Toy donations for 12-16-year-old boys

SoDamnHungry
SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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I'm donating a gift for a toy drive this year. They have a shortage of toys for boys 12-16. I can't get them video games or DVDs because they may not have the systems with which to use them. Can you kind folks give me some ideas that might be enjoyable for the slightly older boys?

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  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    What about individual giftcards so they can get what they want?
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    What about individual giftcards so they can get what they want?

    As far as I know, there's no gift cards. I'll check that, though.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    They sound about the right age for comic books.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    They have a shortage of toys for boys 12-16.
    I didn't think they made toys for that age group. I'd get some footballs, basketballs etc.
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    A subscription to Playboy?
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    probably best to ask a range of 12-16 year old boys what kind of gifts they like to receive. Teenagers are a lot less into toys and more into other stuff, like social media and video games. I can see why it's a hard age group to buy gifts for. A lot of it is individual, as in if I was going to buy a gift for a boy this age I'd find out what he's interested in first, and base the gift on that. So that doesn't help really.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    They have a shortage of toys for boys 12-16.
    I didn't think they made toys for that age group. I'd get some footballs, basketballs etc.

    balls are good, or models to build? football/baseball etc shirts?
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Maybe something like wireless speakers or iHome type something they can plug an MP3 player into, sports equipment, 3D puzzles, snow stuff like sleds or snowboards....
  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,072 Member
    My son is 13 and still enjoys Lego, reading, origami, sports, NERF guns (have you seen the nerf guns?), manga.

    I know some that enjoy model building.
  • JilloftheDead
    JilloftheDead Posts: 296 Member
    RC vehicles (cars, helicopters etc), action figures (super heroes, wrestlers, etc), basket ball/soccer ball/baseball & glove?
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    Legos.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    My boys still love Nerf guns
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    Nerf, remote control cars, Dr. Dreadful crap, model cars, puzzles, books, boardgames
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
    My son is 11 almost 12, legos, RC cars, gift cards, skateboards, even bicycles. I always try to pick an older child because they seem to be overlooked for the little ones.
  • jboccio90
    jboccio90 Posts: 644 Member
    radio controlled cars/helicopters, transformers, board games
  • mrsamanda86
    mrsamanda86 Posts: 869 Member
    Legos.

    Legos definitely, the only problem is the sets that are actually worth buying for a 12-16 year old are the ones that start to get REALLY pricey.
    nerf
    skate boards
    anything athletic based really
    gift cards would be perfect if they are allowed
    packs of undershirts or plain long sleeve shirts
    military or history based books/movies are usually HUGE with older teenage boys
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    Nerf guns or sports balls. 12-16 is an odd range because at 12 they're still playing with action figures but by 16 they're not.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    military or history based books/movies are usually HUGE with older teenage boys

    That is simply brilliant!
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Most kids these days want an Xbox or Playstation or iPad or whatever the youths these days are using. But this might give you an idea:

    The 50 most popular toys from the last 50 years
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    http://twentytwowords.com/2013/12/14/50-popular-toys-last-50-years/
  • mrsamanda86
    mrsamanda86 Posts: 869 Member
    military or history based books/movies are usually HUGE with older teenage boys

    That is simply brilliant!
    :bigsmile: I don't think I've EVER met a male that would be disappointed with those type gifts lol
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
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    I remember I had a pink one of these. I recorded EVERYTHING. They use up batteries like crazy, though.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Thanks guys! This definitely makes it easier.

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