camera)
Another option is all the accessories that are made for the Ipod, speakers, stereos, I-pals - little animals with speakers in their ears that you hook your Ipod to. A selection of Ipod cases perhaps?
Good luck!
If she has an Ipod, I'd get her a gift of down-loadable music. New songs come out all the time and my son is always wanting to download the latest! (he's 12 also).
I know you said you did the gift card thing already, but really it is always a good idea! Where we live you can get a gift card for the mall and it works for all the different stores so they can shop where they want.
Other ideas might be.. magazine subscriptions - 12 is when I started cutting out boys photos in the teen mags and putting them on the walls of my bedroom!
What about books? Drawing stuff? (Sketch pad, expensive drawing pencils/pens, charcoals/paints, etc.)
Is she into photos? What about a digital camera? Picture frames? Photo albums? (another thing my son just got and loves - a digital camera)
Another option is all the accessories that are made for the Ipod, speakers, stereos, I-pals - little animals with speakers in their ears that you hook your Ipod to. A selection of Ipod cases perhaps?
Good luck!
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