Are you looking for great gifts for teenagers? Getting great gifts for teenagers can become something of a dilemma. Most teenagers love video games, but spend too many hours playing them if given the opportunity. If you decide to purchase video games for teens, you should find some way to limit use of the games to a reasonable length of time. Some parents use video games as a way to get their teens to do chores at home or to improve their school grades.

You should also consider the content of video games before any purchase. Games that emphasize shooting, robbing, assault and other criminal activity may actually desensitize teenagers to criminal behavior and to the pain and suffering of crime victims. Many professionals even say that violent video games can increase teen acts of aggression in real life.

A good example of a nonviolent video game for teens is The Sims 3. It allows players to create people, give them personalities and customize their looks. Teens can also design houses. They explore the neighborhood and meet new people as they travel. If your teen enjoys rock and roll music, you might consider a game such as Guitar Hero Metallica, in which teens can play the guitar and drums and sing along with the band in the game.

Of course, you can get great gifts for teenagers that don't involve video games. If your teen is interested in photography, a digital camera may be just the attention grabber you are looking for. Although there are top of the line cameras costing thousands of dollars, there are many sweet budget cameras ranging in price from about $90 to $150.

Another popular electronic gadget that crosses the gender line is the iPod. iPods are convenient pocket-sized music players that can hold hundred of hours of music at once. While iPods continue to evolve with increasing numbers of bells and whistles, older models are becoming more affordable than ever. If you really want to stretch your budget, consider the purchase of a refurbished iPod.

If your budget is especially tight, you can still get great gifts for teenagers. Consider fashion accessories such as belts, wallets, sunglasses, hats and jewelry. If you are at a loss as to what your teen may enjoy, you can always purchase a gift card for any amount from most any major store and even most small shops. Gift cards allow you to give your teens what they really want by letting them pick out their own gift.

You could also get a really unique gift for some teenagers; buy them land in each of the 50 states too. What? Well, you don't have to buy real real estate simply one square inch in any or all of the states. They'll get a deed to each piece of their new property in each state and they can hang it in their room, bring it to school, carry it around with them bragging to everyone that they are a big-time property owner. It's a great fun unique teenager gift; a novelty for sure. They won't have to mow any grass either.