Don’t forget something for Santa, too. Another handy Christmas item well worth the investment to use for several years to come is a tray to serve Santa his treats.

Make sure Santa knows where he needs to stop! Door hangers can be an idea where your home doesn’t have a chimney. Make no mistakes; Santa will still deliver whatever type of home you have.

If you’re not entirely sure what your tween girl is into this year, this Gorgeous Gifts Advent Calendar is a fabulous variety pack for her. From fidget toys to accessories, makeup, and crafts, it offers 24 days of delightful surprises perfectly targeted to your growing girls.

Christmas certainly doesn’t escape the fidgets phase! Fidget-loving tweens will get hours of popping, pushing, and squishing fun with 24 days of collectibles to add to their fidget sets.

An ideal advent calendar for tweens, your Minecraft fans will love this magnificent boxed advent bursting with Minecraft goodies. This advent includes 3.25″ mini action figures, accessories, and stickers.

Psst – Head over here for our complete Minecraft gift guide!

Is your tween caught up in this year’s Labubu addiction? Well, now you can transfer her love into these adorable Christmas decorations for hanging or mantle display.

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Every day of December brings a different felt-and-sticker ornament-crafting adventure — the perfect way to fill your Christmas Tree with some homemade love, this is the best tween advent calendar for a crafty kid.

A creation by Kirsten Field

This gorgeous charm bracelet advent calendar can make the perfect pre-Christmas gift for a tween girl. With a bracelet and necklace included, collect your Christmas-themed charms every day for the perfect Christmas day accessory to wear, ready for Santa’s arrival!

Marvel fans, get in line; we know this is the one you’ve been waiting for! If your tween already has enough City LEGO Advent pieces to last a lifetime of Christmases, it’s your chance to change things up this December and start collecting 24 days of imaginative play items, all with a Spiderman theme.

Got a jigsaw-loving tween? Unveil a small part of this Christmas-themed fireplace scene every day; this 1008-piece puzzle is solved 42 pieces at a time before your complete picture is revealed on Christmas eve. Finished size 27.56″ x 19.69″.

Your younger tweens will undoubtedly still love the concept of Monster Jam, and these mini collectibles will be perfect for their collections. You’ll get 16 trucks and 9 accessories over 25 days.

This beautiful beginner makeup advent calendar may be perfect for your tween girl interested in learning more about beauty and fashion.

A special treat is introduced each day, featuring lipsticks, nail polish, blushers, and eyeshadows, along with the necessary tools for applying makeup. Non-toxic and washable, this is a wonderfully fun girls’ advent calendar to try this December.

Your older tween girl will adore this advent set of seasonally scented shower steamers. 24 days of body buffing scrub with essential oils and exfoliation, perfect for girls who are learning about skincare and who love the smell of Christmas in the air!

Handmade gift with love from Mazzi and Erez Peled

Your STEM-loving kids are not forgotten when it comes to tween advent calendar choices. This Shocking Science Advent from the Purple Cow allows them to explore 24 cool new experiments in physics, illusions, robotics, and chemistry. An accompanying book will guide them through their daily tasks, and additional materials will appear daily.

This stunning, feminine stationery advent from ColourTheirDay is sure to please your preteen girl. It includes 24 individually wrapped stationery items, from notepads to washi tape, paperclips, magnets, and stickers.

(If you’ve purchased this set before, be aware that the artist updates the set every year, so your girl will get brand-new items!)

You truly can get almost every tween’s favorite toy in an advent format! If you can handle it, your slime-loving tween will be in squelching, smooshing heaven for 24 days when they get their hands on this slime calendar! This fun advent calendar for tweens is made with non-toxic materials.

If you are seeking a tween girl countdown calendar with a difference, this attractive boxed set will unveil a brand-new piece of wearable jewelry every day for your young ladies who love their trinkets, perfect for creating wearable Christmas jewels to match their favorite Christmas dress!

Welcome to a Wizarding World of Harry Potter Christmas style. Collect Harry Potter-themed goodies over 24 days, from socks and hair ties to stationery items.

This officially licensed Harry Potter merch is presented in a beautiful box, a great novelty way for your tween Potterheads to count down to Christmas.

The ultimate in cutsie-tween items, perfectly boxed up to open in December. Choose from 12 or 24 days, and whether you want silver or gold jewelry, streetcatstyleco are experts in creating personalized gift packages tuned in to your girls’ growing interests.

Curious minds will absolutely love the challenge of 24 brain-teasing puzzles this December. With six plastic puzzles, 12 3D wooden pieces, and 6 interconnected wire metal wire puzzles, it’s sure to have more than just your tween curious, clicking, and frustrated at times while testing their IQ!

This is a cool advent calendar for tweens who love sparkly, shiny crystals. It is the perfect dazzling daily treat this December for tweens who love collecting gems, with 24 unique specimens to collect.

Each box is lovingly filled by IAmGretchenBoutique with hand-selected gems, ensuring each box will be unique.

Another very on-trend find for the 2026 Christmas Countdown is K-pop Demon Hunters. This 24-piece Advent includes your favorite movie characters and accessories in a collectible set you can display or hang from the tree.

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Funko Pop fans, this is the one you’ve been waiting for! If you’ve been in search of cool advent calendars for tweens, then you need to get your hands on one of these Funko sets.

The perfect preteen advent calendar, they’ll get 24 unique Funko Pocket Pops to collect every day in December. Funko Pop sets also come in a Marvel theme and Star Wars.

LEGO Friends gets Christmassy over 24 days. This year’s set comes with Aliya, Autumn, Liann, Nova, and Leo minidolls. Each has their own cozy cabin mattress, plus five LEGO animals and household accessories

This adorable Gingerbread house mini block set allows your tween to create their own festive scene, with lighting, over 24 days.

With easy-to-understand instructions, it’s ideal for children aged 10 and above. Intricate details will require some patience and creativity. Still, it makes a wonderful countdown to Christmas project.

Another Advent Calendar set for tweens that requires some time and patience, this Space Exploration Shuttle includes two rockets, each with 12 parts to collect and create every day.

Is your tween still at the cutsie collectible stage? She’s going to love this collector’s set of mini plushies with classic Christmas characters like Santa & Mrs Claus, as well as Rudolph, snowmen, and some adorable forest animals.

Grab a mug of hot cocoa and curl up in your favorite chair; your crafty tween will love this Stitch-a-Day embroidery set, creating their wonderful seasonal tapestry one day at a time.

Designed by Amanda Watson

This carefully curated boo basket comes pre-filled with everything a tween girl could want for Halloween. Complete with beauty items in spooky packaging, Halloween-themed accessories, and just the right amount of seasonal treats, it takes the guesswork out of creating the perfect boo surprise.

The mix of practical and fun items ensures she’ll have goodies to enjoy long after Halloween night passes.

Designed specifically with tween boys in mind, this pre-made basket focuses on cool Halloween accessories, fidget toys, and treats that appeal to their developing tastes.

No overly cutesy items here – just genuinely fun Halloween-themed gear that they’ll actually want to use and show off to their friends.

Skip the basic candy bowl and create something Instagram-worthy with a Halloween candy bouquet. These artistic arrangements feature popular tween favorites like Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, and Reese’s beautifully arranged in spooky packaging.

It’s a creative twist on traditional Halloween candy that looks as good as it tastes, perfect for tweens who love aesthetic treats.

Transform ordinary snacks into special treats with custom Halloween stickers. These personalized labels can feature your tween’s name, favorite Halloween characters, or spooky sayings, making simple popcorn bags feel like a thoughtful, customized gift.

It’s an affordable way to add a personal touch that shows you put extra thought into their boo basket.

These aren’t your basic Easter Peeps! Halloween Peeps come in spooky shapes and colors that tweens find more appealing than traditional marshmallow treats.

The seasonal packaging and variety of characters make them a fun addition that feels more mature than typical kiddie candy, perfect for tweens who want Halloween treats that match their growing sophistication.

Add some magic to their boo basket with cotton candy that literally glows in the dark. This unique treat combines the nostalgic fun of cotton candy with the cool factor that tweens crave.

It’s perfect for Halloween parties, sleepovers, or just enjoying a glowing snack while watching scary movies with friends.

Give them a creative Halloween activity with this cookie decorating kit featuring spooky castle designs. It’s more sophisticated than basic sugar cookies but still hands-on enough to be engaging.

Perfect for tweens who enjoy baking or want to create Instagram-worthy Halloween treats to share with friends.

Slime remains incredibly popular with tweens, and this Halloween version comes in a reusable pumpkin bucket. The butter slime texture is satisfying to play with, while the seasonal packaging makes it feel special.

It’s a gift that serves double duty – entertainment now and a cute Halloween decoration they can keep.

Perfect for tweens who love wordplay and humor, these Halloween-themed Mad Libs provide screen-free entertainment that’s perfect for car rides, sleepovers, or family Halloween parties.

The spooky themes are age-appropriate while still being genuinely funny, making them a hit with both tweens and their friends.

Challenge their developing problem-solving skills with this focused cognitive game featuring spooky themes. It’s designed to be engaging without being too difficult, perfect for tweens who enjoy brain teasers.

The Halloween theme makes it seasonally appropriate while building valuable thinking skills.

These aren’t your basic temporary tattoos – they feature sophisticated designs with ghosts, bats, and skeletons that tweens will actually want to wear.

Perfect for Halloween parties, school spirit days, or just expressing their spooky style, these tattoos let tweens participate in Halloween fun in an age-appropriate way.

LEGO remains popular with tweens, and this Halloween-themed set lets them build seasonal decorations for their room.

The ghost and pumpkin designs are cute without being babyish, and the finished models make great Halloween decorations they can proudly display and use year after year.

Fidget toys are hugely popular with tweens, and these Halloween-shaped versions in pumpkin and bat designs combine stress-relief benefits with seasonal fun.

Perfect for school, homework time, or just keeping hands busy, they’re practical gifts that happen to be Halloween-themed rather than toys that only work for one holiday.

Perfect for creative tweens, these scratch art sets feature Halloween designs that reveal colorful images underneath. It’s a screen-free creative activity that’s relaxing and satisfying, producing finished artwork they can be proud of.

Great for quiet time, parties, or when they need a creative outlet.

This trending craft activity combines the satisfaction of puzzles with the creativity of art. The Halloween themes make it seasonally appropriate while building fine motor skills and providing hours of engaging, screen-free entertainment.

The finished pieces make great room decorations they’ll want to display.

Friendship bracelets never go out of style with tweens, and these Halloween-themed bead sets let them create seasonal accessories to share with friends.

The orange, black, and purple color schemes are perfect for Halloween while the bracelet-making activity provides quality time with friends and develops fine motor skills.

Transform their room into a spooky sanctuary with these removable wall decals featuring bats and other Halloween creatures.

They’re easy to apply and remove, making them perfect for tweens who want to decorate their space for the season without permanent changes. The glow-in-the-dark feature adds an extra cool factor.

Cozy and fun, these Halloween socks featuring ghosts, cats, and candy corn designs let tweens show their seasonal spirit in a subtle way. Perfect for school, sleepovers, or just lounging at home, they’re practical gifts that happen to be festive.

The fun designs make wearing them feel special rather than like a boring necessity.

These aren’t just party accessories – they’re safety gear that happens to be fun! Perfect for trick-or-treating, Halloween parties, or just adding some spooky glow to their evening activities.

Tweens love the cool glow effect while parents appreciate the added visibility during evening Halloween festivities.

Make hygiene fun with these spooky-scented hand sanitizers. The Halloween packaging and seasonal scents (like pumpkin spice or apple cider) make something practical feel like a treat.

Perfect for school bags, lockers, or keeping in their room, they combine necessity with seasonal fun.

Perfect for tweens who love nail art, these Halloween-themed nail decorations feature spiders, pumpkins, and other spooky designs. They’re easy to apply and remove, making them perfect for trying out seasonal nail looks without commitment.

Great for Halloween parties, school spirit days, or just expressing their spooky style.

Keep their lips moisturized with lip balms in cute Halloween packaging. Seasonal flavors like pumpkin spice or apple cider make lip care feel like a treat rather than a chore.

The themed packaging makes them perfect stocking stuffers or small additions to larger boo baskets.

Add some spooky fun to their bedtime routine with sleep masks featuring pumpkin faces or bat designs. Perfect for sleepovers, travel, or just making bedtime more fun, these practical accessories combine utility with Halloween spirit.

The cute designs make them gifts tweens will actually want to use.

Help them accessorize their most important possession with Halloween-themed phone grips. These practical accessories make holding their phone more comfortable while adding seasonal style.

Perfect for tweens who love customizing their tech with fun accessories that reflect their personality and interests.

Protect their earbuds in style with Halloween-themed case covers. These accessories combine protection with personality, letting them show their Halloween spirit while keeping their tech safe.

Perfect for tweens who want their accessories to match their seasonal style preferences.

Give them something to proudly display after they’ve been booed with these festive door signs.

Perfect for hanging on bedroom doors, lockers, or the front door, these signs let everyone know they’ve participated in this fun Halloween tradition while adding to their seasonal decorations.

Full of items that tween girls can use and enjoy for months to come, this Easter basket comes prefilled with beauty items, candy, and other goodies that your maturing tween girl will love.

She will love her day of pampering and the candy included in the box for a sweet treat.

If your tween boy is too cool for cute little Easter bunnies and all things pastel, go with a neutral boys’ gift box full of favorite tween toys, from gaming gifts to small sweet treats.

A good substitute for a traditional Easter basket while still making them feel included in the Easter fun and gifting tradition.

The perfect pamper box for your discerning tween girl, filled with spa goodies and a nifty toilteries bag by SweetMarbella.

A fun and exciting Easter egg filler suitable to your pre-teen. Instead of finding a little chocolate or toy, a special treat or reward awaits inside each egg (or will they get a chore instead?)

These can be great for either tween Easter baskets or hiding in a tween scavenger hunt.

A fun and novelty change from chocolate Easter eggs your tween is bound to love. These color-change eggs are a great idea to brighten up their Easter.

They can change to 5 different colors based on the heat in your child’s hands. Wonderfully gift box presented too by Mommysmuddleddeddesigns, these are the ideal tween Easter gift for growing kids looking to change things up.

What could be cuter in your tween girl’s Easter basket than these fluffy bunny slippers? Practical too! A gorgeous Easter-themed gift they can keep using year-round.

Is your tween a puzzle fan? Packed full of coloring pages, mazes, sudoku, and challenging puzzles, this is a greater non-sugar Easter basket filler for older kids up for the mental challenge.

There’s something special in that bunny’s rabbit hole! It’s a sweet stockpile of fluffy, blue cotton candy! If you’re looking for fun ideas, this makes a great candy gift for children of all ages!

Jokes are fun no matter what age you are and if you have a jokester tween in the family, this Would You Rather book will make a great gift.

The jokes and questions are Easter-themed, making it the perfect addition to their Easter basket.

Perfect for your older tweens and tweens, this challenging maze book would make the ideal non-candy Easter basket idea for a tween whose into puzzles. Over 150 entertaining puzzles with three different levels of challenge!

Suitable for your younger kids and new tween boys who still love their plastic knick-knacks. These Easter eggs are pre-filled with pullback car dinosaur eggs you can hide around the yard or in their Easter basket for a surprise your kids will love!

A cute and colorful idea for tweens, these nail polishes in festive pastel colors for Spring make great Easter basket fillers for tween girls, ideal for matching their Easter outfits.

Available with various colored stones, we love the spring vibes from this cute piece of girls’ jewelry. Your maturing tween girl will love getting this flower-shaped pendant necklace in her Easter gift basket, or they’re perfectly sized to slip in as an Easter egg filler too.

These cute little bunny-shaped bath bombs can be the perfect addition to a tween girl’s Easter basket.

Beautifully colored and scented, they make a wonderful sweet festive treat without the dental bills!

Little LEGO fans will absolutely love creating this miniature LEGO Easter bunny. The perfect Easter basket gift for a creative tween. You could also try the more complex Creator 3 in 1 kit if they need more of a building challenge.

If your tween thinks they’re getting too old for basic egg decorating at Easter, then it’s time to introduce them to some more intricate crafts like string art.

This Easter craft kit is aimed at slightly older kids and includes all the materials they need to make cute bunny -themed wind chimes.

These cute little spring-themed facial masks make the perfect Easter basket filler for a tween girl. Cute and practical, you get 9 in a set of face masks to gift together or individually to fill a basket for your tween.

A trendy shirt your tween can wear even after Easter; this cute bunny shirt will be a fun addition to a tween girls’ Easter basket this year.

An easy and inexpensive Easter basket stuffer, this packet of 100 temporary tattoos can even glow in the dark, perfect for either tween boys or girls.

Peeps are a staple at Easter, but if you want to stay away from the sweets or your tween doesn’t like Peep candy, slide this lip gloss set into their Easter baskets for extra tasty fun.

Soft and squishy fun, these fidget Easter eggs could be just the fun Easter gifts for your tween instead of filling them with chocolate.

If you’ve got lots of DIY Easter baskets to fill for all your family and friends, then it’s best to bulk-buy a pack of fun toys and basket stuffers.

Fidgets are all the rage with tweens just now, so these Easter-themed sensory toys are sure to go down a treat.

They really will think of anything these days! Perhaps a little more pleasant than cleaning up rotten eggs, these Easter eggs are completely filled with slime, eww!

Your typical tween will no doubt love these textural toys filled with stretchy metallic slimes as an Easter basket gift.

A great gift for your tween girl who still enjoys embracing her cute and pretty side, these simple and sweet stainless steel Easter charm bracelets comes with engraved pendant and charms.

Coming in a beautiful pink organza drawstring pouch, they’re stainless, handmade and expandable. A great non-chocolate Easter gift for girls.

A great choice if you’ve got lots of eggs to fill, these value 24 pack of Silly Putty is bound to be a winner with your tweens – they make a great fidget toy to keep your tweens occupied through Easter brunch!

A cute and colorful change from your usual Easter basket filler, these natural body scrubs come in lavender, lemon, and cherry almond and several appealing pastel colors perfect for a tween girl Easter gift – by Sassygirlboutique

An adorable Easter gift idea for your tween girl, this vegan-friendly soy candle by Etsy seller CreationShedShop comes in a variety of scents to suit your tween’s tastes.

Mad Lib fans will love this fun Easter edition of their favorite word game. Ideal for your tween age group, there are 21 fill-in-the-blank sheets to complete for an eggsellent non-candy Easter treat.

If the inspiration simply isn’t coming, or you’re afraid of picking the wrong sort of gift for a choosy tween, you really can’t go wrong with Bunny Money from CozyCabinRI!

A cute and creative way of gifting your tween a little bit of cash or gift cards to choose their own Easter gift – or add it to their savings!

When simple Easter egg hunts have become far too easy, you need some more creative and thought-provoking treasure hunt clues to lead your tween to their Easter basket surprise.

This wonderful printable kit from Etsy seller RiverbridgeDesigns is a great way to take the hard work out of planning a fun Treasure Hunt, ideal for big kids

Need a tween Easter gift idea in a hurry? Try these cool printable gift coupons from the BloggingGiftShop on Etsy.

The great thing is you can download and print straight away, no waiting for things to arrive in the mail. This is the perfect little added extra for a tween Easter basket to gift to your heart’s desire – and budget in a fun way!

All out of other ideas for Easter? Adding an Amazon gift card to your tween’s Easter gift basket will allow them to spend the money you’d otherwise gift them on something they really want.

Look out for special Easter-themed gift vouchers!

Riddle Books always make a fun addition to your Christmas morning – let your boy feel like the brainiest person in the room full of fabulous riddles and brain-teasing puzzles

Boys (and girls for that matter) seriously never outgrow the simple fun of a Parachute man! These are great fun for family Christmas, especially if you have a multi-story home.

Is your tween boy a football fan? Then these pocket-size NFL football helmets for all 16 teams in the NFC conference will be an incredible present for your almost teenage boy.

Thanks to the two backing boards that it comes with, he can use the 32-set NFL replica team helmet to track each team’s standings and playoffs.

This guitar is the perfect present for a boy who wants to start getting his rock on. With this beginner electric guitar, your tween will learn to make his music with his passion.

This Fender Squier Debut Series is a sturdy piece that comes with comes with a free subscription to Fender Play and a 2-year warranty.

A Kindle is an excellent way to get your tween boy reading in a fun way. And with the waterproof Kindle paper, they can carry their reading to the beach or bathroom.

Moreover, your tween can opt to listen to the story instead of reading it with audiobook options. How cool! It is a fantastic birthday gift for a 12-year-old into their books.

This excellent, handy, lightweight controller is a superb gift idea for your 12-year-old boy gamer. It is a wireless game controller that supports Android phones and tablets, Windows XP/7/8/10, Apple Arcade, macOS, MFi games, and Switch games. It has a semi-transparent cover and a stunning colorful LED backlight.

Whether your tween boy is a fan of Harry Potter or not, this iconic collectible new boxed set will surely keep them glued to the pages season in and out.

This keepsake box set will be a perfect present for a 12-year-old boy who takes pride in his book collection.

This Bose Soundlink speaker is a good steal for your tween boy as they explore the variety of music genres available. It has a speaker that connects to any Bluetooth device with a built-in device for speakerphone and an 8-hour playtime. It will be a perfect 12-year-old boy’s birthday present as they can carry it wherever.

Is your tween a fan of stop-motion videos? This enclosed guide will enhance your tween’s creative thinking as it walks him through bringing these Lego figures to life in stop-motion animation.

Thanks to its free app, available for tablets and phones, your tween can make short, amusing clips of 10 mini-movies in as little as an hour. The book, which is 80 pages long, will help your boy learn more about lighting, camera angles, and sound effects.

This shocking game will surely bring an electrifying good time for your tween boy, his squad, and his family. This game requires you to have your opponent’s quickest draw and best timing or get the electric shock. It is an unusual stocking stuffer gift for a 12-year-old for them to add some zap to their next party.

Whether he’s running to practice or a friend’s house, this handy drawstring sackpack is just the right size to ensure your sporty boy carries his essentials.

This laser tag set without any extra protective clothing or clear-up afterwards will be a great deal for your 12-year-old boy. This 12-year-old boy’s gift is a gift for his whole squad that they will have a blast playing.

It includes a vest with four gun types: pistol, shotgun, machine gun, and rocket, each of which reduces your life value when it hits. It is rechargeable and features natural vibrations plus shooting sounds and has a striking distance of approximately 150 feet.

Anything LED is sure to pique your tween’s interest, and these strip lights are no exception. They boast a strong adhesive and thus stick well. With a downloadable app and a remote control, these lights can sync with your phone to change the beat of the music and ambient sound, which is a fantastic feature – they don’t work half bad as a ‘grown up’ night light, too

This electric scooter is an over-the-top hoverboard. It has a nine-mph, nine-mile range, a weight of 264 pounds, and a charging time of 3.5 hours for a full charge and protection against overcharge or discharge.

It is water-resistant with built-in speakers, a customized LED headlight, and a battery indicator. How pimped can a hoverboard be? It ticks all the checkboxes and is one of the best 12-year-old boy gift ideas.

It is probably not the first bike you are getting your tween, but an upgrade is inevitable if this boy looks like he is heading for the sky (they look like there is a power that pulls them upwards overnight).

The Schwinn is always a solid choice for a preteen boy who wants to fit in with his buddies. It is lightweight, has 21 gears and has incredible braking abilities, making it a perfect gift for a nearly teenage boy.

This gaming console will be a surefire hit for your tween and his friends when they come over. Games play better on this console, which has 40% more power than the others.

As a gift for a 12-year-old boy, this Xbox One X console will allow him to experience immersive true 4K gaming. It will also allow him to stream 4K videos on Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube, among others, and listen to music with Spotify—the perfect addition to a cool tween bedroom.

You can find all the best video games for your tween over here.

Your tween probably desires to have this drum set as it is on every boy’s top list of musical instruments they dream of having.

This portable and professional drum set has an earphone jack that will allow your tween to play anytime, even at night! It includes one snare, three toms, one crash, one ride, one HI-HAT, and two-foot pedals.

While frisbees might have been the most incredible gift a decade ago, your tween boy needs a more mature take on his outdoor favorite. The Kan Jam is a great tween gift idea that he can play solo or with friends.

Your tween boy plays by throwing and deflecting the disk to get it in the can. It is lightweight and easy to assemble, meaning your tween can carry his groove to the beach.

The questions and answers in this brain quest game are curriculum-based and fast-paced. It makes the things your tween is supposed to learn in the 7th grade entertaining and engaging, as it is a smart way of learning.

It is an ideal gift idea for 12-year-old boys as it racks their brains, and I’m sure it will fill you all with incredible facts – whether you like it or not!

This LED cap is the latest hyped item and will be a superb present for 12-year-old boys. With it in his closet, he can express himself best, as it has LED lights that can be customized with graffiti function.

It has a three-step process for connecting the device with the cap. The battery life is up to 10 hours when fully charged.

This educational STEM kit would be a perfect Christmas gift for a 12-year-old boy. It exercises your kid’s ability of spatial perception and structure of imagination by classifying and assembling and enhancing your kid’s brain development, hand-eye coordination, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

Once built, it is a remote-controlled toy that he can play with in combat against other robot creations. It connects using an app and charges using a USB connection.

This Deluxe Mega set is sure to be a hit for your budding artist. It is an all-exclusive deluxe drawing kit for the beginner. It is an ideal gift for 12-year-old boys as it will give them an outlet to focus and explore all the benefits of creating beautiful art pieces.

It includes 24 colored pencils, 24 oil pastels, 24 watercolor cakes, 60 wax crayons, and more to ensure your Picasso has come to birth.

Whoever said paper planes are damn should meet these star wars folded flyers that fly with force. These Star Wars-themed toys will speed through the living room as well as they do in outer space.

There are 40 sheets of custom-designed paper, plus tape and six display stands. It also includes an easy-to-follow instructional book. It is an excellent game for a 12-year-old.

Got a tween boy really into the latest tech? If your tween already has a PlayStation 4, then this virtual reality would be a great gift as an add-on.

This VR set plugs into their current system to help them experience gaming in a new way. Its 3D audio technology allows your tween to distinguish sounds around him.

This robotic kit gives kids a real hands-on opportunity to build their moving robots. The creepy crawlies will fascinate your boy as he watches them scuttle around, do acrobatics, and change direction when an obstacle gets in their way. It introduces STEM, mechanical, and robotic engineering concepts through an entertaining and accessible science kit.

While it includes components, accessories, and easy-to-follow instructions, you must purchase a screwdriver and 1 AA battery separately.

If your tween loves a good brain-teasing puzzle, then they’re going to love the Giiker Super Slide Puzzle. With over 500 challenges, it gets difficult fast! Lightweight and portable, this makes for an awesome tween travel toy.

Are you searching for the perfect gift for your Star Wars-fan boy? This Bluetooth speaker will be an ideal one.

This stereo speaker allows you to connect most devices and listen to your favorite music, podcasts, and much more. It is super cool, as it also lights up when in use.

This is no ordinary backpack. This one is on another level as it comes with a built-in charging station offering your tween a way to charge his phone while on the go.

It has lots of storage space and compartments, so he can even comfortably carry his laptop. It also features waterproof fabric.

This fun robot will surely introduce your kid to the world of coding. Your tween can control it with a slingshot, facial recognition, or a joystick through the Sphero mini-app. There are three ways your boy can learn how to code: block, code, and Javascript.

This robot, the size of a ping-pong, includes three traffic cones and six bowling pins. It is a perfect gift for your tween for playing on the go or with limited space.

Have you noticed that your tween and hoodies are the best of friends? If not, now you know. Add this warm piece with pockets to his hooded closet to ensure his little hands are also warm; a practical gift you can’t go wrong with for a 12-year-old boy.

Your Fortnite fan will be over the moon with this game gift. Players claim locations, battle their opponents and avoid the storm to survive. The last player standing wins. The only twist is that players aim to earn health coin chips instead of money in this game. It comes with 27 Fortnite outfits.

Why not complete the gaming set? With this headset, your tween will be the gamer to beat. And it supports PlayStation 4, new Xbox, PC, Nintendo 3DS, Laptop, and more.

You can find our complete selection of ideal gamer gifts for your 12-year-old over here.

This remote-controlled spider allows your kid to see its inner workings, helping promote STEM skills while sparking their interest.

It is small enough to fit into your tween’s hands with a 360-degree rotating head. It includes a battery and a two-channel IR remote control. It is a perfect 9-year-old toy for a curious child.

This compact-size fun toy is an excellent stocking stuffer present for a 9-year-old boy. With this gift, your tween will be able to experience the science of sound. Its effect includes a voice amplifier and colorful flashing LEDs.

It has side levers that help adjust frequency and amplitude, creating hundreds of different sound combinations.

Is your tween son a budding scientist? Then this science book will be an incredible tween boy gift. It taps into your tween’s superpowers of logic and deductions.

These super fun, hands-on experiences include; building a solar oven, creating an active rain cloud in a jar, using static electricity produced with a balloon to power a light bulb, and so much more.

The perfect companion for your sporty tween, watches these days do far more than tell them the time; we love this fitness tracker for pre-teens as it’s slim and adjustable to their wrist size. Ultralight it shouldn’t disturb them while out playing their favorite sports or just being boys!

Any young player wanting to up their game will love this detailed Minecraft encyclopedia. It contains everything your novice players need to know about mining, farming, building, villagers, the Nether, and more!

Do you need your tween boys’ bedroom to have the peace and calm of the ocean? Then this aquarium mood lamp with natural jellyfish movement will be so realistic your tween boy will question whether they are real.

It’s a perfect gift for your new tween who’s too cool for a kiddy nightlight now,but still likes the comfort that comes from having a gentle glow in the room.

This Sphero SPRK+ will be an incredible birthday gift for a 9-year-old. It is a programmable robot ball designed to inspire creativity and curiosity through coding and play.

Its programmable sensors and colorful LED lights create countless play experiences and all-level coding conditions. It’s an educational robot that allows your tweens to bring their creations to life.

This collection of devilish props will allow your tween boy to be a cunning but hilarious troublemaker, thanks to its collection of mischief-making jokes.

The set includes the original selfie phone squirter, augmented reality spider tricks, fake parking tickets, a bone cruncher, and freaky body surprises. It is an excellent gift for a nine-year-old boy with a playful but cheeky personality.

Now that your tween boy feels grown, they will want to come into the house when darkness is settling in. This 7 feet of weather resistance tubing and 20 micros LED lights for front and rear wheels will create a brilliant colorful glow that lights up the night with dazzling spinning colors.

These battery-powered LED bike wheel lights require 3AA batteries, which you must buy separately. They are a fantastic boy gift idea.

Is there a tween boy who doesn’t fancy flying things? This DC20 camera drone is great for beginners and would make an ideal birthday present for a 9-year-old boy who loves gadgets.

While this board game is an excellent 9-year-old boy birthday present, it is a gift that the whole family will enjoy.

It is a cooperative family game where everybody wins or loses together. It is a strategic game in which a team has to fight various attackers and play in 20 minutes or less.

A fabulous gift idea for a soccer-loving 9-year-old boy, this trainer set comes with an adjustable waist belt and a cord extending up to 19 feet, brilliant for practising their moves at home, ready for their next big game.

The Klutz Lego kit is a gift every boy wants. It stirs their creativity to build eight physics-driven kinetic creatures using the kit’s technic bricks and papercrafts.

It includes STEM content about cams, cranks, axles, and simple engineering machines. It also has a 64-page book with step-by-step instructions.

Is your new tween starting to show an interest in computer games? Nine can be a great age for boys to start getting more involved with video gaming (under your supervision, of course).

Whatever console they use, these JLab JBuddies make a great set of headphones for tweens. Use them wirelessly on the go with 22 hours of playtime, or the AUX cord is compatible with all leading gaming consoles.

National Geographic Kids Why? is an ideal book for a 9-year-old boy who always wants to know ‘WHY.’ Its simple concept will answer all your tween’s questions.

It has hundreds of topics, ranging from silly to serious, and it provides expert information your tween needs in a fun and entertaining format.

Got a LEGO-lover who’s ready to flex their building skills? This LEGO Technic Chevrolet Corvette has a whooping 579 pieces that will allow your tween boy to build one of the most iconic supercars ever.

This collectible car model features a large rear wing, four tailpipes, black spoked rims with low-profile tires, working steering, and visible moving V8 pistons. It is an incredible 9-year-old boy gift as it helps grow your tween’s creativity and fine motor skills.

This easy-to-fold and carry scooter will leave your tween feeling like the king of the jungle. It has special cartridges that leave a trail of sparks behind as he whizzes the streets. It is one of the best presents for a tween boy.

Mini Hornit is a great Christmas stocking stuffer idea for a 9-year-old boy. With this entertaining bike horn, your tween will be keen to warn other pedestrians to make way as he flaunts the streets.

It has 25 sound effects and five light settings with a remote trigger that ensures your tween doesn’t have to take their hands off the handlebars.

Pindaloo is a challenging and fun juggling game that your tween would love. It is an unusual gift for a 9-year-old that will help hone their motor skills while improving hand-eye coordination. It also improves attention and develops focus, critical and creative thinking, and confidence.

This gameplay provides a stealth learning experience in which your tween learns critical reasoning and logical deduction skills as they play detectives.

It includes 40 challenges and solutions, ranging from beginners to experts, that become increasingly difficult as you play through them. It also includes a game board, six cat pieces, six crime tokens, 40 challenges and solutions with a fun theme, and hilarious artwork.

Capture the Flag glow-in-the-dark edition is an exciting nighttime activity with glowing game pieces.

It’s an awesome outdoor game with 25 light-up game pieces, all required CR 1220 batteries, and a free download of bonus games. It is a fantastic gift idea for a 9-year-old boy that helps them learn teamwork and get active.

This comically illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight your curious tween boy. It is a wonderland of crazily connected facts. Like, did they know some butterflies drink turtle tears? Or did they know that a squid is brain-shaped like a doughnut? This book has a fantastic trail that your boy can jump from one course to another.

Which 9-year-old boy would not wish to have this laser race car that defies gravity? This car can climb up walls and move across ceilings! How cool is that?

When your tween boy uses the laser gun controller’s laser light beam, the great zero gravity will follow. This indoor toy includes one zero-gravity laser, controller, USB charging cable, and instructional manual. It is an excellent tween gift idea for boys who love cars.

Just about every 9-year-old boy thinks they will be the next YouTube star. Why not set them on their filming adventure with a sturdy, robust, waterproof action camera?

We have loved our ProGrace; it’s substantially cheaper than a GoPro but still packed with functionality. It comes with mountings so users can take it with them on their bikes or even underwater to 100m.

At nine years old, your boy talks about magic and superpowers. Surprise them with this gift of magic. This ball is durable and robust and has a sealed outer housing.

It floats in mid-air, and all your tween boy has to do is do the magic of following it with their hands. You should pay more attention when recharging the sphere ball.

This set will make your boy feel like the best spy he can be. The night mission goggles feature twin light beams and an extraordinary flip-out scope for daytime snooping.

It has a motion alarm to secure your tween’s stuff from ‘thieves’ and a micro voice disguiser to conceal identity. Your tween will play with his friends for hours with this incredible toy for 9-year-old boys.

This riddle book features over 200 brain benders that are challenging, fun, and sure to give your brain a workout. With this book up your boy’s sleeve, they will learn to use their problem-solving abilities and creative thinking skills. It is a good brain power booster and an incredible gift for a boy.

It’s time to get your budding tween artist to the next level. These simple and fun crafts are an excellent way for your tween boy to stay thoughtfully engaged and entertained.

It includes one graphite pencil, 12 short colored pencils, 10 tracing sheets, and 10 blank sheets, and requires 3x AA batteries (purchased separately).

Is your 9-year-old a Potterhead? This is a great age for kids to not only devour this brilliant book series aimed at tweens but also enjoy all the fun and magic associated with Harry and his friends.

This collectible plastic figurine set is bound to please; use them as pencil toppers or start their Harry Potter collection.

This rainbow ball is perfect for passing the time, fidgeting, and avoiding gadgets and electronics. Your tween boy sorting through it creates a sense of order, allowing him to manipulate and concentrate. It is a perfect gift for a boy aged 9.

Fidget sensory toys are the best. There are exciting ways to play them: press the round bubbles, which make a popping sound, flip over, and start again.

It’s an easy-to-carry toy that will help your tween boy regulate emotion and release stress. It is an incredible gift for your tween, the perfect stocking stuffer.

Star Wars + LEGO is a match made in heaven for so many boys. This 9+ X-Wing Fighter set would make a great birthday gift for your Star Wars fans.

Did you think your boy doesn’t love card games? And farts? Try gifting them this explosive card game. This card game will ensure hours of laughter for your tween and friends. Whoever smelt it dealt it. Note no gas masks are included.

Your tween boy must have heard of plant carnivores. Satisfy his curiosity by getting him these seeds that he only needs to water and wait for them to sprout. Then boom!

Let him delight himself in seeing insects and flies being swallowed whole! One of the coolest and most unique gifts for a 9-year-old boy.

Every 9-year-old boy would love to have a digital watch. This multi-functional watch will do the trick. It has an LED backlight, chronograph, stopwatch timer, and alarm.

It is water-resistant, but children should avoid pressing any buttons while underwater. It’s a great step up for your boy who wants to ditch little boy designs and get into some more serious tween tech.

The upside-down challenge is a hilarious game that will leave everyone laughing their hearts out. You should wear the specialized goggles and compete with your friends and family to do challenges with your vision flipped upside down.

It includes one pair of upside-down glasses, 25 challenge cards, five ‘make your own challenge’ cards, one pad of paper, and one instruction sheet.

Is your 9-year-old ready to start taking adventures away from home? Whether it’s a sleepover with his buddies or taking off on a family vacation, he needs some stylish luggage to look the part.

This 20″ wheeled suitcase is not only available in some seriously cool designs, but it’s light enough for them to pick up and roomy enough for their gear. It is also overhead compartment size compliant.

Your gamer boy will love this awesome symbolic 10th birthday gift. Available in a wide range of colors to suit your tween’s taste, it’s the perfect way to kick off their 10th birthday celebrations.

This book promises hours of fun and is a great gift idea for 10-year-old boys who love to laugh. It’s the best kid’s book for jokes and games. It is a challenge that is to be played between two joke lovers and captures silly scenarios.

It is a great joke book series that will help your kid learn new jokes (thus develop a strong sense of humor) and become more creative.

Are you looking to introduce your 10-year-old to the world of robots? This robotic kit is the perfect STEM present for a 10-year-old boy. Your tween needs a tablet to use the app, which connects to the robot via Bluetooth.

Your tween will be able to program robots he built himself, which can be up to eight motorized machines. A full-color, 64-page, step-by-step illustrated manual is included.

When your 10-year-old doesn’t want to admit they’re not ready to ditch the night light. This battery-powered tornado light will bring real action into your tween’s bedroom. The swirl in the lamp intrigues boys and will provide their room with a good ambience.

What would be cooler than introducing your 10-year-old boy to the exciting side of LEGO? With this 428-piece LEGO set, he can build his Monster Truck and then use a smartphone to bring the ghost-hunting adventure to life.

It has an augmented reality app that aims to race to track down all the ghosts.

Whether you have an avid reader or not, this compendium of knowledge is a must-have in your tweens library collection. Your kid will learn from the beginning of time to the present and even to the future!

Thanks to its amazing facts, it will provide hours of fun learning for your boy and all the family. It is a great book gift idea for your 10-year-old.

The Skillmatics card game is an exciting card game of questions that will be a great present for a 10-year-old boy. It plays 2-6 players, and you ask up to 10 questions to guess the place and sport on the game card. You have to use your clue cards wisely, and the first to get seven game cards wins.

It will help enhance your boy’s social and communication skills, decision-making, problem-solving and creative thinking. It includes 52 game cards, six clue cards of guesses in ten worlds of sports, and the same number of cards in ten around the town.

The loop flow ring is an incredible stocking stuffer idea for boys. After all, it’s the new trend. It’s a spinner wheel made of quality stainless steel with good elasticity.

It comfortably flows and rolls along your arm like a metallic bubble. It is also helpful in realizing stress and enhancing emotional communication between family and friends.

Is your 10-year-old ready to level up their scooter game and take their tricks to the next level? Then they’re going to need to ditch their junior scooters and get a serious set of wheels that are up for the challenge!

With a capacity up to 220 lbs, this trick scooter will see them into their teens with a quality build and smooth ride warranty-backed by Madd Gear.

Think Fun is a cyber security coding game and STEM activity in which your tween learns programming principles through fun gameplay. Your ten-year-old takes over the role of a coder, hacker, and security engineer in the 120 multi-level challenges.

The game’s premise is to help kids learn how hackers work to better secure their information from attacks. It includes a game grid, a control panel, a challenge booklet, two-agent tokens, nine movement tiles, a high-quality instructional manual, and more.

Which kid would not love the Mega Bounce XL in their toy/sports collection? It is a fantastic birthday present for a 10-year-old  boy. Thanks to its super grip graphics, this 2.5 M circumference ball is easy to catch.

It includes the mega bounce, an inflating guide tape, and a foot pump. It is safe for all terrain and can play both indoors and outdoors.

No more old-fashioned walkie-talkies; these are the new and improved versions for your Gen Alpha. Your tween can communicate with friends and parents within a 16-mile range.

This 3-pack is perfect for sharing with friends and includes 22 channels and one inclusive AA battery in each. It also includes components: micro USB wall charging cables, rechargeable batteries, a user guide, belt clips, and an accessory sheet. It is a fabulous present for a 10-year-old boy.

Now, your double-digit boy can view his fav constellation anytime, anywhere with this tiny planetarium. This miniature constellation projector brings the mystery and wonder of the night sky to his camping tent or bedroom window.

It includes a 3″ star projector with a disk including 12 Hellenistic constellations and a 48-page illustrated mini-book. It is an incredible tween gift idea.

Super Bendy is fun-light but with a personality! Its bendy, poseable legs will twist, grip, and grab almost anything. The battery is included, and it’s great for kids to find things, make things, and read things at night.

It’s an unusual but cheap stocking stuffer gift for a 10-year-old, and one of our tween boy’s favorites that is permanently attached to his bed!

The Fire HD tablet has an easy-to-use parental control that allows you to filter content and set educational goals and time limits. Your tween will be excited to have this tablet as a present as they can play games with it, watch videos, songs, audiobooks, and much more.

It features an octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, a USB port, dual cameras, a full HD display, and up to 13 hours of battery life.

Does your tween bouy fancy himself as a bit of a baker or a chef? 10 is a great age to start setting them to work in the kitchen safely to concot their own creations.

This bestselling kids baking book is the perfect way to get their passion for creating kick-started with step-by-step tutorials through 100+ recipes.

How cool can a plushie get? Your Minecraft-loving kids probably don’t want to admit but they still love a plushie. This soft microfibre pillow creeper will make the perfect accessory for their tween bed.

Whether your son loves traveling, hiking, or just staying in his room, this Bluetooth portable speaker will be a great gift idea for a 10-year-old.

It streams wirelessly from a phone or tablet, and it is waterproof, meaning he can carry it to the beach as well. It includes a JBL Clip 4: Portable Bluetooth Speaker and a deluxe hard-shell travel case.

Nintendo Switch is the best Christmas gift for a 10-year-old boy into gaming. It has three play styles: TV, tabletop, and handheld.

Whether your tween wants to play at home or out, this handy switch promises to bring virtual play whenever, wherever. It is a fab switch that connects over WiFi for multiplayer gaming.

Do 10-year-old boys ever get tired of balls? I also did not think so. The wave runner is a two-pack bundle of a ball’s mega ball and a grip ball, which both water bounce.

They are fun balls in the water optimized for pro-control, higher bouncing, and continuous skipping, ideal for a pool party or just splashing about with their mates.

Can your tween think quickly and remember the sequence of light correctly? Then this mind-melting light-up memory brain game would be the perfect gift.

Brain bolt is an addictive game that can be played solo or with a friend. It is portable with 3 AA batteries included.

With the Artie 300 Coding robot, your tween can start coding thanks to its simple setup and pre-programmable design. It has a built-in Wi-Fi server and thus doesn’t require any internet connection.

It is an excellent gift for your 10-year-old son where he designs the code, and Artie 3000 draws the line!

You got to love your tween boy; what the sister finds to be yuck, your boy finds to be fun. How weird that is, I don’t even know.

The deadliest fart powers this Buttheads Fart Launcher. Your tween has to insert an included stinky cartridge and pull the trigger to send the fart forward to its victim! It is a fun fart gift bound to leave your 10-year-old boy in stitches.

Though some ten-year-olds will want to be over toys, this super cool real Lamborginni will get them drooling. Although it is a toy replica, this Lamborghini follows after a famous car, as the name suggests.

While your tween will play with it, they can as well exhibit it on a display shelf. It includes 3AA batteries for the car, 2AA batteries for the remote control, one remote control car, and a user guide.

This game will test your son’s grey matter as it includes 100 riddles and puzzles. It will test their IQ against the clock, making them learn how to think quickly. It also makes for a great travel game they can easily fit in theri backpack.

With this STEM educational toy, your tween boy can build up to 100 different electronic circuit projects with just 30+ electronic parts.

The projects include cool things like a flashing light, a voice-controlled lamp, an adjustable volume siren, and much more. It is an easy-to-understand kit that needs no tools and is a perfect gift for a tween boy.

Keeping on the theme of science-minded gifts for boys, no batteries or motors are required to make this contraption run; all it needs to be powered is air and water pressure.

This kit uses pneumatic, hydraulic engines and comes with everything your tween needs. You can construct up to 15 models and compete with your friends.

Don’t be mistaken into thinking that journaling is just something that girls do. Boys need somewhere to escape to with their inner most throughts too. Check out some of the more masculine diary designs that come with a lock and key too to keep their top secret thoughts safe.

Your tween boy is either into Harry Potter, LEGO, or both. Then this complex 922-piece set will pique his interest. A wonderful, challenging LEGO set for your pro builder that can be kept as a collector’s item.

He can bring the Hogwarts Clock Tower to life with this toy that includes eight mini-figures of his fav character. When complete, the building will measure 13″ high, 13″ wide, and 7″ deep.

Your Hot-Wheels-loving boy isn’t too old or outgrown for these awesome toy by age 10! They just need a little more challenge which this Smart track system delivers. It is compatible with the Hot Wheels app using Bluetooth.

Players compete by tracking their speed, number of laps, and other stats. The more your kids play with the physical cars and trucks, the more they level up in the video game. It is a superb gift for your boy who still loves his cars.

With this gift, your tween will get to build catapults, gravity fans, moving cabins, and collision cars while learning about the fundamental properties of potential and kinetic energy.

It includes 12 pages of theory and fact, a three-page quiz, six pages of experimental activities,16 pages of step-by-step instructions, and 3D rendered illustrations.

Does your 10-year-old think her’s the next Tony Hawk or Dude Perfect? We’ll bet your amateur stuntster will want to start filming his wicked tricks, so lets get him a digital camera that’s great at capturing live action.

Now, GoPro may be one of the best-known action cameras in this field, but don’t be afraif to try a cheaper brand with your preteen; trust us, you are getting just as good a spec with a brand like Akaso and all the output they need with 4K30FPS and 20MP, this model can even join them under water.