Buying a teen girl gifts is a daunting challenge. Girls aged 8-12 and up are finding their own identity and growing into their own interests. It might be unconventional, but a coding kit can be the perfect gift for a teenage girl. Here are three reasons why:
1) Customizable
Most parents admit they don't know exactly what the best gift for a teenage girl is; something customizable lets her make the perfect gift. Coding an electronics kit is like a superpower - it enables girls to transform electronics into their own custom gadgets. For example, our Code Piano Jumbo can be a basic keyboard, a DJ booth, or a "playlist" pre-loaded with songs that a teenage girl can code!
2) Collaborative
Coding is often labeled a "loner" activity, but it's actually very collaborative. When electronics are involved, teens work together to build a circuit, troubleshoot it, code it, and customize it. A computer program can start a conversation like "How fast should the lights blink on this siren?" or "What's the right pitch for this sound effect?". A good gift for a teen girl is one that she can share and show off to her friends.
3) Relatable
Teenage girls (and boys!) spend much of their lives in a digital world, whether on YouTube, social media, playing video games, or taking pictures with friends. Algorithms and coding surround them every day, even if the teens themselves aren't aware of it. Photo filters, video recommendations, and ads are all based on computer code algorithms. Giving a teenage girl the gift of coding enables her to understand the digital environment and, if she decides on a career in coding, to control it! A teenage girl today will interact with technology and code for the rest of her life, so why not give her a fun and interesting introduction to it with a coding kit?
Why a Let's Start Coding Kit is a Great Teen Girl Gift
Let's Start Coding kits are built specifically for kids 8-15 who are just getting started with typed coding. You can check out our other blog post about how coding differs for kids vs. adults, but here are three quick reasons a Let's Start Coding Kit is a great gift for a teenage girl.
1) Hands-on
No boring books, no online lectures. Let's Start Coding kits are fun to unbox and quick to start using. The first thing a Let's Start Coding kit encourages girls to do is code!
2) Open-ended
Teenage girls can code anything they dream up, and our free online projects are here to offer a helping hand. Our kits don't prescribe an end result, they just provide the guidance to girls that helps them build their own skills.
3) Relates to girls' interests
Teen girls can follow their interests in music, rocketry, or electronics with a Let's Start Coding kit. There is a perfect kit for every coding beginner!
Read More from the blog:
- Is Coding Right For My Child?
- Is A Let's Start Coding Kit the Right Christmas Gift?
- Why A Coding Kit is the Perfect Teen Girl Gift
- Coding for Kids Vs. Adults: What's the Difference?
- 4 Tips to Get Kids Coding in the Summer
- Beyond Blocks: Text-Based Coding in Middle School
- Choosing a First Coding Language (Or Not!)
- Is Coding Really a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Topic?
- Why is Coding So Hard?
- Why Use Hardware to Learn Coding for Kids?
- What is Coding?
About Let’s Start Coding
Let’s Start Coding builds hands-on kits that teach typed coding for kids. Learners download free desktop software that includes step-by-step projects, code walkthroughs, and challenges. As kids complete challenges, they learn about fundamentals of typed code, like variables, functions, and loops. Most importantly, they're having fun building tangible electronic projects. Kids and parents can use the kits at home with an internet-connected Windows, Mac, or Chromebook computer.
