Choosing gifts for girls aged 8 to 12 is really challenging and it’s so hard not to just feel like you’re buying more pointless ‘stuff’. The most worthwhile gifts for tween girls build capability, stretch thinking and get used long after the wrapping paper is ripped away. If you are searching for girls' gift ideas that feel purposeful rather than wasteful, these are strong options. 1. Engineering Kits Example: K’NEX Thrill Rides Web Weaver Roller Coaster Building Set For girl

At Fearless Girls Club, we treat confidence like a muscle that needs to be regularly used and trained to stay healthy. Every single club session and subscription box magazine includes a Power Boost – a short, focused wellbeing activity designed to build three core capacities: mindfulness, grounding and regulation. Mindfulness is the ability to pay attention to the present moment with intention. Grounding techniques help bring attention back to the here and now when thoughts

Aren’t there already clubs like this? Don’t other organisations already offer great opportunities for girls? They do. And many families love them. But Fearless Girls Club was created because there was something very clearly missing for our girls and that gap shapes everything we do. Fearless Girls Club offers something very different. A transformational space where girls can build confidence at their own pace, develop emotional skills and feel part of a community that values

At Fearless Girls Club, we believe girlhood should be a place where confidence can take root, curiosity is encouraged and girls feel able to take up space. Our award-winning after-school clubs are designed to do exactly that. They give girls aged 8–12 a regular, supportive place to explore who they are and who they are becoming, away from academic pressure and constant comparison. After-school clubs matter. For many girls, the hours after the school day ends are when self-do

Everything we do at Fearless Girls Club comes from a deeply held set of beliefs about who girls are and what they deserve. And it all sits under one simple goal: Find Your Fearless .  That means helping every girl discover her voice, her confidence and her sense of what she is capable of. Not in a big, dramatic, performative way but in hundreds of small, real, everyday moments that weave together to last a lifetime. These are our five core values and we love them and live the

The world has a long history of telling girls to be ‘kind’. On the surface, it sounds harmless, even noble. Who wouldn’t want a world where people treat each other with respect, empathy and compassion? But that’s not what girls are actually being taught. For generations, kindness has been used as code for something else entirely: be quiet, smooth things over, don’t make a fuss, put everyone else first. It’s the velvet glove wrapped around a very old expectation – that girls s

The new year arrives with equal parts excitement and pressure. For tween girls (aged 8 to 12), January can be a tricky mix of new school terms, fresh expectations and a lot of talk about goals. Even girls who usually seem steady can feel wobbly as routines restart and comparisons creep in. At this age self-esteem is naturally more fragile. Girls become more aware of what others think, and the pressure to be clever, sporty, popular or socially switched on can build fast. The a

We hear it all the time: “Other girls have problems, but my daughter’s fine”. She’s confident, fearless, bold. As a parent, I hear you – my daughter is fearless too. But that’s exactly why I’m doing everything I can to keep it that way. Because confidence isn’t permanent, it’s a muscle – and like any muscle, it needs regular use, training and reinforcement, or it starts to weaken. Bit by bit, the world teaches girls to soften, smooth over and shrink themselves, and even the m

The obsession with tween skin care, pushed by big brands and influencers, isn’t just about fun self-care. It can feed insecurity, perfectionism and comparison – pressures that quietly chip away at confidence. So how do you keep your girl fearless without squashing curiosity or saying a flat no to the latest serum?

Confidence is a muscle that gets its enduring power from small, consistent experiences. That’s why, off the back of co-founder Elle Wilks’ recent recording for the Child Psych Podcast  (to be released early 2026), micro-moments were a hot topic in her advice to parents: simple, repeatable experiences that help girls feel capable, seen and supported and enable girls to build and maintain the mastery of a confident mindset. Research shows girls’ confidence drops sharply around

Looking for gifts for girls that are both meaningful and fun? Our subscription boxes for girls at Fearless Girls Club are a perfect choice! What Makes Our Boxes So Amazing? Each box is thoughtfully designed to engage girls aged 8–12 and comes with: A themed action-packed magazine bursting with stories, quizzes and activities. Creative challenges and craft activities that inspire confidence, curiosity and problem-solving skills. Stickers, stationery and collectibles that celeb

Buying Christmas gifts for tween girls can feel utterly impossible (we know, we have the same problem in our families every year!). Too often it’s cheap plastic, trends she’ll forget in a week or something that looks fun but doesn’t do  anything and gets discarded after five minutes. It feels like throwing money in the bin for the sake of buying something .  The Fearless Girls Club subscription box changes that. Here’s why it’s a gift for girls this Christmas that actually ma

Co-Authored with Dr Emma Hill, Educational Psychologist at ELLES Psychology There’s a concept that teachers swear by but most parents haven’t heard of, and it might just change the way you support your kids. It’s called scaffolding. Think of it as temporary support that you build around your child; strong enough to help her reach new heights, but designed to come down as she grows steady on her own. This idea sits right in the middle of one of the trickiest parts of parenting

Buying gifts for girls aged 8 to 12 can be tricky, so we've done the hard work for you with our Christmas Gift Guide. Here are eleven of our favourite girl power Christmas gift ideas for girls aged 8 to 12 – Empowering gifts that spark creativity, confidence and fun! Many are from small UK businesses so you can support indie makers while gifting something special. The final one is, of course, our Fearless Girls Club subscription box! 1. Escape Room In A Box Turn your living

I think we’d all agree that friendships in the tween years can be both magical and messy. Misunderstandings, disagreements and being deliberately left out are all common but heartbreaking to witness as a parent – and it’s tricky for us to know when to step in or let girls work things out themselves. It’s why we include ‘Friendships’ as a specific Club Quest  topic, so we’re laying the groundwork for healthy friendships in our clubs  and through our monthly subscription boxes

After we’ve enthusiastically belted out our club affirmations (I am brave! I am bold! I am fearless!), we begin every Fearless Girls Club session with a simple ritual: One Good Thing. Each girl takes a turn to share something positive from her week, whether it’s finishing a tricky piece of homework, trying a new activity or doing something fun with friends. It might look like a quick icebreaker, but there’s a lot happening beneath the surface. This small act of sharing suppor

When it comes to raising confident girls, there’s no shortage of advice out there. But much of it is based on ideas that don’t quite hold up in real life. At Fearless Girls Club, we spend a lot of time listening to girls and working with them – and we’ve found that the path to confidence isn’t always what the books or quick-fix tips suggest. Myth 1: Being confident means being loud and annoying Confidence often gets confused with extroversion or even arrogance, especially in

Co-Authored with Dr Emma Hill, Educational Psychologist at ELLES Psychology For girls aged 8 to 12, failure and rejection can feel...