Our top picks of affordable gifts for the birthday Mighty Girls in your life!
If you're raising a Mighty Girl, you might want to share the fun by seeking out girl-empowering gifts for her friends' birthdays! The range of gifts marketed to girls is often extremely limited and highly gendered — so a little variety can encourage the birthday girl to explore new interests that she might not have considered before receiving the gift.
With that in mind, we've pulled together a selection of our favorite girl-empowering birthday gifts that are all under $25 so they fit within birthday-gift budgets. With a wide variety of toys, ranging from science to pretend play to games, there's something here to appeal to every child! And, if your Mighty Girl has a birthday coming up, you can also share this blog post or direct them to our extensive toy collection to encourage friends and family to think a little outside of the toys traditionally marketed to girls when gift shopping.
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Mighty Girl Birthday Gifts
Ugg Dinosaur Plush
Ugg Dinosaur Plush
This soft, cuddly dinosaur is looking for a good home! This 11" plush from GUND's prehistoric baby plush line features orange scales and blue spots that add colorful appeal. Ugg is made from GUND's high quality plush, and since all of the features are embroidered, this plush is safe even for babies and toddlers. Plus, parents will appreciate that Ugg is machine washable!
Rocket with Two Astronauts
Rocket with Two Astronauts
Blast off into outer space with this fun rocket ship with two astronauts from Green Toys! This rocket has a detachable top capsule and astronauts with molded-on spacesuits, helmets, and dual-tank backpacks. The rocket's door opens into stairs to the main compartment, and the capsule includes clever details like knobs and gauges. Environmentally conscious parents will also love that, like all Green Toys products, it's made from 100% BPA-free post-consumer recycled plastic and packaged in recyclable packaging.
Build-A-Bouquet Floral Arrangement Playset
Build-A-Bouquet Floral Arrangement Playset
Stack lilies, petunias, and daisies to create your own colorful floral arrangement with this inventive building toy from Green Toys! With 44 brightly colored pieces to play with, there are a vast number of combinations to create. Sort by size, color, and shape, or just have fun creating a nice display. Plus, parents will love that all Green Toy products are made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.
Planet Building Blocks
Planet Building Blocks
Celebrate the wonders of our solar system with heirloom-quality wooden blocks — made in the USA from environmentally friendly materials! This set of nine blocks from Uncle Goose features the eight planets, plus bonus dwarf planet Pluto; each block features four debossed sides with the planet's symbol, name, and number of moons, and four printed sides with a planet illustration, diameter, location, and distance from the sun. Made from renewable basswood with non-toxic inks, these are blocks you can feel good about buying.
My First Microscope
My First Microscope
Now kids as young as 3 can use their very own microscope! This simple, sturdy microscope from Educational Insights has two extra-large eyepieces and a chunky, kid-sized adjustment knob, so it's easy for little hands to use. You can magnify up to 8X with this scope, and also use the push-button LED light to illuminate new details in your discoveries!
The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel
The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel
Your forest friends are hungry and they need your help! Spin the spinner, squeeze the matching colored acorn with your Squirrel Squeezers, and place it into your stump. Be the first to your stump with delicious acorns and you win! You could also spin "pick an acorn," "steal an acorn," or "lose an acorn," so be strategic, little squirrel. It's a perfect first strategy game for young children.
Julia Magnetic Career Dress-Up Doll
Julia Magnetic Career Dress-Up Doll
Imagine yourself in so many jobs with this magnetic dress-up doll from Melissa & Doug! Julia is ready to try being an astronaut, firefighter, doctor, superhero, artist, rock star, chef, or police officer. The magnetic pieces easily slide together so preschoolers can quickly dress Julia up — or they can have a little wacky fun by mixing and matching! The set includes a magnetic doll, a wooden stand, and 24 clothing pieces.
Take Apart Airplane
Take Apart Airplane
Even kids love to use power tools! With the Take Apart Airplane from Battat, kids can assemble and disassemble a colorful plane with a power drill that comes with three different bits. With practice, they'll learn how to optimize their work, practicing their fine motor skills and concentration. It's the ideal toy for any child who dreams of building a real plane someday!
Super Saxoflute
Super Saxoflute
The Quercetti Super Saxoflute has been in a favorite for generations! This 24 piece set features 2 mouthpieces, 2 trumpet ends and twisting tubes. Hook the pieces up any way you like to create an interesting and fun horn. It is made of unbreakable ABS plastic and is compatible with Quercetti Tubation. Let the musical madness begin!
Primary Science Lab Set
Primary Science Lab Set
Real science tools are perfectly sized for little hands in this Learning Resources Primary Science Set. The colorful, durable set Includes a beaker, a magnifying glass, a funnel, an eyedropper, a flask, tweezers, goggles, a large 6” test tube and stand, and 2 small test tubes and stand. An activity guide includes lots of experiments that will keep your little scientist busy for hours!
Monkey Balance Board
Monkey Balance Board
Practice your balance with this wobbly balance board, featuring a friendly monkey paint job! Any little monkey will have lots of fun trying to balance this board. It's perfectly sized for little feet, but can accommodate larger ones, too, so kids up to age 7 can wiggle some energy out of their systems.
Fossil Hunter Lottie Doll
Fossil Hunter Lottie Doll
Lottie can't wait to get on the beach and start hunting for fossils! Based on the body of a 9-year-old girl and with accessories that encourage a wide range of interests, Lottie Dolls are perfect companions for adventurous kids. This 7.5" doll comes with a backpack, a trowel, a magnifying glass, a rock hammer, and even four scale-model ammonite fossils!
Garden Tote with Tools
Garden Tote with Tools
Budding gardeners will love this garden tote with real garden hand tools, properly sized for a child! The set comes with a trowel, rake, and shovel, all with metal blades and wooden handles, as well as a colorful canvas tote with plenty of extra room for other things she needs. They're perfect for working alongside an adult or for cultivating her own little patch.
Brain Flakes
Brain Flakes
Keep her brain busy with this innovative new building toy from Viahart. Brain Flakes discs snap together and apart quickly and easily, and they can be assembled in so many configurations that nothing limits the imagination of young builders! This set comes with 500 discs in a variety of bright, fun colors that are sure to prompt creativity, and includes a reusable jar for easy storage when building time is done.
Musical Moana Doll
Musical Moana Doll
Get ready for a wayfinding adventure with this 12" Moana doll that actually sings! Press Moana's seashell necklace to hear an excerpt from "How Far I'll Go", her signature song from the film. This poseable doll comes in a removable outfit that includes a belt, an anklet, an arm cuff, and a headband. It's the perfect choices for the kid on your list who's become Moana's biggest fan! For more toys featuring the spirited Moana, visit our Moana Collection.
Celtic Tin Whistle
Celtic Tin Whistle
This easy-to-play tin whistle in the key of D will get her playing five traditional Celtic tunes in no time! Clarke tin whistles are perfect for beginner players, and this one comes with its own fingering chart and a guide for some common melodies from Wales, Scotland, and Brittany. The whistle comes decorated with a Celtic Knot and is individually gift boxed.
Frida Kahlo Plush
Frida Kahlo Plush
Art fans will be thrilled with this 11" Little Thinkers doll of groundbreaking Mexican painter Frida Kahlo! This soft plush is wearing a replica of traditional Mexican garments, complete with her trademark flowers in her hair. She also comes with a monkey, attached by velcro, that can perch on her shoulder. For books for all ages about this remarkable artist, visit our Frida Kahlo Collection.
Stomp Rocket Jr.
Stomp Rocket Jr.
Who knew the stomp of a foot could propel a rocket? Kids have loved the air (and foot) powered Stomp Rocket for years; now the Stomp Rocket Jr. lets preschoolers play, too! Set up a simple launch pad and line up one of the included 9" rockets. Its smaller size doesn't mean any less power — these rockets can go as high as 100 feet! If you're buying for ages 8 and up, check out the original Stomp Rocket too.
Mind Blowing Science Kit
Mind Blowing Science Kit
Blow your mind with this fun science kit from Scientific Explorer! Dynamic, colorful experiments highly a variety of scientific phenomena in an exciting, hands-on way. Make a color-changing volcano, "stack" colors in a test tube to make a sunset, or grow jiggly crystals, among other fascinating projects. Kids as young as 4 can get into science with this kit.
Make Your Own Cards
Make Your Own Cards
A hand-made card is truly special! With this kit from Made by Hands, you can make a wide variety of cards for all occasions. With 20 blank cards in 7 different colors and over 500 pop-out shapes, you can create invitations, thank you notes, and cards for special occasions. 20 envelopes are included to send your cards out when they're done.
Wee Enchanted Fairy Garden
Wee Enchanted Fairy Garden
Science and art can go hand in hand, like they do in this set from Faber and Castell. Paint the growing dish and the toadstool accessories, then plant the seeds and beans and watch what happens as they germinate! Fun accessories, like the fairy and her house, purple gravel, and small gems make this a fun project to put together, and inquisitive little botanists will enjoy watching their fairy garden grow.
Crystal Mining Kit
Crystal Mining Kit
From Kidzlabs comes the Crystal Mining kit with 8 genuine little crystals (clear quartz, agate, dolomite, amethyst or rose quartz) embedded in a big hunk of plaster. Us the included digging tool and brush to excavate your treasures, then study them with the magnifier and keep it all safe in the storage pouch. What better gift than real buried treasure!
Cupcake Baking and Decorating Set
Cupcake Baking and Decorating Set
Who's up for cupcakes? With this 16-piece set from Curious Chef, kids can imagine themselves decorating at a bakery — or bake for real, since these are also suitable as real kitchen tools! The set also includes a sticker sheet and shopping menu. Plus, budding chefs will love the easy clean-up — it's all dishwasher safe. Add Curious Chef's 17-piece Measure and Prep Kit and she'll have everything she needs to cook and bake all sorts of things.
Batgirl Utility Belt
Batgirl Utility Belt
Batgirl is back with the DC Super Hero Girls, and as always, her utility belt is full of useful gadgets! Kids can imagine themselves saving the day with this great belt, which includes a bat symbol buckle that activates sound and light effects, a phone with secret messages in one compartment, and a hidden compartment in one pouch. It will give her plenty of fodder for her super adventures! For more toys featuring this popular DC superhero, visit our Batgirl Collection.
Magic Science for Wizards Only
Magic Science for Wizards Only
Unleash your inner wizard with this magical science kit! Cast color changing spells, make smoke appear from your fingers, create magical potions, and much more — 11 different activities in all. This awesome kit will teach you the science behind your favorite magic tricks. Who knew science was so magical?
Created by Me Quilt Kit
Created by Me Quilt Kit
Making your own quilt has never been so easy! Kids can quickly and simply knot the fringed squares together — no cutting or sewing required. The forty-eight 12" squares come in colorful, coordinating patterns so that kids can lay them out however they'd like. The soft, cozy fleece is sure to keep her — or the lucky person she gives it to — warm and snuggly all winter long.
Perplexus
Perplexus
Flip, twist, and spin Perplexus' transparent sphere to move the ball along the numbered path, working with and against gravity. But be careful — move it the wrong way and your ball will go off course, and you'll have to start over! With 100 barriers to pass in order to complete the maze, Perplexus is a can't-put-down challenge.
Build and Paint A Bird House
Build and Paint A Bird House
She can build and paint her own bird house with this easy kit! This set includes everything you need to complete and decorate a sweet bird house. No hardware is necessary to put these pre-cut pieces together, making it a great rainy- or snowy-day activity to brighten up the day. She'll be proud to say, "I made that!"
My Comic Book Kit
My Comic Book Kit
Be a comic artist like you've always dreamed with this kit from Lulu Jr.! Write and illustrate your own comic on the included sheets, then send them off to Lulu Jr. and they'll print an 18-page comic book that looks just like the real thing! It even includes a professionally typeset title page. You can order additional copies online as well, so you can have your own mini comic run! (Please note: completed books can only ship within the US.)
Little Monsters Sewing Kit
Little Monsters Sewing Kit
Learn the basics of sewing as you create some colorful, funny, friendly monsters! This set comes with everything you need to create five monster crafts, including a phone case or wallet. Pre-cut and pre-perforated pieces make it simple for kids to assemble the pieces and build sewing skills. It's a monstrously fun way to start fabric crafting!
Diggin' Up Dinos: T-Rex
Diggin' Up Dinos: T-Rex
Conduct your own archaeological dig with Smithsonian Diggin' Up Dinosaurs! A plastic T-Rex dinosaur skeleton is buried deep within a sand block, waiting to be unearthed. Use the marsh pick and brush to gently dig them out, then assemble them into a dinosaur skeleton. The set also includes safety goggles and instructions. It's the perfect choice for any dinosaur lover or would-be paleontologist.
Herd Your Horses
Herd Your Horses
Two great games for horse-loving kids in one box! Herd Your Horses includes two game variants, one in which you play wild mustang horses trying to complete your herd, the other in which you play a rancher trying to round up runaways. In-depth information about horse breeds and horse care is included. With 50 cards featuring full-color illustrations of a wide variety of horses, this game will be a hit with any horsey kid.
Nancy B.'s Stir-It-Up Chemistry Lab and Kitchen Experiments Journal
Nancy B.'s Stir-It-Up Chemistry Lab and Kitchen Experiments Journal
You can do cool chemistry in your own kitchen with this fun set from Nancy B.'s Science Club and Educational Insights! This non-consumable basic chemistry set teaches chemistry principles in a safe way using common household ingredients. Kids will perform experiments like extinguishing a flame by pouring an invisible gas, making bubbling "lava" in a bottle, and more, and track their results in the included journal. For more kits from this fun line, visit our Nancy B.'s Science Club Collection.
Make Clay Charms Kit
Make Clay Charms Kit
Make cute little clay charms in no time with this set from Klutz! In Make Clay Charms, you'll use the nine included clay colors to make a variety of items, from adorable fruit to tiny sweet treats, then bake them and glaze them so they're ready for display or wearing on a bracelet. A 60 page instructional booklet provides solid instruction on clay basics, as well as inspiration for future projects.
Stencil Art Kit
Stencil Art Kit
You'll be amazed at what you can create with the help of stencils! This set from Klutz has everything that you need to start learning the basics of stenciling, including stencils in a variety of kid friendly shapes (everything from animals to aliens!) and some abstract stencils you can put together to create your own images. Eight colored inks and eight dabbers are included as well, plus 14 sheets of fun stickers for the perfect finishing touches.
Break Your Own Geodes
Break Your Own Geodes
Is there anything more amazing than cracking a seemingly ordinary rock and finding a geode? 12 geodes in this pack are carefully selected by Gem Center USA, with a guarantee that 90% of them will have a proper hollow geode inside. Ranging from marble to golf ball size, your could discover smoky quartz, clear quartz, or even amethyst inside! Instructions for breaking the geodes are included.
Magic Penny Magnet Kit
Magic Penny Magnet Kit
You can make these Magic Pennies stack, build, and soar in all sorts of astounding ways — thanks to the power of magnetism! This best-selling toy has been updated in recent years to provide even more activities for kids to explore. As they build, kids can learn about shapes, orientation, planes, symmetry, and more — plus, of course, magnetism. 32 pennies, 2 magnet blocks, and a little imagination can create some amazing things!
I Got This!
I Got This!
Have you got this? Get ready to prove it! In this laugh-out-loud family game, you roll the die to pick a challenge. If you think you can do it, assign a high points total — because if you succeed, those points are yours. But if you fail, you have to cross that number off your scoring sheet...so don't get overconfident. With a range of challenges that will make you bounce, toss, balance, roll, and hop, this game for 2 to 12 players will keep you on your toes!
Spirograph Deluxe Design Set
Spirograph Deluxe Design Set
Your whole family can have hours of creative fun with the amazing Spirograph Deluxe Set. Simply choose from the gears and wheels, put your paper in place, and create whirling, spiraling, mix and match patterns for a totally awesome image. Use the design guide to try out tried and true designs, or get creative and create cool and colorful graphics of your own.
Science Ninjas: Valence
Science Ninjas: Valence
Turn chemistry into a game with this fascinating game that lets kids tinker with chemicals without setting foot in a lab! Weave together elements to create molecules and cause different reactions. The more you create, the more points you win, but be careful! Some combinations can have unexpected — and dramatic — results. Best of all, everything that happens in the game is something that happens in real-life science.
Geometric Origami
Geometric Origami
Art and math intertwine in this fascinating origami kit that teaches kids how to fold complex shapes out of square pieces of paper! The set includes both a guidebook and an instructional DVD, as well as 120 sheets of durable origami paper to get them started folding. Projects include beautiful, unique shapes like a lightning bolt octahedron, a butterfly ball, and a magic rose cube.
Additional Recommended Resources
- To view hundreds of girl-empowering toys and games for all ages, visit our entire Toy Collection.
- For a selection of gift ideas that are small and affordably priced, visit our "Small But Mighty" Stocking Stuffer Collection.
- For book gift ideas, check out our blog post The Ultimate Mighty Girl Book Gift Guide: 75 New and Classic Girl-Empowering Titles.
