My 14 y.o. made a list for for the first time ever…some stuff he wants:
Theragun
Two big Lego sets
Jordans
Sonos speaker
2 watches

My DS is 17 and we have bought or are considering the following:
Ugg Neumel boots (Ugg version of Chelsea boot - lots of his friends wear these)
AirPods Pro
Sherpa-lined flannel (about the only thing he actually requested, which must mean his friends wear these - Vans and LL Bean both have some good ones )
Sneakers
Lululemon joggers/polo/tshirts
Patagonia Snap T pullover (wore his old one for two years straight and needs a bigger size)

Stockings are tough - it's my kids' favorite part of Christmas and traditionally they have included lots of thoughtful, fun little gifts - girls are easy with makeup, jewelry, etc. but a teen boy is hard!

Anonymous wrote:My teen is into power tools.

My grandparents had a tradition of giving each grandchild a power tool or a nice tool set the Christmas that each was 16.

My teen is into power tools.

Anonymous wrote:My 17 yo has asked for:
Museum hoodie (local DC brand)
Wolves Among Sheep hoodie
Some under armour and Nike gear
Construction Timbs
Black Guess bubble coat
PS5
Beanie hat from some shop in Georgetown
Uggs boots

OP here, I looked these up. Your DS is fashion-forward.

Yeti coffee go cup
small back pack fitting umbrella
Leatherman tool
yo-yo
juggling balls (theater kid)
book on investing for teens and cash to add to the Roth IRA account he started after his first job

New sun glasses
school swag
Apple air tag key chain
wallet
fancy D&D dice
new ear buds (got a Black Friday deal)

Anonymous wrote:my 16 year old son is getting a bike because his was stolen (he left it unlocked on our porch). Usually i would not replace something he was careless about but i'm going for it because i'm grateful to have something to buy. he wants nothing else.

unfortunately i set the precedent in our house (years ago) that stocking gifts are a big deal. not big as in "expensive" but big as in "thoughtful and interesting". I have two teen girls and stocking stuffers are super easy for them. Now my son? It's almost impossible to find 5-8 small and thoughtful things for him.

Stockings for my teen son are so difficult as well. My daughter I could fill five stockings, my son, unless I wanted to spend a thousand dollars on gift cards, I have a difficult time filling one. I end up buying a lot of crap just to fill it.

my 16 year old son is getting a bike because his was stolen (he left it unlocked on our porch). Usually i would not replace something he was careless about but i'm going for it because i'm grateful to have something to buy. he wants nothing else.

unfortunately i set the precedent in our house (years ago) that stocking gifts are a big deal. not big as in "expensive" but big as in "thoughtful and interesting". I have two teen girls and stocking stuffers are super easy for them. Now my son? It's almost impossible to find 5-8 small and thoughtful things for him.

DS17 getting pants from Nordstrom - lightweight khakis he can dress up or down, a gas gift card, Nike socks and boxer briefs from Dick's, a tie, Burberry cologne he asked for , a PS5 charging station we found for $20, random fun stuff in his stocking. Relatives will all give him money which he needs for gas.

My senior wants a new laptop to take to college so I’ll get that in the spring. My new puppy is getting tons of gifts though.

The struggle is real for teen boys!

Encouraging the grandparents to just do cash that we'll put in his bank account.

Other ideas from this year and years past:

PC upgrades - gaming mouse, keyboard, graphics card (that's really expensive!), new monitor (also really expensive)
expensive sneakers that I wouldn't normally buy
pull up bar, weight bench (we already have a good set of dumbbells)
gaming chair
nice belt (I know, I have a sweatpants only kid too, but I can dream)
movie tickets
comfy

For the stocking, I just do things like erasable pens, highlighters, shower soap, chapstick, books (again, I can dream), small gift cards to restaurants/starbucks, junk food, soda (things I don't usually keep in the house)

Anonymous wrote:
For my senior, college admission to his preferred college?

If only!
Books and video games, as usual.

OMG! Love that response - Senior in the house here too! ED comes out in two weeks and it’s either going to be a great Christmas or a mopey one!!

The teen girl thread has a bunch of small present ideas that are gender neutral that I'm using for my DS. Like single servng junky cereal as a stocking stuffer and the Death in Yosemite book series.

If only my teen DS was as easy as my teen DD!

I have an older teen DS and the only thing he's given me is new Beats headphones. But I'll be adding gift cards for his favorite restaurants, phone charger, Tile for him to put on whatever he loses most (he'll probably lose the Tile first!), and I'm still figuring out some other items.