100 Best Gifts For Tween Boys That They’ll Love (2024)

Boys can be so hard to buy for and tweens and teenagers in my experience just grunt rather than actually articulate what they might want! So I have done the hard work for you and discovered the best gifts for tween boys!

So I got together my son with some of his friends and said if you could have 100 gifts what would you want? I did say that this was a wish list only (mainly as their moms were asking for ideas too!!!), but here are 100 Christmas gifts for tween boys that they actually want!

I had 2 rules when writing this huge Christmas gift guide. 1, was that they had to add gifts in every price bracket, and 2. no more than 5 Lego sets!

What surprised me (although I was very pleased) was that most of the gifts were under $50 and the top one was $500 (for the PS5 that no one can get hold of!).

Anything they added that was under $15 I have just lumped into the stocking stuffer section.

I have broken this Christmas gift list into sections to make it easier to navigate, as there is a lot!

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Top 10 gifts for tween boys

These are the top 10 Christmas gifts for boys if you don’t have time to go through the entire Christmas wish list!

• Lego has finally partnered with Fortnite to bring you the Lego Battle Bus!
• Theory 11 Playing Cards are the best cards in Marvel, Star Wars, and lots more!
• Gaming chair
• Custom Twitch Neon Sign is a personalized LED sign perfect for their bedroom or game room (if they have one!!!)
• Personalized basketball Custom airbrushing on full-size basketball – this item includes the ball painted with a simple design and colors, you can pick your style and can include a name or nickname, each piece is uniquely made for you!
• Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset.
• Free Standing Punch Bag get rid of any extra energy with this punch bag. This is an adult size, as a kid one would certainly be too small for my son.
• Frisbee style golf basket target they have these in a park about an hour away from us and we all had so much fun, I am not surprised it was on the Christmas list.
• Personalized gaming socks are a perfect gift, or even as a really cool stocking stuffer.
• Fitness tracker watch – my son clearly knows me very well and obviously wants a watch, as he added two to this list!! This one is about $25 and as a first watch of this type is probably the one he will get.

Check out the best gifts for 11 year old boys too!

Best gift ideas for tween boys

Above you will find our top 10 Christmas gifts tween boys actually want, but below you will find over 100 gifts that they will be begging for!

They are broken down into the following sections so it is easier to read:

• Best stocking stuffers for boys (under $15)
• Gifts for Lego lovers
• Best sports gifts for boys
• Best board games for tweens
• Book series for tweens
• Outdoor gifts for tweens
• Toys for tween boys
• Best gamer gifts
• Best personalized gifts for teen boys
• Educational gifts
• Clothes for tween boys
• Best coding gifts for tweens
• Best watches for tweens

Stocking stuffers

All of these stocking stuffers are under $15, and more importantly, will fit inside a stocking.

These are Christmas gifts under $15 that are perfect as stocking stuffers or gifts your kids could give their friends.

• Theory 11 Playing Cards these are the absolute BEST cards, in Marvel, Star Wars and lots more!
• Thinking putty
• Baby Yoda Pop it fidget toy
• Pocket microscope
• Rubiks Cube
• Graphic novel
• Fidget Spinner/cube
• Squeeze balls
• Slinky
• Stocking Stuffer Mad libs book
• Star Wars A Vader Family Sithmas Book
• Frixion erasable pens
• PUMA Kids’ Rise Trifold Wallet
• Magnifying glass

Best Lego Christmas gifts for tweens

If my son had the chance he would have listed 100 Lego sets, but as I restricted it to just 5 I know these Legos must be AWESOME! If you also have a child obsessed with Lego, check out our favorite challenging Lego sets!

• LEGO Fortnite: The Battle Bus
• LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Helmet
• Lego Friends Set ( we watched the whole series together this year, and he loved it!)
• Harry Potter Lego Hogwarts Moment: Herbology Class
• LEGO Marvel Infinity Gauntlet
• Minifigs Monthly is a subscription pack that delivers Authentic LEGO Brand Minifigures to those who are LEGO enthusiasts, fanatics, collectors and is a great gift item that keeps on giving every single month.

Best sports gifts

• Personalized basketball Custom airbrushing on full-size basketball – this item includes the ball painted with a simple design and colors, you can pick your style and can include a name or nickname, each piece is uniquely made for you!
• Free Standing Punch Bag get rid of any extra energy with this punch bag. This is an adult size, as a kids one would certainly be too small for my son.
• Personalized Gatorade Bottle Includes Name & Team # or Name & Design.
• Smart Basketball or if they prefer soccer this smart soccer ball is awesome.
• 2020 Miami Heat — Original Poster Design. My son LOVES Miami Heat, and has requested this for Christmas if your kids support other teams though they have a lot to choose from.
• Battle Action Laser Tag Transform your backyard or b.asement into a battle zone for an ultra-hi-tech laser game
• Boxing Curved Focus Punching Mitts
• Hover Board
• Indoor Basketball Hoop – If you have a basketball fan, this indoor basketball hoop is the best gift idea.
• Skateboard
• Waterproof Action Camera – this can be attached to a bike or a helmet, or just carried. It takes some pretty cool under water pictures too!
• Spike Ball is a fun, active, and competitive 2 on 2 outdoor sports game.
• Deliver custom-made baseball cards, card packs, and boxes right to your door every month! This subscription is a fun and inexpensive way to share the joy of baseball card collecting. They offer a variety of subscriptions to suit every type of fan!

You will also enjoy the best basketball gifts for boys.

Best board games

We play a lot of board games in our homeschool, if you are looking for even more check out the best educational board games, there are over 40!

• Kids Against Maturity – We have the adult version of this (which is super funny) so when they brought out a kids version I was super happy.
• Not Parent Approved – another family card game that you will all enjoy.
• Taco vs Burrito – a fun and fast game for the whole family.
• What Do you Meme? Family Edition – what tween do you know who doesn’t like memes? Yeah nor me, so this game is perfect.
• I should have Known that Trivia Game – another card game, it states suitable for kids 14 and above, but I think for a mature tween this will be great.
• P for Pizza: A Word Race to Build a Giant Pizza Slice. Tuck into this fast-paced word game where the aim is to shout out a word that links the letter on one card to the category on another.
• CHRONOLOGY – The Game Where You Make History, this game is so much better than we anticipated. We highly recommend it. (If you are looking for other gifts for history lovers check out our top 20)
• Blank Slate – The Game Where Great Minds Think Alike. We already have this game and his friends love it so much they have added it to this monster Christmas list!

The best books

• Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
• William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Imperial Boxed Set this making the list does not surprise me in the slightest.
• Alex Rider Book set (1-11)
• Theodore Boone 6-Book Box Set
• The Marvel Book: Expand Your Knowledge Of A Vast Comics Universe
• The DC Book: A Vast and Vibrant Multiverse Simply Explained is a pre-release book and will be dispatched on 30th November.
• Marvel Greatest Comics: 100 Comics that Built a Universe

If you are looking for even more books, check out the best books for 13 year old boys.

Best outdoor gifts

• Frisbee style golf basket target they have these in a park about an hour away from us and we all had so much fun, I am not surprised it was in the Christmas list.
• Rechargeable Laser Tag Set
• Capture The Flag Game Illuminated
• Supersized Kickball
• Mid-Size Table Tennis Game Set I have added this in the outdoor gift section as there is no way it is coming in the house, well unless I am not home! The noise would send me mad!
• Runwave Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board this one really surprised me as we are not remotely water people despite living in Florida! But I was excited as normally most things he wants to do are in the home.
• Fishing Rod and Reel Combos Carbon Fiber Telescopic Fishing Rod now I know my son didn’t choose this gift as he has never been fishing. But it made it to the list, so I imagine at least three of the other boys requested it be added!
• Giant Jenga

Best toys

• EXIT: Theft on The Mississippi we love escape rooms and we do them at least once a week! We make our own using our escape room puzzle ideas, we go to escape rooms, but we also love these EXIT ones. Perfect to do at home with the family.
• Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set. My son has started at a science homeschool group this year and everyone talks about Dungeons and Dragons and he has no idea what it is about. But he has looked and clearly thinks he will enjoy it too!
• Throw Throw Burrito by Exploding Kittens – A Dodgeball Card Game
• Beat That! – The Bonkers Battle of Wacky Challenges
• PlingPong the bounching ball game
• Flashing Cube Electronic Memory & Brain Game

Best gifts for teenage gamers

• Color changing mouse
• Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset — 256 GB
• Mouse pad
• Gaming table
• Gaming chair
• Custom Twitch Neon Sign is a personalized LED sign perfect for their bedroom or game room (if they have one!!!)
• Headphone Stand with charger
• Computer Monitor / TV – This is a great gift for any gamer! Or indeed any kid who likes to game, watch tv, or is homeschooled.
• Playstation 5 Console – We tried to get this last year, and if you succeeded well done! We didn’t, and I promised that we would look into it again this year. Although just looking again now, and it looks like this year is going to be hard to find too!
• Gaming room decor printed on canvas!

Best personalized gifts

For even more of the best personalized gifts for teen boys check out these top 16.

• Personalized basketball Custom airbrushing on full-size basketball – this item includes the ball painted with a simple design and colors, you can pick your style and can include a name or nickname, each piece is uniquely made for you!
• Gatorade Bottle that is personalized with Name & Team # or Name & Design.
• Personalized Gamertag Night Light, Gamer Tag Name Sign
• Scratch off World Map Wall Poster with Push Pins that can also be personalized. This is so super cute, especially as we have moved from the UK to America.
• Personalized extra large gaming mouse
• Graffiti Wall Art Print Personalized Name
• Personalized Headphone Stand

Best educational gifts

• Telescope is a great beginner telescope.
• Mel Science has put together an amazing Christmas bundle this year. This comes with a starter kit with quality lab equipment, a VR headset to access exclusive VR lessons. Check out our Mel Science review.
• Table Top Robot is a small STEM project that they will enjoy making.
• Rock Tumbler – This kit makes it fun and easy to turn rough rocks into beautifully polished gemstones, a great homeschool gift for kids.
• Stem Structures Buildings and Bridges – make 9 different structures and bridges with this kit, perfect for a budding architect.
• DC Comics – Faces 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
• Safecracker 40 Math Puzzle
• Star Wars – The Mandalorian – Trading Cards – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
• 5×5 Speed Cube as they have all now mastered the standard 3 x 3
• 3D Metal puzzle
• Epic Maze book

Clothes for tween boys

• Hoodie – we live in South Florida and yet even in the summer with the crazy humidity they all wear hoodies!!
• Do Not Disturb I’m Gaming Socks
• Star Wars TShirt
• Personalized gaming socks are a perfect gift, or even as a really cool stocking stuffer.
• Bluetooth Beanie Hat with Headphones
• My Perfect Day Video Games T-shirt Funny Cool Gamer Tee this is about right! He would literally play video games all day if I let him!

Best coding gifts

• Creation Crate is a monthly subscription box. Check out our other favorite subscription boxes for teen boys here.
• Coder T-Shirt, I code whats your super power t-shirt!
• Robot Car Starter Kit
• Ultimate Coding Kit 2 for Kids age 10-14 to Learn STEM Programming Skills with 100+ Free Online Projects
• I Hate Coding Shirt, I Love Coding Shirt, Funny Coding T-Shirt

Best watches

• Apple I Watch – this has been on the list for years, and I have never included it, as in my opinion he is too young. But I know a number of his friends already have them.
• Fitness tracker watch – my son clearly knows me very well and obviously wants a watch, as he added two to this list!! This one is about $25 and as a first watch of this type is probably the one he will get.
• Fossil Men’s Nate Stainless Steel Quartz Chronograph Watch this is a more grown up watch and is priced in the middle of the two watches above!

Additional Christmas gift ideas

Other Christmas gift guides you might need:

• Best gifts for 13 year old boys
• Best gifts for 12 year old boys
• Best gifts for 10 year old boys
• Toys for 10 year old boys
• Best gifts for 6 year old boys
• Unusual gifts for 9 year old girls

So that’s it, over 100 Christmas gifts for tween boys! What are your favorites? Let me know in the comments below.

Last Updated on 2 September 2024 by Clare Brown