Can I see your present lists for older teenage boys please?

[FelicityGraceSpoon]

I have the following on my list for my just turned 17 year old boy - he won't receive it all but they're ideas under consideration! Would love to see your lists

Theragun (this I have bought already - managed to get one for under £100)

Xbox series X (hoping for another price drop)

iPad - his existing one is 5 years old and used daily

Nike Tech tracksuits / Fred Perry hoodie / Ralph Lauren tracksuit / Nike t shirts / Nike dri fit tracksuits

Fiddle cubes + toys

Home made sweets and crisps hamper

Crimpit

I got mine tickets to a comedy gig
3 ps5 games
Skin for ps5 controller
Hollister hoodie
Nike tracksuit
Adidas t shirt
A stand for his ps5 headphones
Some Tony's chocolate
Bath bombs
Loreal face set
Hair wax and gel from bedhead
A couple of books

2 crimpets on their way here too!!

@Thelifeofawife could you link to the oodie seller please? There are so many cheaper versions, would be great to get a cheapy good one, Ta.

@OrderOfTheKookaburra

please could you link to the IKEA cases. I’ve googled and can’t find them.

Really useful thread, I find men so hard to buy for. I’m pinching the prism idea from above to go in my son’s stocking.

So far I’ve got my 19 year old:
New phone
CK swimming shorts
Crimpit wrap and cookery book (got the traditional crimpit last year!)
Tommy Hilfiger boxers
Ralph Lauren boxers
Ransom notes board game
Socks
Bottle of Jagermeister
Hotel chocolat
Tommy Hilfiger hoody
T Rex yoga calendar!
We’re going to get him some Raybans too and probably some trainers of his choice.
He asks for absolutely nothing (unlike his 16 year old sister 😳🤣) but is such a lovely lad that it’s nice to treat him.

In his stocking:
Sneaker wipes
Long charger cables
Salt spray
Toe nail scissors!!
”Kind” energy patches
Sharpie gel pens
Various chocolate oranges/matchmakers/ After 8s

@Blanketpolicy just ordered the crimpet and the square one as I like square thins and it might make me stick to slimming world 🤞. DS first year at Uni so having lots of wraps as I get him a pack of 4 fajita and enchilada box sets from Costco and he’s always got loads of wraps left and he was asking me what to do with the left over wraps the other day. I love a kitchen gadget! Also will get the tweezerman off your list as I saw them the other day in Costco with a magnifying mirror too.

Very helpful feel like he’s got some surprises to open now as he only wants money too. Thanks.

DS is getting an x box x. Waiting to see what comes this week as a bundle with new headphones and or games.

Clothes thanks to the Nike discount and possibly new trainers, again with an Adidas code.

Then his stocking with the obligatory lynx set, some aftershaves from Next, chocolate, sweets, Primark fluffy pjs.

This thread it great, thanks for the ideas and I have ordered the crimpit too and will give the other to my husband as he will love it!

And me!

Amazon mostly have return until the end of January so if that's the case with the Xbox, you could buy it and still look for further bargains and just return that one?

Got so far a guitar, air pod cleaning tool, socks. He wants cash but we aren't awash with ready cash sadly!

I was looking at the optical illusion prisms but I am afeared of burning the house down!

Croc lights, airpod cleaner and trainer cleaners all now on my list.

I've got 3 teenage boys and usually end up getting face masks, gloves, nail clippers and tweezers every year.

The year they each (and my 50 year old brother) got a box of 48 Freddos has gone down in legend. Unfortunately Costco don't do them anymore but someone must.

DS is 16 and has ASD
He is an amateur photographer.

List:
Camera lens (£449)
Chocolates

That's it!

Plus knick knacks for his stocking, such as a mechanical pencil, sweets, chewing gum...

Great thread and some good ideas for those with DC on the spectrum (my teenage boys all are). None of them are interested in clothes or labels (as long as it’s comfortable, they don’t care), and would be offended if I bought clothes as they don’t see them as ‘present material’. Ditto phones (they see them as an essential, so why would they want one for Christmas). So difficult!

One of them wants a PS3 (but has to be good condition with box and inserts) as he collects old consoles, they all love Lego, particularly retro Lego Space sets and Star Wars. I always get stocking fillers of fiddle toys, squishy stress balls, light-up stuff. Various games for their (many) consoles. These were a good buy from WH Smith at two books for £12 in an offer at the moment. One of my sons asked for 2 because he wants the orange minifigures.
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/a-visual-history-5006811?ef_id=EAIaIQobChMIubOAx-DPggMV2N_tCh1WiQWAEAQYASABEgKdjPD_BwE%3AG%3As&s_kwcid=AL%21933%213%21%21%21%21x%21%21%2119812010236%21&cmp=KAC-INI-GOOGEU-GO-GB-EN-RE-SP-BUY-CREATE-PLA-SHOP-BP-SP-RN-PMAX_LOW_PRIORITY&gad_source=1

I terms of the oodies. I have bought off brand ones before for DS and his girlfriend and they loved them.

However, last year I got a deal on a 2 pack of the proper ones and they report that they are far warmer.

For most it probably doesn't matter, but they are in Aberdeen in an old granite built rented flat and don't like to use the heating much so they appreciated the difference. I think I paid £80 for the two through an offer that appeared on Facebook.

Ds is 15 and has:

A coat
Xbox controller
Shower speaker
Nike gilet
Trainers
Golf glove
Golf balls

That's about it really as nothing he wants is cheap and I'm going to get moaned at by dh when he opens this lot on Christmas morning as he was only supposed to have the coat!

Great thread. So far my (just) 18yo has

Fluffy crocs (Amazon Black Friday)
Non brand oodie
Kinetic sand art picture
ipod cleaner
Magnet and bolts office display toy
Car dashboard (!)

He wants apple play for his car. Not sure if that's more than we want to do spend nd tho.

DS 15
Nike Air Max Trainers
Adidas Originals Trainers
CP Company Hoodie
Gym King Clothing (huge sale on at the moment)
Napapijri Jacket
Napapijri Sweatshirt
Wallet
Jeans
PlayStation Gift Card
Just Eat Gift Card
Nike Socks
Calvin Klein Boxers
Lynx Deoderants and Shower Gels
Dressing Gown
PlayStation Slippers

Rugby mad 16 yo with his birthday just after Christmas

• addidas joggers
• addidas gazelles
• rugby ball
• pants - gone for Oddballs pants a really good fit apparently
• Fred Perry polo shirt
• rugby shorts
• kicking tee
• lego

I’ve got the guess the bum hole game for his younger brother

@wlv12 please could you tell me more about the drum show? I did not know such a thing existed and sounds amazing for DS. Is it the one in Sept next year, as says tickets not available. Thank you!

I couldn't decide which crimpet so got both 🤪. The stress/fidget toy mentioned on here actually has ‘featured on mumsnet’ and someone earns a commission on it- never seen that before

This is the seller, someone posted which are Oodies, I’ll find the photo of them.
I ordered the Star Wars one and it definitely is.
I also ordered a plain grey one thinking that was the real deal but it’s really thin, it’ll do though.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234529952210?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=dlPuZvgaRnS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=_zF6bONDTC6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This was posted in another Christmas thread, I can’t confirm myself but according to the poster these are the ones that are Oodies

@OrderOfTheKookaburra Take a look at tennis club membership? It can be very reasonable for under 18s if you go for a local club not a big name like David Lloyd. DS has a great social life through his as well as having done first tier coaching...which led to being paid to help coach young children in the holidays.

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