Help! I have nothing and no ideas.

[rifling]

Christmas has snuck up on me this year. DS11 and Ds17 apparently don't want anything. Although I think if I actually followed through with that, they would be very disappointed. Any ideas? We usually do a stocking with small /useful gifts and a bigger present from us under the tree.

What are they into? Sports, films, games, etc?

Things for their room like blankets, pictures, prints, candles
Clothing- hoodies, socks, new shoes
Aftershave, chocolates, headphones, phone case, Xbox games, walkie talkies

Thanks. They're both into football but already have everything football related!

I've bought my DS pyjamas (not Christmas themed ones, he'd never wear them), a dressing gown (sick of him appearing for breakfast in his boxers), a couple of jumpers, some art equipment, some books - all very dull and boring. I know he wants a drone and a virtual reality headset and quite possibly a Macbook Pro but Santa's not made of money, not this year.

Concert/theme park tickets
Toastie/waffle maker
Roller blades
Digital photo frame
Trainers
Catan board game
Sphero
LED colour changing strip lights
Football table
Lego architecture
Basketball hoop

Ideas for stocking:

Joke book
Addictaball
American sweets
LED beanie
UNO flip or Monopoly Deal card game
Mug cake mix
Sharpies
Rubik’s cube
Heat changing mug

My football mad DS(13) would quite like to try one of those football mystery boxes where you get sent a shirt and it could be a brilliant team or it could be something really rubbish. I’m unsure whether to get one yet as I’m not convinced he’d be ok with the disappointment of getting a really bad one, but would you oldest like it?

Other ideas
Football tickets
Stadium tour of their fav team
Weekend bag for oldest
School rucksack (youngest)
Dumbbells or pull-up bar (oldest)
Wireless earbuds
Board game
Funky lighting for bedroom
Drone
Clothes/trainers
Oodie
Hydraulic robot arm kit (youngest)
Technic Lego
Power bank phone case
Echo dot
Books

Thanks everyone! Those mystery football shirts sound good but I'm in the EU and I'm worried I'd have to pay customs fees - has anyone any experience of this?

@rifling

Thanks everyone! Those mystery football shirts sound good but I'm in the EU and I'm worried I'd have to pay customs fees - has anyone any experience of this?

It'll say on the website you order them from - look at the Shipping / Delivery page on the site. Some companies absorb the costs, others don't.

Depending on where you are I'd also be thinking as much about shipping times as costs at this stage –I've had something waiting for presentation to customs since November 18th... but then I'm in the 'remote' category of EU here.

Thanks. I haven't found any that say they'll absorb the costs yet and it is really hard to find out in advance what those costs are, isn't it? Hope you get your parcel in the not too distant future!

It's a GIANT pain in the behind, isn't it? Fingers crossed you find a good option

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