Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 06:44     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
+1 for Project Hail Mary if your boys like to read. Coming out as a movie soon.

Theragun or similar was a huge hit last year.
Hoodies
GC to the comic book store
Universal Yums subscription (snack boxes)
Leatherman multi-tool
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 20:58     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:My 14 yo loves to fish, watch football, and game with friends, plus go to the mall and wander around.

I'm thinking gift cards to mall food places, maybe a new tackle box (want), and a hoodie of his favorite team ( wear).

Plus need=socks&underwear and a book to read.

Any ideas for a 14 yo who is a reluctant but advanced reader? His reading level consistently measures at college level but he doesn't really enjoy reading for fun.


The obvious answer is not to give this teen any books. At this age if he doesn’t enjoy reading for fun then books would be a bad present. It’s okay. Accept it. I don’t enjoy reading for pleasure and am an educated adult with two masters degrees. I don’t read for enjoyment. I read Harry Potter with to my kid over a decade ago. That was the last novel I picked up.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 20:53     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
I recently got my 15 and 18 yo old gym memberships to a really cheap gym and they are both using it a lot to lift. They had been asking for a while.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 17:35     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:Is the switch 2 good? My teen hasn't even mentioned it

My BIL lives it. Also has an Xnox
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 14:05     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Is the switch 2 good? My teen hasn't even mentioned it
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 12:58     Subject: Re:19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:So far…

My 14 yo:
Robot kits
Replacement echo dot for his room
Tablet w/keyboard.
Love the idea of ramen someone else posted, thanks
Sushi making kit
Lights for his room

My 17 yo:
New Apple Watch
Replacement echo dot
Flannel jacket he wanted
GC to grooming lounge for a fancy shave
A mini forge



So curious

Is this a typo for fridge?

Or something else? Minecraft?
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 21:25     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
In addition to what’s been listed, mine asked for a silent basketball or a silent football. They have them at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 20:59     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
If they already one, a poop knife.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 18:55     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Ask for a list - mine has a running wish list with links. I don't consider half those things gifts.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 18:52     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Guitar accessories. Sports accessories. Theater and concert tickets.

A new comforter. Jibbitz. A makeup mirror. Crafts kits. Fidgets. Owala. Gift cards because she is super super picky.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 16:33     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 14 yo loves to fish, watch football, and game with friends, plus go to the mall and wander around.

I'm thinking gift cards to mall food places, maybe a new tackle box (want), and a hoodie of his favorite team ( wear).

Plus need=socks&underwear and a book to read.

Any ideas for a 14 yo who is a reluctant but advanced reader? His reading level consistently measures at college level but he doesn't really enjoy reading for fun.


Project Hail Mary! My teen sons (and my husband and I) loved this book.


Thanks, added it to the list!
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 15:04     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:My 14 yo loves to fish, watch football, and game with friends, plus go to the mall and wander around.

I'm thinking gift cards to mall food places, maybe a new tackle box (want), and a hoodie of his favorite team ( wear).

Plus need=socks&underwear and a book to read.

Any ideas for a 14 yo who is a reluctant but advanced reader? His reading level consistently measures at college level but he doesn't really enjoy reading for fun.


Project Hail Mary! My teen sons (and my husband and I) loved this book.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 15:04     Subject: Re:19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our 14 yo DS is getting a hoodie for his school sports team and a cozy comforter as an upgrade from a quilt he's had since he was little. Other items focus on his specific interests. He likes to garden, so he's getting an indoor herb garden. He still likes Legos (even though not as much as he used to), so he'll probably get a Lego technic model car set. Last year for his birthday and Christmas, he received expensive equipment for his sport and a mountain bike and a giant bean bag chair for his bedroom. Other interest-based gifts could include kitchen/cooking gadgets, cookbooks, nice drawing pens/sketchpad, etc. Other things he's asked for are a gaming chair (and an electric scooter, although that's a hard no).


PP here. We also always give books. If we can't think of something new that we think he'd like in terms of novels, we look for a cool coffee table book in an area of interest.


Coffee table books for teen boys are great as pizza box coasters.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 15:03     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Switch 2 just came out, so that's popular.


My 12 year old said “noo” to this.


Mine both asked for it.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 15:02     Subject: 19 and 14 year old boys - gift ideas besides clothing?
They are never excited about gifts but the treats, they seem to be happy with (Harry and David treats, Costco treats), they say "yum! thank you!"