Preteen Gifts for $15 or Less

Our criteria for preteen presents: useful, totally tween-centric gifts that totally rock. It's a tall order, but we think these affordable items fit the bill!

Sparkling Night Light

http://www.garnethill.com/sparkling-night-light/gift-shop/gifts-for-kids/30-under/12473

Garnet Hill

10.00

Think your preteen is too old for a nightlight? Not one as space-age cool as this! Besides, after a sleepover screening of Saw XVIII, she just might need a little bit of nighttime comfort (even if she'd never admit it).

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Hand Buzzer

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=80&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=19290865&parentid=SHOP_STOCKINGSTUFFERS&sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,price&navCount=747&navAction=jump&color=&pushId=SHOP_STOCKINGSTUFFERS&popId=GENERAL_CATEGORY&prepushId=&selectedProductSize=

Urban Outfitte...

4.00

Throw a little retro fun into his stocking and you might just encourage Mr. Manners to start shaking hands with the grown-ups!

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Soapypops

http://www.soapylove.com/category.php?category_id=1

Soapy Love

8.00

Bring the ice cream truck into the bathroom with these adorable soapsicles. Pick your kid's favorite color or flavor.

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Make Your Own Flip Book Craft Kit

http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=100&Product_Code=14505

Spoon Sisters

14.00

Give your future cartoonist the tools to make his doodles come to life. Includes how-to tips for drawing funky characters like rockets, robots and skateboarders.

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Hello Kitty Nail Decals and Polish

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=18596874&navAction=jump&isProduct=true&parentid=MORE%20IDEAS&isProduct=true&cross-sell=true&guide-bn=true

Urban Outfitte...

6.00

Let your kid create her own cartoony nail salon with the Kitty. She'll love the kitschy decals and bright pink polish. You'll love that she's not growing up too fast (or using up all of your good polish!).

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Star Wars Sock Set

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Quarter-Sock-Size/dp/B002P4KRJS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=shoes&qid=1290898786&sr=8-3

Amazon

12.00

This four-pair sock set featuring Master Yoda and post-Anakin Darth Vader might just help solve the trick of the missing socks that your own Jedi has been pulling on you.

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Panda Flash Drive

http://www.amazon.com/DATA-Theme-Flash-Drive-AT8094GCWH/dp/B001U35RCC/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_2_2

Amazon

13.00

This little black-and-white guy makes file sharing between home and school computers a flash!

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Magic 8 Ball

http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-30188-Magic-8-Ball/dp/B00001ZWV7/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1290898262&sr=1-1

Amazon

7.00

Trying to predict the future with floating triangles inside an oversized plastic ball never gets old. Just make sure your preteen's not using it for multiple-choice school assignments!

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Magic Rocks

http://www.mileskimball.com/MilesKimball/Shopping/ProductDetail.aspx?TID=_MilesKimball&CID=MKChildrens&SCID=MKNostalgicToys&ProductID=0000004917&SiteNum=0&sortBy=Popularity%20DESC

Miles Kimball

9.00

These psychedelic stalactites will add arty design to any kid's room. Plus it's like a science project that they don't get graded on!

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