12yo boy stocking/small present ideas

[Idontbelieveit12]

I really struggle every year with buying for my son, so far he has trainers and a coat. I want some fun things but he isn’t interested in much apart from his Xbox 🙄 he does like history too

Fleecey blanket
Insulated mug
Alarm clock
Calendar of favourite team
Book about someone cool or gaming
Foreign sweets
Hard Lego set

Mine still likes Pokemon which is leading him down a Japanese Route so got him some Japanese sweets and snacks and how to draw anime/Manga books.
Also a Harry Potter fan and found a slytherin bath bomb, power bank and headphones.
I've also got some lovely books about the vikings and Greek mythology.

UNO card game
Mug cake kit
Joke book
Addictaball
Pepperoni pizza slice socks
FlipSide game
Cosmic shampoo bar
Heat change mug
Simon Air game
Multi tool pen

My 11yr old boy has

A fart card game from Amazon
Harry Potter puzzles book
Roll on deodorant
Grown up shower gel
Boxers
Socks
Packet of American sweets
Black panther keyring
A book
Notepad and pen

My nearly 11yr old has

Back scratcher from tiger
Torch/keyring
Lots of batman lego polybags new via ebay
Candy floss tub from tiger
Other sweets from tiger
A soap that has a picture of uranus on...
A t-shirt that says Yeet as he loves Collins Key
Socks
Chocolate money

Oh and some lego style shaped highlighter pens from the pound shop

Thank you 😊 x

Some history books of his interest
Lego architecture set
Comics
Japanese or American sweets
Board games like exploding kittens, you’ve got crabs, bears vs babies, cards vs humanity family edition.

My 11 year old is getting the following in his stocking
Power bank
Cheap wireless ear pods
A mini cast iron pan with brownie mix
Marshmallow toppers for hot chocolate
Hot chocolate stirrers
Slipper socks
Mini Newton's cradle
Phone case
Wireless charger

DS has...

Plop Trumps
Gift card maze with £20 in it
Chocolate orange
Bath bomb
Beano annual
Sloth warmies (maybe a bit young but he's a big softy really)
Guinness book of records
Voucher for an animal experience
And whatever I can find when I go shopping tomorrow!

For the stocking, I like small things that really do fit in a stocking. Bigger stuff goes under the tree.

giant Skittles
Bic 4 colour ballpoint pen
little battery coloured lights
Post-it page flags
Coloured mini bulldog clips
staple free stapler
keyboard cleanser gel
giant bourbon biscuit
Lindt Santa and sleigh
gallium
fidget rings
Xmas temporary tattoos
reaction ball
pop up monsters
blowgyro thing
yellow squishy man
marzipan bar

Boys of 14 and 11 here;

Various chocolates/sweets
Lynx spray
£5 Greggs voucher
Fidget rings
Little book called ‘would you rather?’
Card pack with magic tricks
Planning to buy stationary - maybe paper chase etc
Earphones
iPhone charger

My 13yr old DS has for his stocking-
Sweets and chocolate coins
Stranger Things pen and coasters
Riddle book
Catchphrase game (it's a little card game from Boots)
Bath bomb
Shower gel and deodorant
Mini alarm clock
Multi tool gadget thing
Fluffy bed socks
£10 voucher for PlayStation store

Ds is 13 and needs new shin pads. I am thrilled as they wil be the perfect size and shape for a stocking :)

And he's always after batteries for his x box controller so Ive got him some of those too

Power bank
Mini Pringles
Hot chocolate sachets
Mug
Giant marshmallows
Novels
A massive book on Maps (deluxe edition)
Waterproof dobble
Bath bombs
Pants
Bamboo socks
Shower gel
Joke book
Pens for school
Takeaway dice
Giant wotsits
Matchbox with marshmallows for roasting (bought on Etsy)

Usborne does a boxed set of ten books about different eras in history - I bought it for 12yo DS a few years ago bit he still reads them now. Ds also really like the magma carts scroll that my mum got him. What about a book on Henry VIII? Quite interesting time. Or one on King John?

@Idontbelieveit12

I really struggle every year with buying for my son, so far he has trainers and a coat. I want some fun things but he isn’t interested in much apart from his Xbox 🙄 he does like history too

I feel ya OP, DS is 12 and has autism but is literally only into gaming. He spends most of his Time playing. He specifically asked me for airpods last year So I got them, he then asked for a specific PS4 and switch game so managed to get them. The rest I was clutching at straws for. His birthday is 11 days after and that was another headache. He finally told me something the other day, but I’ve literally gone off my own back for the rest and hopes he likes it 😬

I got him
Airpods
Talking sloth
Studio creator
Tronix electronic board
Illuminated mouse and mouse mat
Mario cushion
Mario 3D allstars switch game
Daffy Duck duvet cover

His stocking
Roblox voucher
Roblox figure
Mario uno
Planet coaster PS4 game
Personalised alton towers thirteen drinks bottle & notepad
Lindor chocs
Sloth plate
Lynx set
Lush bath bombs

Hope it gives you some ideas 😊

Thank you everyone some really good ideas! I shall be writing a list!!

These ar brilliant! Ds may need two stockings

mine asked for sudoku book. He also recently spent hours demolishing a metal slinky recently (contortions slinkies were never meant to do). I found another twisty-toy thing (see pic) he might not destroy so quickly.

The Office Uno game.

I’ve found Menkind good for my DS who is also 12. Not small gifts size-wise but I got a couple of fun things around the £20-25 mark. I got a tabletop air hockey game and a DIY hydraulic robot arm. He’s also getting plasma ball. History-related, there’s a Horrible Histories board game...would that interest him?

Small/stocking gifts...PS4 thumb grips and silicone controller covers, a book on Fortnite hacks, novelty power bank or USB stick, touch screen gloves, blank flip books, tornado spheres, outline metallic pens, coloured hair gel, books, card game, bath bomb etc etc.

Chocolates, Sweets, Roblox Annual, Roblox Figures, Lego, Lego Figures, Stationary, Jokes Book, Headphones to use with his tablet.

DS had got

Pants
Socks
Shower gel
Chocolate
Haribo
Oversized marshmallows and a gel burner
Selfie stick
Beanie hat with wireless speakers built in
Cheap smart watch
Bath bombs
Hot chocolate
Poster for his room
A star wars decal for his light switch
Slippers
Slipper socks

Main present is a gaming chair and a wheel and pedals. Some Lego.

ideas:
Useful:
deodorant, toothbrush, tooth paste, hair products,
clothes: socks, gloves, fingerless gloves for school
stationery for school: glue stick, pens, pencils, rubber, sharpener.

power bank
headphone splitters (maybe less useful this year)
earbuds

tube of sweets, chocolate coins, marshmallows,

Amazon has these really cool magnetic LED charger wires, got 2 for my DS's aged 13 and 14.
Crep protect/sneaky wipes trainer care things (my ds's are trainer mad)
socks
PS giftcards
torch
tools (measuring tape, tool belt, screwdriver bits etc DS2 loves building things.)
Self care things - some nice face masks, moisturiser, scrub, toner, hand cream, hair wax etc.
Barber gift voucher- few pre paid haircuts.
Comics/manga if they're into that sort of thing.
Sweets and chocolate.