Help with gifts for teenage boys

hanb

Hello!

I have absolutely no idea what to get for my cousins!

I have 4 (2 lots of brothers) to buy for and they are 12 - 15. I am clueless! :rotfl:

I've asked the parents. One of them said chocolate or a voucher and the other sent me their amazon wishlists. I'm just struggling as chocolate seems boring (and I'm sure they get loads), I dislike giving vouchers and I don't want to spend £100's which is everything on the wishlists!

Previously I've always done the same/joint presents for them in the pairs but with the older boys being that bit older now it feels like the gap is a bit wider to get the same/a sharing gift.

Budget is ideally £10 each or less if I can help it!

Any advice or pointers would be gladly received.

Thanks in advance x

stormbreaker

I have two sons and would get as suggested.

Amazon do £10 gift cards and wrap it in a chocolate bar?

Or buy them cinema vouchers with popcorn or a share bag of sweet?

Or what about a family board game?

Pollycat

hanb wrote: »

Hello!

I have absolutely no idea what to get for my cousins!

I have 4 (2 lots of brothers) to buy for and they are 12 - 15. I am clueless! :rotfl:

I've asked the parents. One of them said chocolate or a voucher and the other sent me their amazon wishlists. I'm just struggling as chocolate seems boring (and I'm sure they get loads), I dislike giving vouchers and I don't want to spend £100's which is everything on the wishlists!

Previously I've always done the same/joint presents for them in the pairs but with the older boys being that bit older now it feels like the gap is a bit wider to get the same/a sharing gift.

Budget is ideally £10 each or less if I can help it!

Any advice or pointers would be gladly received.

Thanks in advance x

Was it the parents or the boys who passed on their wishlist?
Did you give the parents or boys an idea of your budget?
If you didn't, I can see how they just passed on their 'wishlist'.

With my nephew - now a young teenager - I've given him a budget for his birthday and Christmas for the last 4 or so years (much more than your £10 though as he's my only one. ).
He very obligingly gives me a list complete with Argos numbers/Amazon product codes/Lego reference etc including prices and I just go off and try to find the items cheaper so I can give him the remainder of the money.

TBH, you can't get a lot of present for £10 so I'd be inclined to give them cash in a money wallet.

theonlywayisup

Cash in a card/money wallet. It may not seem to you to be a good use of £10 but they will find the best way to spend it.

hanb

Thanks all, apologies for the delayed response.

The parents sent the wishlists which are just generic and sent to everyone so it gave me a good idea of what they're in to but it was all rather pricey.. who knew lego could be so expensive?!

Anyway, I've bought them 'exploding kittens' which apparently is good fun and then some 'funny' chocolate and that should do them.