What to buy DS (age 12) - not at all into anything boyish

[Tiredemma]

Likes dance, drama, theatre, Disney (yes, still).
Likes filming 'mini films' on his ipad- quite creative (but not good at art)

quite 'unique' really and bloody hard to buy for.

Theatre tickets, camera, film software, trip to somewhere including a show?

Day trip to London and to see a show? Lots do matinees on a Saturday or spread it to an overnight if your budget allows.

Maybe take him shopping to pick his own presents. I assume he no longer believes of the man in the red coat plus you won't have a disappointed pre teen on your hands come Xmas day when you have brought him the wrong thing.

Depending on budget, a go pro camera

Great ideas here.

Thanks all.

Some sort of tripod for his film making. Would he be interested in stop motion animation with eg lego figures? Take him to see Billy Elliot, Matilda or Charlie. Karaoke machine. Michael Jackson DVD.

Would he be interested in a science or chemistry set? (I know it sounds very random but I suggest it because my much younger, dance-mad boy is really into soap making. )

A camera he can use to start vlogging :)

T-shirt or hoodie linked to his interests from Redbubble (artists upload work then is printed onto whatever you buy)? DD's got a Van Gogh starry night tardis t-shirt from there that was a big hit. You can find pretty much anything . . .