Raise your hand if you have a preteen ("tween") boy to buy for this Christmas?
*raises hand*
Raise your hand if you can't believe that your baby boy is THIS old now?
*raises hand*
Now that our oldest son is a preteen, our gift giving has to change. He won't be happy anymore with one of these:
I've been thinking about things he and his friends like and compiled this list of
FIFTY-FIVE gift ideas for tween boys. I hope this will help you, and I, get thinking and figure out what to get our sweet boys for Christmas!
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1. Alarm clock
2. Air Hog
3. Digital Camera
4. Sporting Event Tickets
5. Sports equipment (baseball glove, soccer cleats, shin guards, mouth guard, basketball, etc)
6. Water Bottle (our family likes the
Nalgene brand)
7. Snap Circuits Set
8. Scooter (Razors are inexpensive, MGP's are for doing heavy tricks and cost more)
9. Music Equipment (Guitar pick, sheet music, etc)
10. Slush Mug
11. Karaoke machine
12. Pokemon Cards
13.
Nerf Vortex 14. Movie Tickets
15. Rubik's Cube
16. Clothes from whatever store your tween thinks is "cool" ;)
17. Game Stop Gift Card
18. Lava Lamp
19. Boxed Book Set (
Harry Potter or The Hobbit are good choices)
20. Ear Buds
21. Microscope and Slides
22. Anything MINECRAFT
23. iTunes Gift Card
24. Guinness World Records Book
25. Light Up Slinky
26. Extreme Dot-to-Dot Book
27. iPod/iPhone or accessories (speakers, stands, etc)
28. Bowling Alley gift card to take him and a friend
29. GoPro Hero5 Camera 30. Watch
31. DVD (Duck Dynasty, The Lego Movie, a documentary, etc)
32. Locker Accessories
33. Lessons (golf lessons, music, gymnastics, etc)
34. Camping Gear (sleeping bag, lantern, headlight)
35. Ductigami Book
36. Skateboard
37. Tech Deck Toy
38. Pogo Stick
39. RipStik
40. Skate Wax
41. Gaming Chair
42. Science Kit
43. Baseball Cards
44. K'Nex Set
45. Magazine Subscription
46. Theme Park Tickets (if you live near one)
47. Swiss Army Knife
48. Xbox (or other system) Game
49. Wallet
50. Telescope
51. Snack Basket of their Faves
52. Star Wars Lego set
53. Cinch Bag (This
Under Armour sackpack would be a hit!)
54. Comic Book Creator Software
55. Pajama Pants
Phew! Okay there are 55 ideas up there! There are sure to be several that will suit the tween boy in your life. If you have a gift idea that I missed for those hard-to-buy-for preteen boys, let me know!
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You can find other gift ideas on my Gift Ideas board here on Pinterest!
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