After a neighbor decorates his house for the holidays so bright that it can be seen from space, the competition begins.

It’s time to outdo the neighbor with Christmas decorations in this hilarious holiday movie with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick.

Longing to spread the joy of Christmas, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington puts his usual scare-and-scream routine to the side so he can bring joy.

While on his mission, though, he puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a Christmas nightmare.

An unexpected snowstorm has turned into a no-school, no-rules snow day, and fifteen-year-old Hal takes the opportunity to try and impress his crush.

Full of adventure and funny moments, the decision is made that if a jokester makes it home for the holidays, he gets his dad’s car.

It’s a race home now, but it seems like everything that can go wrong does.

Tired of Christmas turning into an expensive holiday, Nora and her husband Luther skip the gifts, the Christmas tree, and decorations to take a 10-day Caribbean cruise since their daughter is off to the Peace Corps.

Things take a sudden change when they discover on Christmas Eve their daughter is on the way home with her fiance; can they turn Christmas around in 12 hours for the best celebration ever?

Raised as an Elf in the North Pole, he’s not like the rest, so Buddy looks for his father and his true place in the world. It takes him to New York City, where he tries to fit in and bring some holiday joy.

No matter how old you get, Home Alone is a Christmas classic that families watch yearly as a tradition. Laugh at how Kevin McCallister defends his home from two clumsy thieves when he accidentally left home during the holidays.

A story about the real meaning of Christmas, Disney’s A Christmas Carol takes Scrooge on a look back at his past, how he is in the present, and what his future might end up to be if he continues to be a Scrooge all the time.

When a 16-year-old girl decides that her family is too crazy for Christmas, she decides to hire actors to play her parents and stage a fake Christmas dinner for her boyfriend at the house next door. What could go wrong?

A dad is on a special mission to find the last gift on his Christmas list. Unfortunately, it’s a popular gift, so he must go from store to store frantically fighting the crowds to get the gift in this funny holiday movie.

Santa’s youngest son, Arthur, goes on a magical adventure to make sure one child gets the final gift so that Christmas can be saved.

A spunky 9-year-old gets left at school on the day before Christmas break. While her parents try to brave the blizzard to get her, she’s faced with three clumsy crooks who have broken into the school to hide. Izzy must find a way to save the janitor who’s been taken hostage and teach the crooks a lesson.

The classic story of the most famous holiday grump who takes a trip to Whoville to celebrate the holidays and gets to see what the holidays are about.

Excited to head out for a family vacation during the holidays, everything goes wrong, and the trip turns into a disaster with this classic Christmas movie.

All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB Gun, and he must convince Santa, his family, and the rest of the world that it is the perfect gift. This classic is one that you can’t miss during the holidays.

The first Home Alone is a classic holiday movie, and Home Alone 2 is a must-watch afterward. This time, Kevin is lost in New York during the holiday season, where he meets back up with the crooks he outwitted before.

When Scott Calvin’s son realizes that Santa Claus has fallen off their roof, it’s time for Scott to take the reins of the magical sleigh and discover that he is the new Santa.

While no one believes him, he must find a way to save Christmas and convince those who don’t believe, himself included.

If you’re in for a Christmas movie marathon, there are a couple of great sequels, too. Santa Clause 2 sees the search for a Mrs Claus while 3: The Escape Clause sees Jack Frost put a freeze on Christmas.

When Susan Walker has doubts about the childhood miracle of Santa Claus, she meets Kriss Kringle, a department store Santa who believes he’s the real Santa.

Your preteens searching for a kooky costume idea for Halloween this year will love this inflatable alien. The smaller size will fit your tween up to a height of 55 inches/1.4 meters. (Needs 4 x AA batteries!)

Looking for a cute Halloween outfit for a tween girl? You can’t get much more on-trend than this Wednesday Addams get-up. Complete with her signature plaits, belt, and stockings, this will undoubtedly be a go-to costume for girls in 2026!

A pullover tank top with a mesh base layer, this Mysterious Mummy costume features torn strips on the top and pants, creating a bandage-like appearance. An ideal tween Halloween costume if you want to stick with creepy and scary but advance beyond a few wraps of toilet roll!

Even the Devil can be stylish! This fun Halloween costume is bright, colorful, and cute for tween girls. Unlike many adult devil costumes, this one remains modest and entertaining, making it a great choice for a pre-teen girl’s Halloween costume.

Stranger Things made Retro totally cool again! Cute as a button, Eleven on her skate date will be fairly recognisable to your older tweens. Could also be paired with Mike of Max Mayfield for a dynamic yween girl duo

If your tween is into the Five Nights at Freddy’s game, this Halloween costume is the perfect look for boys. It’s especially designed with tween and teen sizing in mind, which can be tricky with full-body costumes.

This Ezio Halloween costume will make the perfect outfit for video game-loving tweens who enjoy the Assassin’s Creed series.

Ready to give them a little spooky scare? This sinister jester Halloween costume is a fun and spooky Halloween outfit for tweens.

A take on the costume from a popular tv series that many saw on Netflix, this jumpsuit Halloween costume is perfect for sharing a spooky Halloween night.

It can get pretty chilly by Halloween, right? Long-sleeved and padded, your tween can show off their love for their favorite Marvel character while staying warm on Halloween night with this awesome Groot costume, including mask and shoe covers.

Is your tween looking for something a little more grown-up and adventurous but still in keeping with their tween image? This Twilight Huntress outfit could be just what she’s after for something a little more mysterious and brave.

If you’re looking for a fun family combo, then Violet and the Incredibles could be just the costume your tween girl will jump at!

An oldie but a goldie, this can be a lot of fun and a relatively cheap costume idea. The Zombie Cheerleader is an ideal group costume for tween girls, or could also be a mixed tween group to have some fun with makeup and an introduction to more gruesome horror.

The classic Grim Reaper never goes out of fashion when it comes to seriously creepy tween boy Halloween costumes.

Want to keep it fun and playful? Dress up as Winifred from the classic Hocus Pocus movie! The perfect size for tweens, this dress is both comfortable and light, making it ideal for Halloween.

Superhero fans will love heading out for a night of trick-or-treating with this costume. Your tween girls will be on trend with this Ms. Marvel costume – or boys can’t go wrong with a classic Captain America or Thor.

Edward Scissorhands was a classic movie that seems to come to life each year during Halloween. This costume is perfect for tween girls, including everything they need to recreate the Edward Scissorhands look.

Something cute, creative, and on point for 2026; if you’re looking for Middle School Halloween costumes for your kid to stand out from the crowd, your very own Barbie box could hit the spot. (Spirit Halloween selling via Amazon has plenty more officially licensed Barbie costume ideas!)

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.

The Game of Life is a great family board game, suitable for kids from 8 years and above. The Super Mario edition makes for a fabulous modern twist to this classic game, with Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi taking center stage.

The ultimate goal isn’t to retire, though, with lots of money; it’s all about beating Bowser! There are mini-games along the way, coins to buy stars and power-ups. This popular game is perfect for your modern tweens’ interests, especially those who love video games!

A fast-paced award-winning game aimed at kids 10 years and over, grab the entire family, and try and find the same answer as someone else! It’s simple to learn with no complex instructions; game time is around 30 minutes.

You can also get the Double Ditto expansion pack if you’ve played it many times over and need some new cards. This will make an ideal board game for a 10-year-old and older kids ready to take the challenge with their friends! It’s relatively portable, too, so good for family vacations and road trips.

Labyrinth has been one of the best family board games for over 30 years, but you can now take a new twist on the game with many themed editions released, such as Pokemeon Labyrinth, Disney Villains Labyrinth, and our tween favorite board game, Harry Potter Labyrinth, an ideal gift for a Potterhead!

Ideal board games for 9-year-olds will stretch their brain and introduce increasing levels of difficulty, like Brain Games Kids. This is a great educational board game for tweens working on their problem-solving skills with fascinating facts that will get their minds ticking.

How can we finish this guide to good board games for tweens and families to play together without including Monopoly?

There are so many variations now on the classic board game that you can really pick your theme to suit your tween’s growing interests—or stick to the classic London edition for an authentic board game experience essential to every childhood!

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.