help with teenage boy xmas presents.

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You could get a very decent digital camera for that kind of money.

Is he "techie" at all? How about a (non brand) android tablet?

What is he in to?

EDit: I just saw you would like more than one thing. You would need to give us an idea of what he likes, really.

Personally, I think "gadgets" from places like IWOOT are a waste of money. Better to get one good thing than a supposedly "funny" gift that will get used twice on xmas day then forgotten about.

PS: Even £50 or £60 would get you a decent camera for someone who's never had one. Tip: don't get hung up on the megapixel count (they don't mean anything for everyday users above 6 or 7 MP), instead focus on the optical zoom (rule of thumb: bigger the better!).

victory

Concert tickets, red letter day so he can pick what he wants to do like go karting, vouchers for his fav clothes store? That way he will get double because it will be in the sale half price.:D

Ipod dock?

Savvy_Sue

Mine are getting worse, not better, trying to get DS3 to think about a 21st birthday present from his godfather.

DS2 had a Maths clock from this lot last year, DS3 may need to have a Chemistry clock soon, and if there's a computer programmer / game designer clock then that'll be for DS1

pulliptears

A few of us on the Home Bargains thread have bought these for our teens (and husbands!) as stocking fillers:



They are called 'Cuponk' and are £2.99 in Home Bargains. The idea is you bounce the ball in the cup, trick shots are bonuses

I watched this video and was totally sold on them so bought 2, one each for my teenage son and daughter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLB9VO0jkNY

Admittedly it's not a huge present, but a fantastic stocking filler.

Sezzagirl

Savvy Sue!! Thank you so much!

I had look at the maths clocks and now a Sheldon Cooper Moon Rock Maths Clock will be filling my 16 yr old, Big Bang Theory obsessed DS's stocking!!

Yippee!

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I-pod, or if he has one an i-pod docking station/speakers?

Idiophreak

Does he have, or would he be interested in, other hobbies?

There are some quite cool (I think ) things you could get for that kinda money if he'd be in to them:
Camera / video camera
Power Kite
Radio Controlled Car (Nitro)
Train set
Climbing shoes / harness
Tablet PC
Guitar / other instrument
Golf clubs
Running shoes
Wet suit / surf board
Cinema pass
Mountain board
Magic tricks
Archery gear...

The list goes on...

Nicki

My DS who is only a little younger is football mad. So he would go for a football shirt or tickets for a match on that kind of budget. He also likes cinema, so a season ticket for a local cinema would please him greatly.

Savvy_Sue

Juggling balls could be a good option, btw. DS1 learned at the start of 6th form and became extremely proficient, we have a teenage lad at church who's also expert!

If already jugglers, then clubs etc. Google Oddballs, they do a good range by mail order: glow in the dark is good.

candjsmum

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I have got mine a raspberry pi -look for official supplier though as mark ups are really high l (cheaper than amazon) .

Can you give me an idea of what this is please as even after googling it I am still unsure My DS, 13, has a laptop but is a real computer geek so not sure if this is to replace a laptop or is something entirely different. Thanks you.