# Birthday gift for 7 yr old girly girl who likes sharks **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508 "2012-11-01T01:31:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/1 "2012-11-01T01:31:27Z")
My 7-year-old niece is what one might call a “girly girl.” She likes makeup and shoes, and was very disappointed when I didn’t identify pink as my favorite color. But she looooves sharks. So I want to get her a bad-ass shark-related birthday gift. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/2 "2012-11-01T01:33:58Z")
What about one of those remote control helium shark balloons? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/3 "2012-11-01T01:40:29Z")
[4D Vision Great White Shark Anatomy Model](http://www.amazon.com/Vision-Great-White-Shark-Anatomy/dp/B001YIT1YI/) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/4 "2012-11-01T01:40:44Z")
[Land Shark Lager](http://www.landsharklager.com/public/agegate.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx). Not a great beer, but drinkable. Buy a case, then drink it and put the remote control ballon in the empty box. Just an idea… ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/5 "2012-11-01T01:48:50Z")
Pretty pricey, but my mind leaped to a [fossil Megalodon shark tooth](http://www.megateeth.com/?gclid=CKvqqP3SrLMCFQRnOgodoRgA6w). It’s from the largest shark who ever lived, it’s big enough to be a conversation piece, and no (currently) endangered sharks were sacrificed to produce it. Accept no substitutes! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/6 "2012-11-01T02:02:57Z")
[Uncover a Shark](http://www.amazon.com/Uncover-Shark-An-Book-Books/dp/1592231152/) ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/7 "2012-11-01T02:06:09Z")
Stuffed animal shark. Maybe she already has one, but a 7-year-old can’t have too many stuffed sharks. ---
**Author:** ![FlyByNight512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FlyByNight512](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyByNight512)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/8 "2012-11-01T02:22:41Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Pretty pricey, but my mind leaped to a [fossil Megalodon shark tooth](http://www.megateeth.com/?gclid=CKvqqP3SrLMCFQRnOgodoRgA6w). Holy cow! Now I want one of those! > [@ZenBeam](#): > > Stuffed animal shark. Maybe she already has one, but a 7-year-old can’t have too many stuffed sharks. In full agreement with this. 😃 Sew a pink bow on its head for extra girly-shark points. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/9 "2012-11-01T02:34:56Z")
[Shark puppet](http://www.amazon.com/Chopper-Chums-Shark-HP-109620/dp/B00067U1VA/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1351737228&sr=1-2&keywords=shark+puppet) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/10 "2012-11-01T13:27:15Z")
Are you close enough to an aquarium to take her to see some real sharks? How about a book about sharks? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/11 "2012-11-01T13:34:13Z")
Shark in a pink tutu. Duh! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/12 "2012-11-01T13:54:38Z")
There is an aquarium trip in the works. If only there was a shark themed store. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/13 "2012-11-01T13:56:33Z")
> [@Ludy](#): > > What about one of those remote control helium shark balloons? [Air Swimmers](http://airswimmers.com/) And seconded – I gave my nephew a shark Air Swimmer last year and he flipped. Great fun! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/14 "2012-11-01T14:02:31Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > If only there was a shark themed store. Hello Sharkey? ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/15 "2012-11-01T14:03:28Z")
[squishable shark](http://www.squishable.com/pc/squish_shark_15/fp_squishables/Squishable+Shark) My 7 year old boy has the Narwhal and it is his favorite thing in the whole world. He wants Santa to bring him the Shark this Christmas. I am not available for relocation. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/16 "2012-11-01T14:06:30Z")
[http://search.gifts.com/find?keyword=shark](http://search.gifts.com/find?keyword=shark) ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/17 "2012-11-01T15:06:52Z")
There are a lot of books for kids about sharks. I was trying to find the book that made me a shark freak when I was a little girl. It was a Scholastic book entitled…wait for it… _Sharks_. There are a lot of very good books though as I was looking, maybe a good book with shark info? So happy to see more and more people realizing sharks are awesome! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/18 "2012-11-01T15:11:49Z")
[Sleeping bag.](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ef07/?srp=15) ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/19 "2012-11-01T15:14:06Z")
What I would do in this instance is get a cool shark toy (probably a stuffed animals, they rock)! And then get a funky pair of girly shoes to go with it. (I am mother to a 9-year-old who is also a girly-girl when it comes to dressing but is fascinated with how the body works in all its bloody detail.) ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508/20 "2012-11-01T18:20:05Z")
Shark-themed jewelry? [http://www.amazon.com/Shark-Pendant-1-2mm-Adjustable-Necklace/dp/B004LP6C1Q/ref=sr\_1\_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1351793935&sr=8-3&keywords=shark+jewelry](http://www.amazon.com/Shark-Pendant-1-2mm-Adjustable-Necklace/dp/B004LP6C1Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1351793935&sr=8-3&keywords=shark+jewelry) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-gift-for-7-yr-old-girly-girl-who-likes-sharks/639508.md?page=2)