Can you remember what you used to play with when you were 11? I definitely wasn’t scrolling Instagram or taking selfies. 11 is a tricky age in-between childhood and the teen years, the toys you play with and what you like are now usually dictated by peers and social media. It’s an exciting time but a daunting age to buy for.
Luckily, today’s 11-year-old girls have an amazing variety of toys targeted perfectly at their age group, with awesome tech like Bluetooth headphones, digital cameras, mini photo printers, smartphones, and a whole range of watches that do much more than tell the time. Throw in some video games, some exploding kittens (don’t ask), and a tie-dye kit and they’ve got everything they need.
We’ve picked out 30 of the best toys for 11-year-old girls in 2021 and it’s an epic collection of things I wish I’d had at that age. We’ve also filtered out all of the fake reviews online so these are just the toys that real people have recommended, so you can trust that there won’t be any disappointments.