Traditional Choices

• For many years, the jewelry box many little girls dreamed of was a pink or white painted musical one. These wooden boxes were typically lined with a satiny fabric, had a mirror inside the lid and a pull-out drawer at the base. Most important to many young ladies was the magical dancing ballerina who began to twirl to music when the lid was opened. These traditional jewelry boxes are still widely available; they make perfect gifts for the youngest girls, especially when accompanied by a personalized locket or name bracelet.
  
  

Special Birthdays

• Parents may choose to mark their daughter's milestone birthdays with jewelry sets. A six-year-old might delight in a matching necklace and bracelet set; a ten-year-old might receive her first charm bracelet with a few charms symbolic of her special interests or hobbies. Teenage milestones give parents the opportunity to give more grown-up jewelry -- a watch with changeable wristbands, a birthstone ring and earrings or her first set of pearls.
  
  

Themed Jewelry Sets

• Give jewelry gifts that reflect the interests of the recipient. For soccer enthusiasts, there are brightly colored necklaces with beads in team colors and shaped like soccer balls or elastic bracelets with soccer-themed charms. Budding ballerinas may enjoy a delicate silver chain with a small pendant of jeweled ballet shoes. Boxed jewelry sets are available in sports, music, theater, career, animals and many other themes. Some of these items can be personalized with the girl's name or birthdate.
  
  

Jewelry Box Options

• For the finishing touch, find just the right jewelry box for the birthday girl's new jewelry. Traditional wooden jewelry boxes are available in many finishes and sizes, including tiered boxes and free-standing jewelry armoires. More modern varieties include those made with inlaid stone, carved wood, jeweled or glittery surfaces and even hammered metal. Personalize these by having a name engraved in stylized lettering on a metal box or painted in favorite colors on a wood box to match the recipient's room decor.