Teen boy stocking filler ideas?

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Any ideas for a couple of stocking fillers for my 14 going on 24 yo DS please? I'll do pants, socks, sweets/choc etc. He's more nerdy than sporty but probably considered cool nerdy (if that's a thing?). Thank you 🙂

I have a nerdy 14 year old DS!

He always gets Pringles, chocolate orange and mint Original Source shower gel.

He usually gets a jokey T shirt and a paperback book.

I'm not sure what else this year. He's grown up a lot since last. He's too old for Top Trumps now. Maybe. Little Lego kit for nostalgia. He liked the BakedIn kit he got last year.

LED lights, Greggs voucher, yo-yo, colour changing light, lynx, key ring,

I’m hoping to get ideas for my nearly 15 year old from this thread!
He liked posh flavoured marshmallows and an “indoor marshmallow roasting kit” basically an oil burner and some sticks, last year
He also liked a set of hot chocolate stirrer things from Next
This year he is into Poke bowls for some reason so I am looking at bowls, chopsticks, recipe books…
Phone chargers as he is always nicking mine and losing his
Combs, hair brushes ditto
Loads of biros, ditto
Gloves
Hat with a torch in it
Things I got him last year that didn’t get much traction - grow your own Venus flytrap (ingrown), puzzle books, skipping rope that counts the jumps

Ungrown! Not ingrown! As in he has never grown it.

Oh hairbrush/comb could go down well. A lot of time spent preening on front of the mirror here 🤣

Typo do great bowls with chopsticks.

It’s difficult isn’t it. I’m trying to find things that have a use this year as I ended up spending quite a lot on things that were never used or looked at again! It changes as they get older.

beanie with blue tooth went down well last year
neon/ led lights
I am stuck after that

A couple of years ago the best thing I did that was a stocking filler for my older kids was a small shower speaker that stuck on the wall and connected to their phones. Was about £30 so at a time when they got less small pressies. A last minute panic buy but both thought it great, use them and have taken to uni.

I got mine nice melamine trays to keep pocket detritus (coins, keys etc) - they both use them. this sort of thing

Fancy hot chocolate usually goes down well

Little testers for aftershave or manly skincare

They both like a fancy bar of soap as well

Key rings (I got the Pantone ones, both still in use)

We've got a dog and they've both had silly customised dog mugs over the years

Powerbank
Loupe magnifier
Grow your own Bonsai tree kit
Wooden bookmarks
Swiss Army pocket tool thingy (fits in wallet slot)
Fake moustaches (he’s desperate to grow his own 😆)
Fidget toys

Trying to think what else I’ve bought my DS but my memory is shocking!

The Venus fly trap ds had died!

Mine is so hard to buy for. Will get food, charger, phone case, book, headphones, maybe some art pens. Stuff I got last year that he didn't like/use: tattoo colouring book, wide angle lens for phone, Lego bonsai tree, chopsticks, LED reading light, Marvel mug, Carhartt beanie. Feel terrible about the wasted resources, I am usually very anti buying tat but was really at a loss last year!

Popcorn, subway vouchers, keyring, snuggly socks.

Thanks - some really good ideas here - shower speaker is a great one so will check out Amazon Prime sale now.

@Hoolihan and others - I hear you on not wanting to just get stuff that never gets used. There are definitely a few things like that hanging around from previous years.

I just saw on the other teen present ideas thread about a scratch off movie poster. I've found one specifically for horror movies so am going to get that.

One of mine got a whoopee cushion one year that was weirdly popular 🤔

I think I've finished DS's stocking (apart from sweets and chocolate orange). He's getting...
PlayStation gift card
Aftershave (from Next)
Sneaker balls
Multi tool pen
Money minder keyring
Cross-body bag
Tin of thunks
Highlighter pens
Bakedin cookie mix
Things to do on the loo book
Jolly Ranchers
Chocolate orange

Hits from last year...
Marshmallow fork (been used loads)
Pop-a-cob from Zaramama
Blank flip books
Replica spear heads
Metallic outline pens
Superdry toiletries set (smells bloody lovely!)

Figures or posters with his favorite characters
Tshirt or a hoodie with his favorite show's logo
Card with qr code to the Steam or PS gift card or an image that says he now owns a cool software (like a gaming video editor or an animated collage maker).
Gaming mouse
Snacks that he likes
Cash

Great ideas here.

DS is 10 but a wannabe teen, so I'll add:

Pop tarts
California reaper chilli crisps
Hotel Chocolat selection

Manual books for whatever nerdy tech they like

Tools if they like to build stuff

Rubix cubes etc

Card games

Voucher (phone or gaming etc)

My ds is nerdy tech but also sporty and likes to make things - and these things have always gone down well.

Oh, and vouchers for favours. So far I've thought of:

Voucher for a lift to Taco Bell with a friend
Voucher for extra screen time
Takeaway of his choice

Ah fab - thanks all 🙂

I ordered my ds stranger things socks and stickers that I think he'll like.

Stickers to sticker their tech goes down well in my house.

Rubik's cube
Little boxes of cereal
Water bottle
Small sho food flask
Portable charger
Sheet face mask
American candy
Puzzle books
Quiz books

So far my teen boy has:

Zombie stickers
A mug
Flying frog toy (kind of silly novelty he love)
Fart putty (hes immature lol)
A day of the dead bottle opener
Fake snow
A velcro target game (to play with siblings)
A small pug teddy
Panda biscuits
M&M sharing pack
Chocolate coins
Chocolate orange

I need to stop buying stuff now lol.

Hits here have been…
Multitool
astronaut pen
daft socks
gig tickets
spotify subscription
gym membership
bluetooth speaker pillow
shower speaker