Gone are the days of toys and dolls. Now they want clothes, makeup, and electronics. If you ask your teens, most likely they’ll respond with “money” or “I don’t know”. We’ve researched and talked to many teens to put together our teen gift guides. Teenage may be the hardest to shop for as they’re usually no help. “I dunno” is probably all you’ll get out of them. If they don’t already have them, an iPhone or gaming system usually tops the list. We did a lot of research and talked to a bunch of teens to put together this year’s gift guide.
Birthday gifts,, Christmas gifts, or just because…we’ve got you covered. Our list has over 100 ideas for your teens.
We hope this list will help you for the holidays, birthdays, graduations, and any other gifting occasion. We decided to make this list HUGE rather than a smaller list of our top 16 picks. Because we want to make shopping for your teens easier and we know teens have lots of different interests. Also, we’ve tried to include items of different price points.
Instead of a physical gift, consider gifting experiences.
- Room makeover – for most teens their room is their favorite part of their home. Has it been updated lately?
- experiences – concert tickets, theme park passes, professional sports game tickets
- trip
Gift money is always an option too. Cash or gift cards. Gift cards to their favorite clothing store, sporting goods store, fast food restaurants, and coffee shop. Or take them on a shopping trip and pick up the bill.
How to gift cash?
- wrapping in a HUGE box
- wrap in a small box, place in a larger box and wrap, then place in an even larger box and wrap, repeat
- money maze puzzles
- pizza box, “gift of dough”
- cash bouquet
- surprise money pull box
- money pad
THE BEST Gift Guide for Teen Boys & Girls
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- Cooluli Mini Fridge for drinks or makeup
- Patagonia Black Hole 55L Duffel Bag
- Away The Bigger Carry-on Flex suitcase
- Acoustic guitar
- Converse Chuck Taylor High Tops – women’s platform high tops, unisex original high tops
- H&M Relaxed Fit Overalls (men’s sizing)
- American Eagle Denim Baggy Overalls (women’s sizing)
- Essentials Fear of Good Wood Hoodie
- Nike Dunk Low Retro Pandas
- Urban Outfitters BDG Sherpa Mini Tote Bag
- Custom LED Neon name sign
- Jewelry organizer
- Scentbird Monthly Cologne or Perfume Subscription – a new scent every month
- Fujifilm Instax Mini camera
- Smiley Face Slippers
The above are 16 items we wanted to highlight. But we have lots more ideas below, over 100 more ideas so keep reading. We’ve got gifts of style, gifts for active teens, gifts for the gamers, gifts for their room, and much more.
- Ukulele
- karaoke microphone – so fun!
- Simple Modern tumbler
- Owala 24 oz water bottle – the BEST water bottle!
- Canon EOS Rebel T7 DLSR Camera
- Vans wallet
- Wristlet bracelet wallet
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
- 52 Modern Manners for Today’s Teens – great for weekly discussions
- Daily Gratitude Journal
- mini portable photo printer – Instax Mini Link Printer,
Skincare, hair, and makeup gifts for teens
- Lighted Makeup Mirror or looking for something larger (and more of an investment) tabletop makeup mirror
- Manscaped Electric Hair Trimmer
- Ballsy Body wash
- Countertop makeup organizer
- DryBar Interchangeable Styling Tool
- Ariana Grande perfume – so popular with the teen girls!
- Nail electric drill for acrylic nails
- Olive & June starter kits – manicure or pedicure
- jumbo-sized grip rollers
- TreeHut sugar scrubs – another hit with the teen girls!
Gifts of Style for teens
- Carhartt hoodie
- Sherpa lined hoodie – men’s, women’s full-zip
- sherpa lined joggers – women’s, men’s
- Victoria’s Secret Pajamas
- Hollister pajamas – men’s sizing
- Stance socks
- Nike socks – popular basic!
- Nike beanie – this one is especially popular with the guys right now!
- Carhartt beanie
- Nike beanie
- Slip-on Vans
- Dr. Martens boots
- Birkenstocks
- Crocs classic clogs
- Hey Dude shoes – for the guys
- Slides – Nike slides, Smile Face slides
- UGG Fluff Yeah Faux Slingback Slippers
- Pura Vida bracelets – these are popular with both girls and guys!
- Lanyard
- Bowtie
- Pave Initial Necklace
- Fjallraven Kanken crossbody bag
- Backpack – Herschel, Jansport or Nike
- bow ties
- College hoodies
- World Cup Soccer Jersey
Gifts of food and food prep
- Huge box of snacks – because teens love to eat!
- International Snack box
- Rapid Ramen cooker
- microwave popcorn maker
- Hawaiian shaved ice
- TikTok Cookbook
Gifts for the Active Teen
- Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbells
- gym bag
- Lululemon workout clothes
- Pickleball set
- new baseball bat, baseball glove, basketball, volleyball, tennis racquet
- glow football for nighttime games
- Skateboard
- Skimboard
- Wiffle Ball Bat & Ball
- Electric scooter
- Balance Board trainer – popular with surfers, skaters and snowboarders
- Ping Pong Table
- Basketball Hoop
- Boxing heavy bag
- rollerskates
- rollerblades – womens, mens
- hoverboard
Gifts of Electronics for Teens
- JBL Charge 5 Portable Speaker
- Apple AirPods Max – so popular right now!
- Apple AirPods or AirPods Pro
- Apple iPad
- Apple Pencil
- Apple Watch
- Drone – entry-level or higher-end DJI
- Echo Dot
- phone tripod
- Casetify Phone case
- Phone strap charm
- AirPod case
- Video projector
Toys and Games
- Lego Sets
- Cover Your Assets
- Ransom Notes
- Codenames
- Settlers of Catan
- Ticket to Ride
- Azul Board Game
- Blank Slate
- Trekking the World
- Dual-shot basketball arcade
- Hook & Ring Toss tabletop game
- Dart Board
- Nerf blaster – never too old for Nerf!
- Nerf targets
Gifts for the Teen Video Gamer
- Meta Quest 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II PlayStation or Xbox
- Logitech G920 Racing Wheel
- gaming system – gaming PC, Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch
- Gaming monitor
- gaming chair
- LED video game controller decor
Gift for the teens with cars
- Chemical Guys Car Care Kit
- trunk organizer
- emergency roadside kit
- battery jump starter
- rearview mirror charms – boho rainbow, fuzzy dice
Gifts for the teen’s rooms
- LED Neon signs – Butterfly, Good Vibes,
- LED lights
- Lava Lamp
- Checkerboard Throw Blanket
- weighted blanket
- heated blanket
- Fun blanket – pizza blanket, burrito blanket, burger blanket
- oversized beanbag chair
- faux fur lounging chair
- hammock chair
- Wedge lounge pillow for bed
- body pillow and cover
- essential oil diffuser
- alarm clock – will it help to get them up in the morning? probably not but worth a shot
- Pillowtop Mattress topper
- 3D illusion Basketball lamp
- full-length mirror
- letter board
- Marquee light box
- accessory organizer – scrunchie organizer,
- wall collage kit
- boho wall decorative mirror
- boho wall hanging
- bedside organizer pouch
- safe (to keep things away from a younger sibling)
- record player
Teens who like to journal or use a planner
- Bullet journals
- gel pens
- fine tip markers
- highlighters for journalling and planners
- washi tape
- Calligraphy/hand lettering pens
- pencil/pen case
- planner stickers
Artistic and Crafty teens
Whew, that’s a long list. We hope you found some great ideas to surprise your teens with. We’d love to see what they were gifted – tags us on social media (@sweetshoppemom) and we might share it. Have a great idea we missed? Send us a note so we can add it to our list (sweetshoppemom@gmail.com)