[blparent] Christmas gift ideas for a 9-year-old girl

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi, all.  I'm wondering if some of you can help me with Christmas gift ideas for a nine-year-old girl.  She's the daughter of one of my cousins, and I don't see her all that often.  In fact, I don't know her too well, but I've picked her name in a family drawing.  I'd like to find something at least sort of educational, since I know she's a little behind her age group in school, but I want the gift to be fun, too.  There just seems to be so much stuff out there, and I'm not even sure what a little girl of that age might be interested in.

Thanks,
Jo Elizabeth

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