Girl Power Gifts
- Give a girl the empowering gift of an education.young graduate image by studio vision1 from Fotolia.com
If you want to make a difference in the life of a young woman in your life, then give her a gift that empowers her to make decisions and embrace opportunities that will improve her life. Give her a "girl power" gift. You can interpret a girl power gift in a variety of ways. The key is to select a gift that makes the young woman in your life feel good about herself and her accomplishments. - Purchase an "empowerment poster" that the girl in your life can hang on her bedroom wall. This is a poster that can be framed and hung in a place where she will see it every day. The message of the poster should be one of encouragement and empowerment. An example of a message for a girl's empowerment poster is the following: "Girls can lead, laugh, shout, leap, make decisions, trust each other, say "No" and believe in themselves."
- Send a young girl in your life to a week or several months of summer camp that is specifically for girls. There are many summer camps available for young women. Select a camp that offers leadership and confidence-building activities, as well as extracurricular programs that fit the interests of the child--such as hiking, water skiing, swimming, crafts and playing music. Tap into the young woman's interests and build upon them through a life-changing summer camp experience.
- For a long-term, more invested "girl power" gift, give a college education. A young woman who believes in herself and who is encouraged to pursue education can be very successful in her life. This is an ideal gift for a high school senior. Consider offering a scholarship to a young woman in your life who wants to pursue higher education. If you plan to do this for your child, then you will want to begin investing and saving for her college education while she is young.
