I was going to suggest flannel sheets -- they're just so cozy and inviting in the winter.
Airpod cases and phone cases are big status items in high school.
I'm not 100% sure what a fidget is, but I was at a toddler's birthday party a couple weeks ago, and the kid received a couple of those, um, push-pop-plastic things. The adults couldn't keep their hands off them. If I were buying for a tween/teen, I'd get one on a key chain, which could be used as a zipper pull on a backpack.
Near 100% of my high school kids have Air Pods -- I couldn't say which type they have -- and they're bad about "sneaking them" in class; for example, leaning with a hand over one ear. Do talk to her about when /where these are appropriate. Talk to her, too, about taking care of these expensive things -- I stepped on one in my classroom the other day.
Experience gifts are great! If you're anywhere near the Virginia Creeper Trail, consider that as an experience gift -- wonderful, and since it's outdoors, it's very low-risk.
When my girls were this age, they loved these things. Not just paint pens though: They also loved nice art markers and sketch books.
Other ideas:
- For years my husband got the family a word-of-the-day or fact-of-the-day or joke-of-the-day calendar. They were an ongoing source of entertainment for the whole family.
- Polaroid camera (new style) -- I brought mine to school for something, and my girls were INSANE about it. These do take a bit of practice; you have to get CLOSE to your subject, or you don't get a good picture.
- Light strings with tiny clips to string photos on the wall.
- Craft kits
- Cookbooks
- Kindle
- Hair accessories
- Changeable letter board set
- It's hard to go wrong with hoodies for tweens/teens
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