At 11, a girl wants toys for making things for real and toys for playing with her friends: a resin workshop whose jewellery is worn, slime chemistry, a two-player strategy game like 7 Wonders Duel, a Maileg dancing mouse she collects, a Star Wars edition Scrabble. The gifts that work are the ones shared, BFF necklaces included, and the ones that leave something to keep.

What an 11-year-old loves

This is the start of secondary school: friends matter more than anything, and the gift that works is the one brought out or worn when they are over. She makes things that are really used, jewellery, slime, manicures, and gives them away. Sciences that produce a result fascinate her. She collects for real, Schleich horses, Maileg mice, Pokémon cards. Soft toys stay on the bed, provided they have character.

Our gift ideas

To make and give

The resin inclusion workshop casts jewellery that keeps a flower inside, Slime Chemistry explains what she is making, the 30-experiment chemistry kit is a real laboratory, the Handbag bead box and the Unicorn manicure kit fill a Wednesday afternoon. All our arts and crafts.

To play with friends

7 Wonders Duel is the great two-player game, the Star Wars Scrabble enters the house for a long time, the Paris 1910 card decks and Esprit de Paris serve every game, and the set of giant dice makes a living-room Yahtzee. All our board games.

To share

The BFF heart friendship necklaces and the set of three Unicorn bracelets are given to best friends, the padlocked diary keeps the rest.

To collect

Maileg's ballet dancer mouse comes with its stand, Schleich's American moose and Friesian mare join the stable, and the Pokémon First Partners collection completes the binder. Our figurines and our Maileg world.

To read and think

Tintin c'est l'aventure covers the Paris Games, King Ottokar's Sceptre in English gets her reading in the language of school, the Tintin Rocket puzzle has 1000 pieces, and the unbreakable wooden magnifier comes along on walks. Our books and our puzzles.

To cuddle

Rufferty the wizard puppy and his handbag, Steiff's Snuffy dog, the Oat fluffy bunny, the black and white horse, the realistic parrot and rooster, Legami's ladybird and Heart bear. All our soft toys.

What budget?

Under 20 euros: the bracelets, the BFF necklaces, the Heart bear, the bead box, the diary, the manicure kit, the ladybird, the moose, the mare, the album in English, the magnifier or Esprit de Paris. Between 20 and 50 euros: 7 Wonders Duel, the 1000-piece puzzle, the resin workshop, the slime, the horse, the Oat bunny, the Maileg mouse, Tintin c'est l'aventure, Paris 1910, the parrot, the giant dice, the rooster, the Pokémon collection and Snuffy the dog. Above 50 euros: the chemistry kit, Rufferty, his handbag or the Star Wars Scrabble, for a gift that leaves a mark.

Frequently asked questions

Which board game at 11?

A strategy game where luck matters little, like 7 Wonders Duel for two, and a word game for the whole family, like Scrabble. At this age she reads the rules alone and explains them to others.

Is a resin workshop at 11 safe?

Yes, with a kit designed for this age, whose resin is handled with the gloves provided, in a ventilated room. An adult is there for the first mix, she does the rest alone, moulds, inclusions and finishing.

Can the gift be wrapped?

Yes, gift wrapping is free: tick the box on the product page before adding to cart. Delivery to a pick-up point is free from 80 euros in mainland France, and you can collect your order in our shop at 211 boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris.

See also

• Gifts for an 11-year-old boy
• Gifts for a 10-year-old girl
• Gifts for a 12-year-old girl
• All toys for ages 8 to 12
• All our gift ideas by age

Advice from the team at L'Oiseau de Paradis, a toy shop in Paris since 1932.