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No ideas for 14 and 11 year olds?!

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Legoisawesome · 05/10/2021 02:24

Please throw suggestions at me. Eldest is artistic but mostly digital. Youngest is techy and has an interest engineering. I literally have no ideas! I feel like they have everything they need already!

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 05/10/2021 02:37

Lego for the younger one? Especially if s/he likes practicsl/engineering stuff.

When ds1 was 14 we bought him an "experience" day st Mercedes Benz World. He got to drive a 4x4 and had a fabulous time. Would your older one like something. like that? Maybe something arts based?

Legoisawesome · 05/10/2021 02:43

Driving lessons/experience for eldest is a great idea thank you

Youngest enjoys technic so I’ll check out what current sets there are

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Ricekrispie22 · 05/10/2021 04:06

Thames and Kosmos does a couple of engineering kits www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk/product/roller-coaster-engineering/ and www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk/product/architectural-engineering/

Camera for the oldest?

Brogues · 05/10/2021 13:08

I saw this STEM kids magazine advertised on Facebook that may be suitable - has anyone tried it? oyla.uk/

Beamur · 05/10/2021 13:17

Does oldest have any favourite artists? Something by them/trip to city to see gallery's etc. My DD is quite arty and has recently bought some ink brush pens which are excellent for character design kind of stuff
Led mood lighting seems quite popular amongst the teens I know
I found the website Present Indicative good for gifts last year
Backpack
Socks
Something unexpected like a portable camping fire and marshmallows?

EmmaGrundyForPM · 05/10/2021 13:48

This is the link to the Mercedes World. Its £95 for an hour of off road driving. We made a day out of it, I was expecting to be bored stupid as I have no interest in cars but it was great. There are really interesting exhibitions, plus the professional drivers put on displays on the track throughout the day. DS said it was a fantastic day out, best present ever etc. This was about 8 years ago but it looks like they are offering a very similar deal
www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk/driving-experiences/experiences/drive-mercedes-benz-4x4-1-hour-experience/

Legoisawesome · 05/10/2021 17:11

Thanks some great suggestions!

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BasiliskStare · 05/10/2021 20:21

Just to say DS had many years ago a day out at Mercedes world - loved it. I would back up this idea.

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