What’s everyone’s 12/13 year old having for Christmas?

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What’s everyone’s 12/13 year old having for Christmas?

My sons just had a bday so won't be getting anything big. He had an expensive bday present (Vr) he's getting a stand/charger for it and bits and pieces. A new card game we thought he'd like we found in menkind. And bubble tea etc nothing hugely exciting!

Present or dinner?

Present wise my son (10, so a little younger) is getting a laptop, a desk and a new gaming chair. He's also getting an echo dot and a few little craft bits.

We were tempted to get him a metal detector but decided to save it for his birthday instead as nobody wants to stand on a cold beach looking for loose change!

present 😁

12 yo ds is getting a phone (at last) and some computer peripherals that dh cares about has agreed with him. Otherwise it'll be stocking bits like a new hoodie, pjs, hot chocolate packs and v bucks.

Trainers he found on Ebay, a couple of sports items and PJs. Plus a copy of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole!

My 13 year old DD hasn't asked for one big thing this year but a list of perfume, jeans, a bag etc

My son is 11 so slightly younger.

He is getting a switch and Mario kart deluxe 8 - his first console. He has been asking for aged and hasn't asked for anything else so I have bought it.

I have explained that it is an expensive gift and he therefore won't have a big pile of presents - he understood and still wanted it.

To go with it, he currently has a squishmallow (he loves them!), a small lego set (racing car) and a daft throw the avocado game which he will enjoy. I'll probably buy him a nice book and some pj's (he could do with some new ones anyway).

His stocking has always just been small bits - apple/tangerine/chocolate plus something like pencils/small fun toys. So he will have that too.

I am very fortunate that I only have one child so I don't need to worry about equalling up the spending across children!

12yo daughter has got Hyde park tickets to see Olivia Rodrigo (very bloody expensive as had to buy resale tickets), also some non expensive clothing, beauty products & some chocolates.

We are also going to Bluestone for a long weekend between Christmas and new year.

Clothes, trainers, aftershave, gaming stuff, new sports kit. The presents are less fun and more £££ when they reach this age, I find!

Lego tuxedo cat
Some books

Stocking will have bubble tea stuff, magnets (he's obsessed) and chocolate.

Surprised at how much these kids are getting and wondering whether perhaps my DH is more in line with general public views than I am.
Our DS (12) is getting a hoodie, a photo album of something special he did this summer, an upgraded mobile contract and a swatch.
I come from a family where the average present tends to be a book or two, so the above feels extravagant to me, but judging from other posts perhaps it is not?

Dd12 is getting
stocking..
Kylie Jenner lip gloss
sol de janerio pink set
2 books
wednesday make up bag
Sabrina carpenter body mist
sabrina carpenter perfume
bag of Cadbury Wispa
lush set
christmas ty beanies

mains
nintendo switch
Wednesday lego
wednesday eyemask and brush set
Nintendo game
jellycat bunny
wednesday cushion
and as her phone has run out of actual storage and I 2anted to wait until her 13th to get her a new phone, she is having my old phone. I got a new case for it, so she’ll use it until September.

My 14 year old daughter is getting new Converse, Uno cards, a hair straightener, a box set of rom/com books, a football jersey, chocolates, and a Penneys (Primark) gift card. Plus some PJs for christmas eve.

Love this! My favourite book of all time!

My DS (12) is getting trainers, an oodie , a tank model , horrible histories book , and a small hamper filled with pop tarts and hot chocolate things (like sachets , toppers , stirrers) .

From ExH, he's getting a driving experience and a football jersey .

A tennis racquet and trainers plus books and stocking bits and pieces.

DD is getting

Trainers
Joggers/hoodie combo
jeans
a beauty storage thing on wheels (Asda £18!) with beauty things in - which are mix of a few spendy bits from Sephora and benefit but also filled out with cheaper items from Superdrug and face flannels etc - I know she’ll love this and I’m really pleased with the storage unit as it makes it look a much more substantial present and hopefully will help her keep it tidy!
Pandora charm she chose
perfume

I’ll add some chocs and a few more bits and bobs as I don’t do actusl
stocking fillers but she did have new satin jammies December 1st

When I was growing up we got probably around 10-12 presents each, including a new outfit (some MNers see this as the ultimate act of child cruelty but I loved it, i loved putting my new outfit on on Christmas day and we only got new clothes at Christmas/if we desperately needed something), bubble bath, a DVD or a CD (sign of the times😂) , a selection box, etc. We were never spoiled with expensive gifts, and I'm so grateful for that. My childhood best friend was showered with hundreds of pounds worth of gifts her parents couldn't afford and now has no concept of the value of money as an adult, and still gets showered with hundreds of pounds worth of gifts as an adult, that her parents still can't afford. I'm not saying that all children who are bought expensive gifts will grow up to be spoiled/not learn the value of money, but I don't think it does them any favours. Plus a lot of it is needless consumerism, which the world could do with a lot less of.

I will be sticking to the rhyme:

Something I want
Something I need
Something to wear
Something to read

I have done this for a few years and found it useful as I am otherwise prone to over-indulgence!

The wants and needs can be big or small. For my DS, the need is the biggest this year so the want will be small, but for DD, the wear is usually the biggest present.

As they get older, I'm more inclined to give them activities or days out so have added a 'Something to do' to the list'. Also, we have a joint family present of a board game or similar that is opened after lunch and played on Christmas Day and usually on subsequent days too if it is a success.

New phone (to him, as got it off Backmarket)
Loads of clothes from Zara/Hollister/Uniqlo. Suddenly he’s shot up and nothing fits and he’s also suddenly into how he looks!
cologne set from hollister
Nike high top trainers
loads and loads of books
posh phone case
set of weights and a rack
punchbag
Outsmarred board game
keepsake chess set
Beanie
touch screen gloves
casio g shock watch

this is between Xmas and birthday and from all family, just including in case it’s useful

Everyone does Christmas and gift giving differently, some will do bigger birthdays than Christmas.
People's budgets vary.
Others see posh trainer's and new bikes as something to be purchased when needed rather than a Christmas gift.

Meta quest 3, charging station, guns and beat sabers.
Dj table.
Some clothes.
Air jordans.
2 board games.
Some books.
Tickets for an event he likes.
Vbucks.
Money.
Stocking.

12 year old boy (presents spread throughout family):

Watch
Concert tickets
Books
Sports pins and pinboard
Indoor basketball game
Dressing gown and bathrobe
Pokémon Go plus
F1 Lego

and other stuff that I’ve forgotten.

stocking fillers:
Snack cup
Bluetooth shower speaker
Candy floss
M&M Santa
Milkshake kit
Penny mix tray

yeah we get a board or similar too - got one of the escape room one time use ones this year but I only paid £10.99 so interested to see what that’s like 🤔

Ds13
money towards ps5 he has been saving for
New phone (dads old one)
ps5 game
controller
lego fortnite battle bus
mini fridge
headset
football shirt
football
gaming book
xmas tree soft toy
big fluffy blanket
sweets/choc
vbucks
led headset stand
gaming mouse mat
phone case

He only gets gifts from us and my mum as no other family.