A gift for teens to 'do' on Christmas

[Downthestais]

I always try to get my teens (DD 16 and DS 15) something to keep them busy and to 'do' on Christmas day.
I have got my DD a jewellery making set and a sticker book.
I have zero ideas for my DS!
Does anyone have any good ideas please?

Lego? I'm just about to order my DD a Lego set, she loves it.

Have a look at Ugears and Robotime 3d wooden model kits. Some of the cheapest kits start at around £10. Cubic Fun and Wrebbit 3d also do great model kits.
Other ideas: origami, paint by sticker, escape room game or extreme dot to dot book.

Lego.

There’s a 16+ range.

I got DS a skeleton one for his birthday.

Journals, adult colouring in books, sketch pad, art supplies.

I got my DD a cadburys chocolate house to assemble

Will your 16 year-old be interested in a sticker book?

I'd suggest a gingerbread house kit- no cooking required it just has to be assembled and decorated.

That said, I have teens who are quite happy glued to their phones. They might join in a family game e.g. charades under some duress.

Boxbollen?

I love a sticker book!

3d puzzle?

You can get cars, Harry Potter, aeroplanes etc so can cater it to what he likes?

Lego!

Mine would think I'd lost the plot if I gave them a sticker book!

boxbollen (although Im getting nervous about their delivery times..)
journal 29 escape room book

Brilliant ideas - thank you. Off to do some online shopping.

Airfix
Paper planes book (some are quite fiddly)

I always get my teens a game they can play together (usually card based), this year its richard osman house of games. Previous years sussed, uno, pack of playing cards, chess and more or less game.

I have this sticker book

www.amazon.co.uk/Animetrics-Striking-Geometric-Sticker-Challenge/dp/1780554583/ref=asc_df_1780554583/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311219507756&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16015947656643558239&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006864&hvtargid=pla-426296039230&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I don’t think it has an upper age limit really.

Thanks for that. I now have boxbollen on the way.

Getting mine a jigsaw puzzle.

Pretty much what I thought...

Pottery wheel. Adult colouring book. Polymer clay.

My dds aren't quite teens, but I've got them a set of lego flowers to make so they have something to do on Christmas day.

I always used to get a jigsaw from DM for this reason.

Nothing beats lego, it's a joy at any age.

A switch game works here. Physical /interactive etc.

Lots of us don't like Lego... I really don't get why mumsnet tout it as the perfect gift, I don't know anyone who like Lego in the real world.

It seems to be very specific to the nostalgia of the few that got it as kids themselves.

Wow, really? All 3 of mine loved it into adulthood, I love it, DH does, my Dad loves it (bought him a set for this Chirstmas) and my nieces and nephews asked for it when they were smaller.

When they were younger we had 3 six-foot Trofasts full of Lego. All their friends were similarly into Ninjago or Bionicles and even the slightly annoying Lego Friends (minifigs are better than the Friends figurines).

I thought Lego was pretty much a universal hit.