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43 Fun Gifts for Teens (That will help them make money)

Gifts for teens…they are one of the hardest groups to buy a gift for! If you are asking yourself, what should I get my teenager for Christmas? Or what should I get for my teen for his/her birthday? I’m here to help you with some of the best gifts for teen boys and teen girls.

What do teenagers like?

One common thing most teens LOVE is money! If you have a teen on your gift list, why not give them a gift basket that could eventually turn into a side hustle or job so they can earn their own cash? These are great gift ideas for a 17 year old boy who has everything, or gift ideas for a 15 year old boy, these gifts also are unique gift ideas for teen girls of any age! Here are 43 Unique Gifts for teens that will help them makemoney. These gifts are great for any budget because you can choose one or more of the items for each side hustle gift.

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As you look through these different teen gift ideas, I’d also recommend adding one or both of the books from the entrepreneur gift basket to the other gift ideas. The other gift ideas for teens all need business savvy so grabbing Become a Teen Boss or 10 Steps to your First Small Business for Teens will give them a good business foundation that applies to any of the other side hustle gift ideas. 

 

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Entrepreneur Gifts for teens that will help teens make money

Teen  Entrepreneur Gift Ideas, business books for teens, side hustle books for teens

This is a “basic” basket of gifts for teens that could lead to lots of different businesses…You could include:

Avery Printable Business Cards

Avery has a ton of free business card templates. Once your teen has decided on a business, it will be simple to design custom business cards.

Become a Teen Boss 20+ ways to make money using your electronic device

This looks like an amazing book to help teens discover different avenues of online moneymaking (blogging, youtube) while emphasizing how they can make a positive difference in the world with their work.

10 Steps to your First Small Business 

This book has 10 actionable steps from concept to sales for teens to start a small business.

Got Ideas? How to turn your Ideas into Products People Want to Use 

This is a manual that helps walk people through the ins and outs of taking an idea from concept to product (digital or otherwise). Although it isn’t specifically written to teens it has amazing visuals and emphasizes thinking about the end-user while creating a product/business.

Seed Money

Print a free “seed money” tag to put on an envelope and slip some money into it to help fund their business venture! You can grab your tag by signing up for The Gifty Girl newsletter and Free Printables Library below.

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Teen You Tube Creator Gifts Ideas, Youtuber books and products

YouTube Creator Gift Ideas for teens 

YouTube Video creation is a legitimate way to make money and something a teen can work on as a side hustle. It’s a little scary as a parent so I’d recommend grabbing this book so you can understand better what your child is getting into Help! My kid wants to become a Youtuber book for parents

Here are some great gifts for teens who want to become a YouTuber:

YouTube planning book for kids 

This book gives great info to kids wanting to begin their YouTube endeavor. YouTube is more complicated as a creator than most people realize and this book breaks it down into things that kids and teens can understand. 

Youtube Secrets

This book delves into how to get a following on YouTube and how to monetize your YouTube channel. 

Microphone  

This microphone will provide better sound for YouTube videos or podcasts and is very affordable. 

Phone stand with microphone

If your YouTuber will be using their phone to record videos this stand also includes a microphone. 

Video Camera

This is a great basic video camera that would be perfect for beginning YouTuber Creators.

Ring Light

This ring light includes a phone holder that will give better lighting for YouTube video creation

Backdrop

This backdrop is 5 foot by 7 foot and folds up so it could make a great (and sparkly!) backdrop for YouTubing or Vlogging.

Green Screen

This green screen backdrop makes it so you can change the background using an app. You could purchase a backdrop stand like this one or just use the included clamps to hook it up somewhere in your house. 

 

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Cake Decorating, Apron, Cookbooks, cake decorating suppliesCake/cupcake decorating gifts for teens

Besides being super fun, learning to bake and decorate cakes and cupcakes could turn into a great side hustle for teens. Help them make flyers and business cards and they could get a fun side business going! 

Cake Decorating  Kit

This kit contains TONS of products needed for decorating cakes including springform cake pans, decorating tips, rotating cake turntable, chocolate mold, cake leveler, and more! 

Simple Tip Set

This set is less expensive and may be less intimidating. It contains tips, frosting bags, a frosting knife and a case

Frosting color Gel 

I love the Wilton colors, they are the richest and very easy to use. This is a 12-pack of basic colors. 

Cake Decorating How-To Book

This book looks amazing! It has step-by-step photos and detailed explanations of everything cake making and decorating. This would be a great reference point for teens learning about cake decorating.

Jumbo Cupcake Pan

These would be super fun to decorate. It is a pan for jumbo-sized cupcakes

Cupcake Recipe Book

This book has 150 pages of cupcake recipes to increase your baker’s repertoire. 

Cupcake Apron

I love this adorable cupcake apron! It would be a fun addition to this cake/cupcake decorating gift for teens. 

Coding gifts, coding books, Raspberry Pi, How to Code for teens

 

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Coding Gifts for teens for Teen Side Hustle

Teens and their phones are inseparable and coding is a skill that is very valuable in today’s workplace.  Giving a teen the tools to be able to code and create their own app…which could be monetized is an awesome gift idea for teens.  They’ll be learning a new and valuable skill and having fun!

Coding Book 

Code for Teens- This book goes step by step through exercises to learn Javascript.

So, you want to be a Coder? 

This book addresses different careers for Coders but also has true stories of teens who are coding.

Girls Who Code Book

This book shares info and some inspiring stories about girls and women who code. 

Raspberry Pi

This is an amazing gift that contains things your teens need to build their own computer…(you will need to connect it to a screen). Not only will it help them learn how the computer works, but it also runs through programming so they will gain some basic coding skills. We bought a Raspberry Pi for our son when he was little and it was so cool to see him learn and build. 

How to Code in 10 easy steps

This book has 10 lessons that teach kids how to code using Scratch. 

Blank Notebook

This notebook will give them a spot to write what they’ve learned and great app ideas!

 

Face Painting side hustle, Face Painting ideas and books

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Face painting gifts teens side hustle

Besides being a fun hobby (and helpful on Halloween), learning to face paint could be a very marketable skill for a teen. Carnivals, birthday parties, Halloween…here are some gifts that could turn into a great teen side hustle. 

Face painting set

This is a basic set that contains face paints, glitter and some paint brushes. 

Face Painting Crayons

This is a bunch of face painting crayons, which are sometimes easier to work with than face painting and brushes. 

Face Painting: Over 30 faces to paint

This book looks awesome, it has flexible binding and has 30 different faces with step-by-step face painting tips. 

Fun Face Painting Ideas for Kids

This book has 40 step-by-step face painting projects for kids, they range from simple to more complex and have lots of good ideas for face painting.

Extreme Face Painting

This book gets much more complex with 50 different tutorials of pretty fancy face painting!

Face Cleaning Wipes

This is a good tool to have when you are painting faces!

Pointed Q-Tips

Another good item to have in a face painting kit to clean up mistakes. 

Caboodles Make-up Case

This would be a great place to store face painting supplies and let your clients see how they look. 

 

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Balloon Animal Making teen hustle gifts, Balloon Animal booksBalloon Animal Side Hustle Gift

Balloon animals are another simple side hustle that teens could do at a variety of venues from birthday parties to special events. The following gifts would be fun to give a teen to help them develop this unique skill. 

Balloon Kit 

This kit includes 100 balloons, a book, a pump and a dvd.

Latex Balloons

100 extra balloon animal balloons for practicing and tying. 

Balloonology

This book has 32 different balloon animals and gives step-by-step instructions on how to do each. 

Ultimate Balloon Animals Course

This DVD has over 50 different balloon animals in a “course” that teaches balloon animal tying.

Apron

These aprons come in a bunch of colors and have pockets to carry everything you need for making balloon animals.

 

 

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Henna Paintiing gifts , Teen Side Hustle, Henna suppliesHenna Painting as a side hustle gift for teens

Henna painting is growing in popularity and is a fun way for teens to express themselves artistically. They could also open a booth at a fair or do henna painting at birthday parties or even bridal showers!

Pre-mixed Tattoo Paste

This has great reviews. It is actually Jagua berry-based so the color is a bit different than henna. It is supposed to look more black-blue than traditional brown henna. This kit contains stencils as well.

Henna Powder

This is one of the most popular brands of henna powder (not all are created equal!) You will need to purchase essential oils and applicator bottles as well. 

Lavender Essential Oil

This was an oil recommended as a good one to mix with henna.

Henna Applicator Bottles

These bottles have a fine tip to make application easy.

DIY Henna Tattoos Book

This has step-by-step instructions and examples of henna tattoos (they are beautiful!) 

Henna Stencils

These stencils will make it easy when starting out henna painting until your teen feels more comfortable giving it their own artistic touch. 

 

If your teen has asked you, How can I make money as a teenager without a job? Or How can teens make money? Here is your answer! Why not wrap up some items that your teen will enjoy and can also use to earn some spending money. I hope these gift ideas will spark some entrepreneurial spirit in your teen. Do you have any more great side hustle ideas I could add?

Happy Gifting!

Steph

What are the Best Gifts for Teens? How about gift ideas for teens that they can use to make money! These are fun and unusual side hustle ideas for teens...they will have fun learning a new skill and making money doing it. Check out these gifts for teens that would be perfect for teen boys or teen girls!

 

 

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Adree | The Keele Deal

Tuesday 5th of November 2019

These are all such great gift ideas. I love that it helps teens develop a skill and learn about business.

Penny

Monday 4th of November 2019

Yes! This is fun and empowering! Thanks!

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