Any ideas for Xmas or Bday gifts for young men ages 12-16 from their Aunt?

I'm looking for inexpensive gifts to give my nephews. I ususally buy from "Ten Thousand Villiages" or other international fair trading sources which do not exploit poor people in 3rd world countries.





I like to give my nephews %26amp; nieces unique gifts. They are from wealthy families and don't need things -- I am on a really tight budget and cannot afford to get them the type of gifts their other relatives give. I genuinely love them want to try to bless them with something meaningful or special as a token of love from me %26amp; my daughter.





The girls are easy, we buy bath or beauty items on sale then add handmade earings or a craft. But the guys? Any ideas, especially from teen boys, of gifts that touched them?

Any ideas for Xmas or Bday gifts for young men ages 12-16 from their Aunt?
Hi, how about giving them a religious pendant. Or maybe finding a leather crafter and having a belt designed just for them? Do you see them often? How about just some homemade baked goods and hide a few dollars in it.
Reply:go to cheap bargain stores and you'll usually find really cool stuff there. i dun have much money so i get my freinds really funky cool stuff from shops like that.


or if you feel thats too cheap then have like a hamper kinda thing where u chuck in something like lollies or chocolate then chuck in like a mini basketball and i little torchlight etc.
Reply:Gift card to Best Buy.





BTW, where would those poor people in the third world countries be without American $ pouring in?





Take a look at the dictators running the countries and then tell me whose fault it is.
Reply:how about a talking chess board? my daughter just turned 13 and rec'v one from her uncle - she loooooovvvvveeesss it!


You can play checkers or chess...against the "computer" or against another person. It actually teaches you how to play.


(got it at toys r us)
Reply:A gift card from the store where the purchase their music. All "tweens" and teenagers love music. You would never be able to pick out what they like. With a gift card, the can pick out their own.
Reply:Try store specializing in puzzles. They have all kinds, including rings that are locked together that you have to figure out how to separate. Or 3-D puzzles are challenging to put together. My son loved trying to "figure it out" the puzzles.
Reply:why don't u get them gift cards to a favorite store or a cd store or game spot. they are good for bdays or holidays
Reply:they are teen boys they prolly wont get one give that touhes them. just find out what they are into
Reply:Books, Kits, like model planes. If there's a puzzle store, look around in there for ideas.
Reply:Telescopes


Microscopes


Electric Train set


Metal detector to find lost coins. I can't think of the proper name.


Cell phone w/ pre-pay card
Reply:I give one of my nephew a coupon for a 2 night stay at my house. He looks forward to them (so i am told by his mom) Then when he turns them in (again with parnets approval) we do whatever he likes. Usual a night at my house he plays games or we watch a movie.


The oldest of the teens I ask him what kinda of gift with a limit amount of money he would like and have him make a list so that way I have a choice and he doesn't know what he is getting. The others kids get craft items i make, but this year they are getting a shoebox to color and inside craft stuff to create to their hearts content. Hope this helps .
Reply:sum kinda game system or cologne
Reply:I think you schoulsd buy them a special shirt or somthing that can't begotten somthing original and unique or make them a giftbasket with things they like.
Reply:I know how it is, I am on a tight budget and my nephews have plenty of money and all they want.


One year I got them penlights that made shapes in the dark. They were like $10. each. maybe even less.





Last year I got them each CD holders that had neon lights on them. They loved them.





Another year I got them key chains with a little flashlight on the end of it.