What is your 12/13/14 year old boys getting?

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What is your 12/13/14 year old boys getting? I’m really stuck for ideas. they do not know what they want :(

I have a 13 year old. So far he’s getting Adidas trainers and a Nike hoody, a set of CK miniatures and a microwave toastie maker. He enjoys factual books so probably Ripleys believe it or not.

Gaming and sport related stuff (e.g. personalised football, football shirt etc), more interested in clothes now so they have chosen a hoodie they want, also i would recommend food related gifts e.g. a waffle maker, cheese toastie maker, popcorn maker, hot chocolate flavours with sprinkles to make a sort of hamper etc.

My 12yr old has asked for:
2 x Big Lego Fortnite sets and Brickheadz
New daysack for cadets
Disney Squishmallow
Hot Chocolate Maker
Surf board
First phone
Bike
Money

His birthday is 3 weeks after Christmas, so I'll spilt it between the 2 events with a couple of surprises. Probably a board or card game, clothes, book/graphic novel etc.

Following. My 13 year old is getting

vouchers for indoor snow dome
Lego
ive seen a retro game thing like a game boy as a maybe
Ripleys believe it or not although I don’t know if he’s into it anymore

not sure what else. He is so hard to buy for and also doesn’t seem to have a clue what he wants

My 13 year old is getting funko pops based on current favorite TV show as he wants to start collecting them, plus some other bits of merch from same show inc a Lego set. A fleece jacket. Cards against humanity family edition. Lynx. A portable Bluetooth speaker and maybe a new keyboard for the family PC which he mostly uses. Box of single use hand warmers as he likes taking them for walk to school! We’ve bought some family tickets to a couple of musicals next year which he will enjoy too. But no really big ticket or wow item this year!

Meta quest 3
hot chocolate maker
comic book about ramen
north face hoodie and T-shirt

plus a stocking.

he’s asked for board games from the grandparents (exploding kittens)

A cheap teepee tent for camping in the garden with friends, Nike socks and t-shirt and loads of food! 14yo.

Lego.
New gaming headphones
Vbucks vouchers.
A massive 850g dairy milk bar!
A tshirt he wanted.
Pre ordered a book that's out in Jan. Usually get him more books, but has loads from last year to catch up on.
And has now asked for a drawing/ animation tablet - so now looking that as a main item.
Doesn't do a sport, not too bothered about clothing brands etc so can be hard to know what to get!

Mountain Bike
Nike Dunk Lego
Football
Shin Pads, grip socks, sleeves
Hunger Games Book set
Pictionary
Snacks / Chocolate
Vouchers from extended family.

Age 13. I agree - it’s getting trickier (and also more expensive).

Complicated Lego
Nintendo merch
Dystopian YA books
Mad Korean and Japanese snacks from Etsy
Odeon voucher
Football team mug
Maybe a new Snuggzy

Anyone looking for a board game.... My 13-year-old son really loves playing:

Chameleon
Herd
Flip 7
Cards against humanity (kids edition)

13 year old is getting

Switch 2 (hes saved £330 we're putting the last £100 in for his gift)
Hollow knight merch
Hollow knight gaming controller stand
Giant long box of Jaffa cakes
Miracle Berries
Guinness world records gaming edition
Marzipan fruits
Reese's gift box
Dandy and Beano
Manga book

Thanks everyone for the ideas!

Warhammer. Big Lego set. Music player that is NOT a phone (because we won’t get him a smart phone).

Lego, hot chocolate set, games for Switch, AirPods, hoody, PJs, chocolates, books

• two board games
• books including the Guinness World Records 2026
• a hoodie
• A specific Rubik’s cube

for his birthday in the same month:

• tickets to an obscure sporting event
• books
• Trainers

He wants a PS5 so we’ve just got him a new tv to support it and a hotel chocolat cold chocolate maker. He had the hot chocolate one last year and loved it.

A few of us mentioned a hot chocolate maker. Can I ask which one you're going for please? He got one last year, about £20 from Amazon, which was great but broke after a few months.
I'm also going to nab a few of these suggestions!

Warhammer set
lynx set
Nivea set
sorting out his brothers old bike for him
new phone

My DS is getting some history books he has asked for, some biscuits and chocolate treats, a new wallet & some stocking fillers.

Oh I am stuck for ideas but microwave toastie maker is a great one!!!

I imagine the Hotel Chocolate Velvatiser

Curved gaming screen
A good chess set
Couple of board games
Jersey
Tracksuit
Crocs
Nike socks
Books
Stocking with fave chocs, calendar, lynx etc.

I got DD the hotel chocolat Velvetiser a few years ago – I thought it was pricey but I don’t regret it because she uses it so often!