• Give your teen a gift he will appreciate this Christmas.merry christmas - christmas tree - aged paper image by samantha grandy from Fotolia.com
  
  Buying a gift for a fickle and constantly changing teen can present quite the challenge. Many teens change their desires as trends ebb and wane and new products come into, and go out of, style. As Christmas approaches, many parents find themselves in search of a gift that will delight their teenager. Select a present that is trendy as well as suited to your individual child.
  
  

Gift Certificate

• Some people shy away from giving gift certificates because they feel that these are impersonal; however, the gift gives them the opportunity to head out to the mall and spend some money with friends. Buy your teen a gift certificate to her favorite clothing or music store, or allow her to spend the gift money wherever she wants by getting her a prepaid debit card that she can use at any retailer that accepts cards of that type.
  
  

Movie Party Basket

• Give your teen everything that he needs to gather with friends and enjoy a relaxing night with a good film. To create this basket, buy some DVDs, microwave popcorn, movie candies and sodas. Also, buy some standard party invitations. Fill the invitations out with information about a movie party that your teen can have at your house. Select a date and time that you don't mind playing hostess, and write this information on the invitations. After receiving the basket, your teen can give the invitations out to his friends and use the enclosed goodies to feed his guests during the movie party.
  
  

Art Supplies

• Allow your teen to express her creative side by giving her art supplies this Christmas. Visit a local art supply store and purchase a starter kit of paints, pastels or high-quality pencils. Buy the paper or canvas on which your teen can create a masterpiece. To make the gift even more special, buy a wooden easel that she can set up in her room, or pay for art lessons at an area museum or art school so that your teen can hone her skill with assistance from a professional.
  
  

Personalized Accessories

• Give your teen something that is distinctly his by buying him a personalized accessory. Many companies offer monogrammed backpacks, pencil pouches, shirts, jackets or pants. Or, you can order a product containing one of your teen's favorite images by visiting a photo processing studio or shopping for photo products online. Purchase this distinctive gift for your teen to show him that you were thinking only of him when you selected the present.