Great gift for 10yr old boy who is VERY special

duncans_mum

to us! Unfortunately I am a rubbish present buyer and end up giving him cash every occassion. This does have its up side as he saves the money from me and the other slackers who give money and has bought himself PS2, DS and now an itouch. BUT I have decided enough is enough and I want to get him something really special, not over the top expensive, but I dont mind spending a few quid. All ideas greatfully received

dktreesea

Let's see;

-An Xbox360 or a PS3
-A computer. This may not be as exepnsive as you might think. On gumtree they quite often have quite good computers for less than £100. If he doesn't have one already, he'll be really impressed.
-A paintballing session for him and his friends - he's probably too young though. I can't remember if the minimum age is 10 or not. My DS is not in his early teens but has been paintballing for three years. He's mad for it. can't understand the attraction myself and I certainly won't be joining in this anytime soon.
- A go karting session for his and his mates. 10 should be old enough to do this. My DS first tried driving at Legoland, when he was 7. To say he was rapt would be an understatement. He talked about it for years.
- a decent digital camera
- a videocamera (the reaction in our house was "Oh!.... Wow!.... and then just to sit looking at it without even trying it out. I think he was "lost for words" (unusual in our house)

Just day to yourself, "only 10 but going on 16" and you'll come up with some good stuff :-)

unsure

The problem with "things" is that, however much you spend and however "special" they are, novelty wears off, they get broken or superseded and sooner or later (often sooner with youngsters!) they are no long special at all.

How about giving him a great experience he'll remember for a long time (maybe even forever)? You could perhaps take him (and a friend?) to Diggerland, Legoland, a zoo, a funfair or even the seaside. Give them a great time, buy them a favourite meal take some photos, and you may have made memories that will last forever without costing the earth.

cherylim

When my brother was 11, I got him an experience day driving a mini around Rockingham race course. The mini had adapted pedals to suit, but he got up to 70mph in it, controlling it himself. He absolutely loved it, got a certificate, and I filmed his drive.

This is the one:

http://www.racing-school.co.uk/driving/firstdrive.asp

Here are a few others:

http://www.exelement.co.uk/silverstone-rally-school-1540
http://www.driving-experience-uk.co.uk/

They're enjoyable, a memorable experience and great training for eventual learning.