Gifts for teen boys

[Daphnedaydream]

I have 2 dd's (13 & 18) and 2 ds (20 & 15). The girls are so easy to buy for but the boys are really tricky. The girls enjoy makeup and skincare bits so it's easy to do a stocking and some "filler" presents (they get a stocking each and 5 tree presents which includes 1 main present).

Main presents are sorted and the boys are more expensive than the girls so their other gifts needs to balance. I'm finding the 15 year old particularly tricky to buy for. So far he has:

Phone (main gift)
Golf fleece and t-shirt
Sports holdall
Jeans
Golf glove
Golf tees
Deodorant
Socks
Pants
Lego car
Book
Chocolate Santa
Chocolate coins
Sweets

I need a few other bits especially for his stocking but I don't buy tat. Can anyone inspire me please.

Water bottle, sliders, powerbank, packs of noodles, ramen bowl, posh deodorant (i got a Boss one), shower gel, rude golf balls.

@Lurkee14 I bought one of these last year but obviously didn’t get the right one as even though it was adjustable I still couldn’t get it to fit! Going to try again this year. Would you happen to know which one you got please?

Paralettes (easier than pull up bars to use and store!)
keyring torch with own door key
smelly bananas to put in shoes or boots (or other deodoriser)
fiddle toy or rubix cube
air pod cleaning kit
sports socks or waterproof socks for golfer
skin care for men set

I think his list sounds great @Daphnedaydream so roughly how much more are you wanting to get? Is it a number or an amount ?

fourelementary

It's more to bulk it out a bit as the girls seem to have lots of "bits". They are so much easier to buy for!

My 16yo DS is a golfer so just adding a few bits I’ve got for him…
Ninja golf tee holder (might qualify as tat but he’ll find it quite fun!)
Happy Gilmore golf towel
Mini golf club cleaning brush
Golf club cleaning kit
Bumper-sized bag of lake balls (he still loses quite a lot so he definitely needs quantity rather than quality!)

Other stocking fillers…
Takeaway dice
Chilli plant in a can
Anker charger cable with alternating head
Tiger balm

I tend to buy stocking fillers like a pack of Top Trumps (in a topic he's interested in) or similar style pack, a belt (rolled up), those chocolate "pizza" slices, key ring with decorative fob, a suitcase luggage tag (preferably with a plane on as he loves aviation and flying), driving theory items like the flashcards, a hot drinks cup for taking to college, Christmas socks, a 4 ink colour pen, bag of chocolate-coated honeycomb, funny coaster for his bedroom, sleep earbuds, a few Lindt truffles of a flavour he likes (they fill up any little gaps!)

I totally agree with you about buying presents for girls, it's waaaaaaaaaay easier than buying for boys once they're no longer little kids preferring toys... 😫

Looks like you’ve enough tbh! Not meant in a bad way but looks well enough

I tend to buy stuff they'll need throughout the year anyway....so pants, socks, toiletries, plain t shirts, pjs

I’m trying to avoid stuff for the sake of stuff, so have bought bulk versions of some of DS’s favourite treat food and drink- 1kg bag of hot chocolate flakes, pack of 12 chocolate milks etc. He will love these, they look suitably impressive wrapped up and will get used.

My da loved a key ring tool kit at that age!

puncture repair kit if he cycles.

Rechargeable batteries and charger

hand warmers if he goes outside to do sport a lot

Wash bag with mini toiletries if he’s sporty

Speaker for the changing room at school so they can blast tunes. Amazon has some great deals already. Got the obligatory cool design football and rugby ball plan to wrap in a box to throw them off the sent 😂

My DS is a golfer too. It’s his birthday next week and he asked for a golf tripod to film himself for his GCSE PE.

Compressed air can for cleaning keyboards
Unusual snacks, like Santas secret flavour Pringles
Calvin Klein boxers
hand strengthners
fiddle pen
glow in the dark football
soft indoor football
venus flytrap plant
jelly bean roulette

Gift card for Nandos, Costa, Greggs etc.
Tube of the Christmas flavour Pringles.
Bottle of Heinz ketchup or BBQ sauce or mayo which has been personalised.

Teacher of teenager boys - a maths set (the ones in a tin) for his upcoming exams 🤣

Some nice shower gel, golf balls, little Lego poly bags are great for stockings - I got a few you my niblings (13 and 18) last year. A nice bottle,some solid cologne?

Does anyone know what current teen boy water bottle preference is?!

Sounds plenty, maybe Pringles or Nutella to fill out. Just got Levi's t-shirt for £10 instead of £25 in Levi's shop with 40 percent off and £5 off for joining mailing list.

Any recommendations for pull up bars that dont damage walls.?

My son (13) asked for a Stanley water bottle - not sure if they are still trendy though

• Phone charger
• Jellycat treasure chest
• Rude exploding kittens game
• Exploding kittens expansion pack
• Pennywise Funko pop
• Funko keychain
• Sushi go game
• Saw Funko pop
• Pikachu pin badge
• Pokemon cards
• Boss; bottled night aftershave
• Shashibo puzzle
• The enemy - book
• Pet cemetery - book
• Skull keyring
• Pokémon poster
• Soap sponge
• Magnetic fidget balls
• Whipped soap
• Ice cream holder
• Rude pens
• Under desk foot thing
• Linkin park funko pop
• Tweezers
• Chocolate coins
• Kollide board game
• Tony's chocolonely bar
• Socks single pair

Oh and last year his fave gift was a pull up bar.

@Shambles123 DS loves his metal water bottle- his is Metallica cos he's a bit of a emo lol- it's a shaker but he just uses it for water. It's been through the dishwasher a million times and still looks fine.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9BYRM6M?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1

A couple of books by Judith Butler would
make excellent stocking fillers & be educational to boot.

That is, if you haven’t already familiarised your young boys to her outstanding material already 😊

I’m a fan of independence for boys and girls so something from Gerber or Victorinox has been on my DD’s list before.

https://www.gerber-store.co.uk/shop/multi-tools?product_list_order=price--low-to-high-

https://www.swiss-store.co.uk/victorinox-swisscard-pocket-tool

I bulk out my 17 year DS’s stocking with random Japanese snacks i can find. He also always gets a couple of books and new socks (nike) and boxers. And guitar strings.