My step daughters 11th birthday is in about a month and I have no idea what to get for her.

I can't tell you what she's interested in because she's really just not interested in anything. This makes buying presents extremely difficult. Last year we did a big karaoke machine that records you and hooks up to a TV with extra microphones and a bunch of cds for it. That went over pretty well....but now she doesn't use it.

The second she seems to show an interest in something, we try to make sure she has everything she needs for it, and encourage her by doing it with her.

example...

She wants to make video games... So my husband (a programmer) starts teaching her to program. He and her uncle also built her a computer. She decided she doesn't want anything to do with computers now.

She likes bike riding. We bought her a brand new bike that she picked out. Took her on a bike ride that she seemed to enjoy, and now she doesn't care about it anymore or ever want to go on bike rides with us.

She wanted to be a painter. We bought her a kids easle and a few canvasses. We spent a couple hours doing tutorials online. Again she seemed to enjoy it. But now she never wants to paint anymore.

She wanted to sew. I taught her how to set up my sewing machine. We made a little over the shoulder purse for her. She loved it. Then whenever I ask if she wants to help me with anything(patch jeans, sew a pillow) or if she'd like to do a project, she doesn't want to.

So.... What do you get a girl like that for her 11th birthday?

I'm thinking I'd like to do more small gifts instead of 1 big one.

Edit: after rereading this... It sounds so negative. 😂 I just want to clarify that I'm not complaining about her at all and she really is a great kid. Emotions are just one area she seems to struggle with and we struggle with trying to pull her out of it. Any tips on that are also welcome.