Gift guides · nearly grown
Birthday gifts for 16–17 year olds
Experiences and independence: driving lessons, festival or gig tickets, cash toward the big thing they're saving for, proper (small) adult luxuries.
The classic mistake: Novelty gifts. They want to be taken seriously — the gift should do the same.
Gifts that actually land
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