Recommended Gifts - Teenagers
Silly Christmas Photo Booth Props
Teens love to take their own selfies or do group pictures with friends/family and share them. Incorporate silliness and giggles into their photography projects by joining them for Silly Christmas Photo Booth Props as a family. Be sure to print the silliest ones and hang them up in your house on display. They're sure to get a giggle out of your teens every time they walk by!
Video Camera Camcorder Full HD
This very affordable Video Camera Camcorder Full HD shoots in HD1080p, is Microphone and IR night vision supported, can be paused with a remote control, and also takes still photos! Allows your child to record beautiful scenery, make movies with friends, and develop their creativity and understanding of filmmaking.
Ultra-Portable Tiny Speaker
Your teen can take big sound wherever they go, with the small but mighty JBL Go 4 - Ultra-Portable, Waterproof and Dustproof Bluetooth Speaker, Big Pro Sound, 4-7 Hour Built-in Battery.
Teen Table Topics
At parties, on the phone, online - teens love to talk with their closest friends. These conversation starter cards with lively questions will provide thoughtful conversations and lots of laughter for teens, while hanging out, in classrooms, as writing prompts, at parties, or even with family members.
And for parents, this is a treasure trove of questions to ask your teen to create more connection with fun, casual chats.
Totem: the Feel-Good Game
This conversation card game encourages kids to see themselves from a growth
mindset. It's a wonderful way to support healthy self-esteem and strengthen the sibling bond with positive interactions.
Mysterium Park Board Game
This is a family-fun cooperative board game teens and parents will both enjoy playing together. Welcome to Mysterium Park! Its cotton candies, its circus and its dark secrets... The former director disappeared, but the investigation came to nothing. Since that night, weird things have happened at the fair. Psychics are convinced that a ghost haunts this carnival. When you play, the truth will be revealed! In this cooperative game of teamwork and deduction, players work together to solve the mystery. Best with four players, ages 10 and up.
Crossbow Metal Model Building Kit
This 3D model kit is a great project to get your kid off the screen and into learning to build stuff! Actually teaches the use of a wrench and screw driver as well as how to follow instructions. A fun way to challenge your teen and increase their ability to focus as well as fine motor coordination. Designed for ages 14 and up, but can be a great bonding project with kids as young as 8 when you work with them.
Make Your Own Music Box
The Music Box hole punch is a lovely gift for tweens and teens that encourages their creativity while they create their own melody.
SmartSleep Wake-up Light
Most teens don't get enough sleep. (Spoiler: They need 8 to 10 hours!) Sunrise alarm clocks can help anyone wake more gently and in a better mood, and even to re-set their sleep cycle. Even better, they can be set to Sunset mode, which can encourage your teen to put their phone away and start yawning!
- PERSONALIZED WAKE-UP AND WIND-DOWN: Simulated sunset and sunrise, 20 brightness settings, and choice of 5 natural wake-up sounds
- SMART FEATURES: FM radio, tap snooze, bedside lamp, and automatic dimmable display
- MOOD AND ENERGY: Proven to give you an easy and energetic wake-up and improve your mood in the morning
- CLINICALLY PROVEN*: Philips wake-up lights are recommended by physicians and pharmacists for establishing a healthy sleep and wake routine
- MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: 90 Day No Hassle Money Back Guarantee from Philips
Paint Brush Set
Inspire the artist in your child and make it a gift of connecting with you! This holiday season, gift a certificate to an in-person Paint with a Twist or other fun art class alongside you! Present them with a handmade gift certificate alongside this 24 Piece, Expert series Paint Brush Set for oil, acrylic or watercolor, in a beautiful case. Be sure to snap a picture together with your finished art for a memorable experience!
Overnight Pimple Stickers
Little pimple stickers help teens keep their hands off their skin so they don’t irritate it more.
- The Original Award-Winning Acne Patch: hydrocolloid sticker that improves the look of pimples overnight without the popping. Just stick it on, get some sleep, and wake up with clearer-looking skin.
- Results in 6-8 Hours: Absorbs pimple gunk thanks to our medical-grade hydrocolloid.
- Clinically tested, drug-free, and safe for all skin types.
- All-Night Adhesion: Strong enough to stay on through a whole night of tossing, turning, and pillow-squishing. Easy to remove in the AM without redness or irritation.
- Thin sticker with a translucent matte finish keeps your pimple under wraps day or night. You might just forget you’re even wearing it.
Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything
This is a wonderful book that will engage teens in thinking about historical and current actions of resistance and persistence.
Glow In The Dark Wonder Stars
If you had stars on your ceiling as a child, you'll know how terrific these are. If you didn't, wait until you lie with your child in her dark room looking
at her glowing ceiling! Relaxing as kids fall asleep. Even teenagers love them.
Hand Held Scalp Massager
642 Things to Draw Journal
Whether your child is recently interested in art, or has been sketching for years, they will enjoy this drawing prompt book. The prompts will spark your child's imagination and ensure that they have a creative and enjoyable time drawing.
Mindfulness Matters: The game that uses mindfulness skills to improve coping in everyday life
This is a fun card game that teaches kids mindfulness strategies to reduce their stress, anger, and worry, and enhance focus and social skills.
ThinkFun Escape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat - An Escape Room Experience in a Box
This is a fun and safe way for your teen to engage in Escape Room play. Develops critical reasoning and logical deduction skills as players follow the story and solve challenges, unlocking clues together to unravel the mystery and escape. Age 13 and up.
Ticket Stub Diary
This handy journal is just the ticket for preserving and showing off tickets saved from sporting events, museum openings, rock concerts, and more. The roomy sleeves store tickets of all shapes and sizes, and lined margins provide space to jot down notes about the events. The acid-free pages will keep memorabilia in tip-top shape for years to come.
Yoga Mat
Is your teen interested in yoga? Get them their own mat! Excellent for parent/teen bonding if you both enjoy working out and want to try yoga together!
The Best Friend Game
Fun Sleepover or Party Game for Teens
- 250 questions to see how well you really know your friends, ranging from probing ones (“Who’s my celebrity crush?”; “What’s my least favorite place I’ve ever traveled to?”) to hypothetical questions (“What’s the first thing I would buy if I won the lottery?”; “Who would I call if I had to get rid of a dead body?”)
- Also includes 6 dry-erase boards, 6 markers and 6 clean-up cloths
- Answer questions in secret using dry-erase boards – reveal to see if answers match to get a point. It’s like the Newlywed Game – but for friends
- For 4+ players and ages 14+
My Life in Graphs Journal
This journal is a fabulous way for your teen to engage in self-reflection, even if they are not interested in typical journalling. Playful, fun, teaches math skills in a nondirect way.
Punch Bag / Laundry Bag
This laundry bag also functions as a punching bag, which is a great way for your teen to use their dirty laundry while getting a work out! Cool decor that you can actually hang.
Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter Journal
This journal is a lovely way for moms and daughters to connect. The prompts cover a large variety of topics and there's a lot of free space to encourage creativity and discussion about whatever topics you find important.
Pick Punch
Your teen will love creating their own guitar picks! Designed by guitar players for guitar players; heavy duty, sturdy construction and a stainless steel blade allows the user to create uniform and smooth guitar picks every time. Arrives in its own gift box.
Rubik's Cube
Preteens and Teens love to use their minds, which are exploding with new capacity for conceptual thinking. The Rubik cube is a puzzle that teens love to experiment with, and it expands their problem solving abilities, STEM skills, eye-hand coordination. Great fidget toy. Terrific stocking stuffer!
Scratch Off World Globe
An Interactive Globe that makes geography fun and engaging, so kids can uncover the world one scratch at a time -- and a fun way to track their travels!
Staying Connected To Your Teenager: How To Keep Them Talking To You And How To Hear What They're Really Saying
This is a terrific gift for parents of teens, designed to help parents reconnect with their teenagers.