Presents for teenage boys

Alan50

My nephew (christmas and birthdays)
1. No. card
1. No. £50 note

He never complains.

Mardrew

I have 16 year old twin boys. For the past few months I have been seriously trying to get them involved in deciding what we eat and helping with the preparation of the meal (if they are in.) As a stocking filler I have told them I am going to get them a cookbook for Christmas. They don't know whether to believe me or not. (I am serious.) Other than that I am stumped. Last year I got them Playstation & PC games which, very quickly added up to the price of a 'big' present without looking very much.

ailuro2

Session at a rock climbing/abseiling place?

Saw one advertised today,and thought it was pretty cool!

Alikay

A cheap tent and sleeping bags (could then be used for Glastonbury)? My teenagers like camping out in our/friends gardens during the summer. We bought them a tent between them one year ( they were dirt cheap in a Millets sale) and they were so chuffed they erected the thing in a bedroom and "camped" til new year!

stashmycash

Mardrew wrote:

I have 16 year old twin boys. For the past few months I have been seriously trying to get them involved in deciding what we eat and helping with the preparation of the meal (if they are in.) As a stocking filler I have told them I am going to get them a cookbook for Christmas. They don't know whether to believe me or not. (I am serious.) Other than that I am stumped. Last year I got them Playstation & PC games which, very quickly added up to the price of a 'big' present without looking very much.

I got the eldest a students cook book, which is fairly simple but has got him started. He is very good at pancakes. Hopefully when they do go to uni they will well used to cooking for themselves.

stashmycash

ailuro2 wrote:

Session at a rock climbing/abseiling place?

Saw one advertised today,and thought it was pretty cool!

That's a good idea. They tend to do alot of things like that with the school, but maybe I could find something else that they haven't done.

hilstep2000

My son was 16 on Friday. We bought him a PSP (off ebay!) and he mainly got money and Game vouchers from everyone else.

stashmycash

Alikay wrote:

A cheap tent and sleeping bags (could then be used for Glastonbury)? My teenagers like camping out in our/friends gardens during the summer. We bought them a tent between them one year ( they were dirt cheap in a Millets sale) and they were so chuffed they erected the thing in a bedroom and "camped" til new year!

Perhaps now would be a good time to buy a tent because of it being the end of summer.Thanks.

Minxz

A annual pass to a gym? You can get student rates if they like that sort of thing

An annual pass to the Tussauds group( with tesco vouchers!)?

An offer to redecorate their bedroom?

Bikes?

A gift of a meal out all paid with a set number of friends?

springchicken

After much thought (not!) my teenager recommends:
Money ,money and more money !! :rolleyes: