iPod nano with Multi-Touch (Apple, $179)- The new nano with Multi-Touch is super cool, super small, and super sleek and comes in a variety of colors to be a functional and fashionable accessory. Features include a built in battery that provides 24 hours of nonstop music, the ability to shake the nano to shuffle to a different song, clip to attach it just about anywhere, and a built in FM radio. Comes in an 8 GB and 16 GB models. The 16 GB one holds about 4000 songs.
GIVEAWAY: Sound Disk Beanie (Aeral 7, $60)- Whether on the slopes our around town, Aerial7’s Sound Disk Beanie’s fuse technology with fashion and provide a way to use your iPhone, Blackberry, iPod, and other MP3 players and phones to listen to music or Skype. The built in speakers are super slim and provide a high quality listening experience with maximum comfort. Girls will love the knit Mammoth style that comes in black or white while guys will appreciate the knit Perisher that comes in black, white, yellow or turquoise. Definitely a great gift to keep any music lover warm during the cold winter months!
Altec Lansing inMotion Compact ($79.95)- This highly compact system delivers great sound for any music lover and thanks to a small footprint, will be most welcome in dorm rooms or the messy room you are always trying to convince your teen to clean. Unfold it to dock your iPod or fold it back up to transport it to take your tunes wherever you need super portable sound with incredible bass. Plug it in at a rockin’ party or power it off batteries when the weather warms and the ability to study outside returns. I love that inMotion will automatically pause the music whenever a call comes in on an iPhone.
GIVEAWAY: Sound Asleep Pillow ($29.95 plus S&H from SoundAsleepUSA.com)- Forget falling asleep with a set of headphones to drown out the sounds of the party next door or a snoring roommate. The Sound Asleep Pillow has a small embedded speaker nestled deep into the pillow for listening to favorite music, a movie, or any other audio source. The standard size pillow doesn’t require batteries and connects to iPods, other MP3 players, radios, and TVs. The pillow feels just like any other pillow and the speaker is well hidden so it won’t be disruptive to sleep. For a more detailed review, read a Sound Asleep Pillow review by Jean (aka Stimey) at her Things and Stuff site.
GIVEAWAY: Perplexus ($24.99)- Like moth to flame I was drawn to the giant Perplexus sphere at Time to Play’s Holiday Showcase in September and instantly fell in love. This spherical toy comes with 25 feet of track jammed inside making the challenge to rotate the sphere in your hands and work with gravity to keep the little marble rolling along through 100 challenging barriers. It provides a mental break from whatever current mental challenge may be causing anguish! Mine sits on my desk and is hard to put down once I pick it up! 
Scrabble Flash (Hasbro, $29.99)- Scrabble goes digital and becomes portable with this new version that is like an electronic Word Jumble where the level of difficulty is set according to the number of SmartLink letter tiles used. Choose 3-5 letter tiles for game play and make as many words as possible before time runs out. The tiles know when words are correct and light up and beep to tell players to continue with this spelling challenge. Keep spelling until time is up and the tiles tell you the number of correct words out the total possible. 
GIVEAWAY: Rubik’s Slide (TechnoSource, $17.99)- The classic Rubik’s is no longer a cube. 30 years after Rubik’s debut, it has been reinvented in two dimensions and can be played by sliding it up, down, left, and right or twisting it will move the lights. A new generation of kids will enjoy experiencing Rubik’s in an updated way and might have to fight the adults in the house for playtime.
Loopz (Mattel, $29.99)- Remember Simon? Loopz is like an updated version of Simon for one or more players and requires a good memory and quick thinking in order to wave hands through the loops in the correct sequence. Embedded motion sensors, lights, music, and seven different active games make this game exciting for kids and adults.
GIVEAWAY: Nerf Weather Blitz Flag Football (Nerf, $19.99)- Let off
GIVEAWAY: The Hunger Games Trilogy Box Set by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, $53.97) From start to finish, this New York Times bestselling, trilogy (that already has a movie in the works and a growing celebrity fan base) will give readers chills as they follow teen protagonist Katniss Everdeen on her journey to survive The Hunger Games. Katniss must fight to the death in The Games while trying to save her friends, family and herself. Get the trilogy from The Scholastic Store for $32.97 and save an extra 20% plus free shipping on Black Friday. One customized selection of books will be provided by Scholastic to a single winner. Entries from all published gift guides will be used to select the lucky reader.
GIVEAWAY: Shiver, Linger and Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic, $17.99 each) In Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other under difficult circumstances. In Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past and figuring out a way to survive into the future. This is a perfect gift for Twilight fans. One customized selection of books will be provided by Scholastic to a single winner. Entries from all published gift guides will be used to select the lucky reader.
Power Gig: Rise of the SixString ($59.99 for game, $179.99 for game & guitar)- Rock Band and Guitar Hero enthusiasts will love the new Power Gig: Rise of the Six String because this game takes game play to a new level thanks to the real guitar where strumming on the strings controls game play. Experienced and novice guitarists can have fun rocking to songs by music superstars like Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and No Doubt and today’s big emerging bands, like Paramore, Jet, Silversun Pickups, and Snow Patrol. I love that this game includes a real guitar that can be used for the game but plugs into a real amplifier to make real music! The PowerGig guitar is compatible with other games and additional accessories such as guitar amp, AirStrike Drums, mic, and guitar stands are available for purchase through the PowerGig site. PowerGig: Rise of the Six String is available for Xbox 360 and PS3 gaming systems and is rated Teen by the ESRB.
Tony Hawk Shred ($69.99 from Amazon)- Tony Hawk®: SHRED’s motion sensing skateboard/snowboard allows players to control the action with their feet to perform amazing tricks in this action sports video game for Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 gaming systems. Using the board as a skateboard, players can clear huge gaps, hit steep drops, and ride out roller coaster grinds and immerse themselves in game play. Use the board as a snowboard to speed down mountain peaks filled with breathtaking big airs, crazy spins and incredible flips. The game’s intuitive controls and multiple difficulty levels make it easy to pick up and play. Game bundle includes board and game. Rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.- iTunes to load up their iPod, iPhone, iPad with more music and apps
- Visit the customer service desk or visit the mall’s website to get a gift certificate that will allow for maximum flexibility. Let them practice budgeting skills by choosing where to shop and how to spend their gift!
- Restaurant gift certificate to treat their date to a special meal
- Mountain resort gift card for a day of snowboarding and gear rental
- Sephora shopping spree so favorite beauty items can be sent directly to your dorm room
- Airline gift certificates in case you want them to come home every once and awhile
- Gift certificate to an online e-tailer like Snoburbia and Threadless provide witty and unique shirts that will keep your teen looking hip and unlike everyone else.
- Etsy e-certificate so they can find something just as unique as they are.
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Great gift guide for teens for sure! My sons wish list is full of computer parts actually – plus Cataclysm expansion for World of Warcraft
My son’s ultimate wish list is:
-new bed that is bigger than a twin size.
-new ipod
– books
Thank you.
My boys (ranging from adult to 5) all want Nerf Guns.
@HSlater351
My teenager wants a mac book but is paying for more than half of it, she’s been babysitting and petsitting all the time. She does amazing in school and is just an amazing kid, so we’re going to get her one. It will be for her Christmas and birthday plus all the money she paid. She loves to write and writes stories and poems all the time. Thanks for this amazing giveaway!
ann dot guns at mac dot com
Our boys want Cataclysm expansion, Hot Wheels, iPod, and games.
supergrand2009@yahoo.com
my preteen wants a xbox kinect, a red wii console, a ipod touch and a cell phone! whew heck i wish i had all that lol
tracisme at gmail dot com
My son really wants Tony Hawks Shred and he loves anything lego…especially harry potter. Games are always good for him too! Thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com
One of my 16 yo twins wants a Mac pro the other one wants a sony camcorder and my youngest wants the moxie teenz, monster high dolls
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
The teen in my family wants an expensive new cell phone – not happening.
PTLalley@aol.com
My nieces and nephews want a bunch of stuff from Hot Topic and then gift cards to iTunes, FYE, Game Stop and clothing stores like Aeropostale.
My son saved for a year and finally bought himself an ipod touch, so now he wants itunes gift cards (and books). Makes him pretty easy to shop for 😉
My daughter is getting ready to head off to college. We’re looking at laptops. Ouch.
thenicknick@ymail.com
my tween might be happy with a webkinz, but i really want the ipod pillow!
I also have a teen cousin and her wish list includes items like a gift card to The Buckle store and an iPod shuffle.
~Heidi
writeme at heidimail dot com
The teens I know all want iTunes gift cards! Great gift guide, thanks!
molomatic at gmail dot com
I have a 6 and 1 year-old, but many teens in the family. They all want gaming systems or iPods! =)
@PaigeBayer
If this is a duplicate comment, sorry. I didn’t see my comment come up…The teens in my family either want gaming systems or iPods. @PaigeBayer
I don’t have a teen to buy for but personally I would take anything on your teen guide!!!!!!!!
i have three teens. One wants a MacBook, one wants a bunch of Wii and Nintendo DS games, the other wants cooking and baking gear. All love Harry Potter stuff, and books of all kinds. ho ho ho! Tina Case
tinacase@yahoo.com (of Parent Grapevine)
My teen wants a camera, a new ipod touch, and a touch screen phone. I want to get him a kindle because he’s such a voracious reader. He read the Hunger Games series two years ago and loved it btw.
SMILE!
ML
@misslori
On the teen’s wish list: iPad, video games and clothes! Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
On my 14 year old’s list the big items are an iHome clock/speaker and iTunes gift cards. She actually listed iTunes gift cards 8 separate times on her list so that her grandparents would get the hint.
ajolly1456 at gmail dot com
My teen wants the new WOW expansion, Red Dead Redemption game, Lord of the Rings game, PS3 move, and the rest of the Demonata (spelling?) series of books. My about to be a teen wants a cool phone (as opposed to uncool like mine), clothes and more clothes!
kessandcrystal(at)aol.com