One of the things I enjoy doing between the week of Christmas and New Year’s is reviewing Top 10 Lists.  You know the lists I mean–almost every magazine title has their writers assemble these year-end lists.  Time.com does a good job.

I enjoy these lists because they remind me of some of the highs and lows that have taken place in the past 12 months; sometimes the lists call to my attention some of the things I’ve totally missed this year.  From best movies, best performances, best fiction, best non-fiction, best (and worst) fashion outings, to buzz words, etc. these lists are a flash of the past. 

As parents we have all been inundated with best toys, games, books, and movies lists since the beginning of December.  These lists were  created more for the purpose of guiding holiday purchases, and they were created by various retailers, not by tweens. 

And so I started to think: what and/or who would be on tweens’ top 10 lists in 2009?  Starting with pop culture who would tweens list as their favorite: Movie, TV Show, Song, Book, Celebrity, Game? 

After those 6 categories, let’s include 4 more categories, so we could have a tweens’ Top 10 in 10 Categories.

Let’s make the 4 additional categories:  past time, hero/heroine, fashion item (she) can’t live without, and lesson learned in 2009. 

I will interview my daughter to get her favorites and include them on our list.  Please email your tween’s favorites to hello@ottilieandlulu.com.  Use Tween Top 10 List for the subject. I will compile and post a Top 10 Tween List for 2009.