A 12 yr old boy - how difficult?!

[OlafLovesAnna]

My 12.5 yr old is sporty (Rugby mainly) doesn’t care about scooters, has a bike to get to and from school which was last years gift, doesn’t care about big brand clothes or shoes, likes to read, has a kindle fire, enjoys Scouts.

He doesn’t want anything! I have got a dolls house for his sister, an Amazon echo for his brother and all will get new onesies and books/ games. But I can’t find anything that would pique his interest, I did but a new team rugby shirt but it only cost £9 so I’d like to get him something else too but I’m utterly stuck. The only thing he’s vaguely expressed an interest in is some sort of set up to record himself gaming on the Xbox but I don’t even know where to start with that or how much it would cost.

Any ideas would be most welcome.

[ineedamoreadultieradult]

Maplin have some kiys you can buy for recording your gaming on the xbox. If you have a local one just go in and ask the staff they are very knowledgeable and happy to talk to technophobes like me.

Lovell sport have an offer on at the moment if you buy a ln international team rugby shirt you get a British Lions team shirt for free.

My rugby mad son is getting a bobble hat from Oddballs apparently they are very popular with rugby kids.

How about a ticket to watch his favourite/local team?

[ineedamoreadultieradult]

*kits

[jelliebelly]

Similar position with my 12 year old sporty ds. So far thought of from us and various family/friends (but haven't bought yet!)

echo dot
Fit bit
Xbox one s
Wacky sox (great rugby socks)
England rugby bobble hat
Oddballs pants
Sweets/chocolate
Magic 8 ball
Odeon gift vouchers
Junior driving experience

[Frege]

DS (similar age) is getting a new Xbox and games, fitbit, Lego camper van, subscriptions to magazines (442, Arsenal mag- is there a rugby equivalent?), football shirts. (This lot is for birthday and Christmas which are v close together in his case.)

Twickenham tour?

[Monr0e]

Watching with interest.

I have an 11 year old rugby player who hasn't asked for a single thing. We have bought him

Bluetooth wireless headphones
Docking station for his x box controllers
New track suit
Trainers
Pokeball night light
30 minute driving lesson with young drivers

We are also thinking of a magazine subscription but don't know to which one

ineed do you have a link for the bobble hat please?

[OlafLovesAnna]

Thank you so much! I’m off to google all the ideas.

Love the young driver idea and the oddballs hat (his dad has one so I don’t know why I didn’t think of it).

[ineedamoreadultieradult]

www.myoddballs.com/products/obble-hat-2#sm.00000y8614xrs8ffnu5ogq7j6xf8c

[ineedamoreadultieradult]

Other colours are available

[Monr0e]

Thank you

[MsJolly]

Lots of 11 yr old rugby players!

Think I will get mine some new boots/kit/bag
Also getting the Anki overdrive.
Maybe a game for Xbox 1
Liking the driving thing idea too

[jelliebelly]

I don't know how far you are away from Twickenham but we did the tour there for ds birthday in September and it was great - good value too - cost me a fortune in the shop afterwards though!!

[vikjul]

My almost 12yo ds (loves football and reading but similarly has trouble coming up with a wish list), has asked for a multi panel canvas print for his room this year.

This type of thing:

pixers.us/multi-panel-wall-art?q=football&order=recommended

Perhaps there is something similar related to rugby?

Also, board games are very popular with him and his friends. Their current favourites are:

Machi Koro (with the Harbor expansion)
Ticket to Ride Europe
For Sale

Other board games that are also popular are the Timeline games, King of Tokyo, Port Royal (card game), Monopoly Deal (card game) and Forbidden Island (cooperative). He is getting 7 Wonders Duel for his birthday, and Dominion for Christmas.

[That1950sMum]

I'm getting

This

For my sporty 12 year old. Also some DVDs and an Amazon voucher.

[simpson]

DS (12) is getting:

Fitbit
Cheaper version of a go pro from amazon
Virtual reality headset
Ripleys annual
Discovering stem building bridges kit (don’t get it from amazon!)
Moon ball
Harry Potter fleece for his bed
Himalayan crystal rock salt lamp

[vikjul]

For those of you getting fitbits, any recommendations?

[whimsical1975]

My DS12 is also very sporty (currently taking down our huge jungle gym and putting in a cricket bowling net . His birthday was in September and we got him a drone which he loves!

For Christmas we have got him a Virtual Reality Real Feel headset... we got him the racing car one (comes with a steering wheel) and we've got his sister the fishing one (comes with fishing rod). He actually stumbled across it, after I had bought it, in the T r Us catalogue and went nuts

I know he wants the X-Box One S but will see about that.

He would also love anything to do with cricket, a new bag, bat, balls, pads... anything really, so maybe a new rugby kit for yours? Or a signed ball if you can find one? We're in SA and this entire country is rugby barking mad!!!!

[flissfloss65]

If he likes Scouts you could get him a Swiss Army Knife and have it engraved.

[simpson]

Thanks for mentioning Xbox one docking station, I have bought DS one which will be from his granny as she didn’t have a clue what to get him.

[BelleandBeast]

One of those kits for making electronics and circuits?

[NewtsSuitcase]

DS1 is having lego mindstorms to share with his brother and also a PS4 VR headset (also to share). Then a couple of board games (ticket to ride expansion, exploding kitten expansion and pandemic) and some PS4 games and some books.

Best subscription we ever bought him was marvel unlimited. It gives them online access to every marvel comic ever written. There are literally thousands on there. DS1 at that point declared himself happy for life.

[MsJolly]

Also how about a raspberry pi? Great for those interested in coding/gaming etc and v cheap as well as being something they can add bits to

[Gorja]

I’ve got mine a gaming pc and a couple of games that I know he will like.