Angel Tree Gift Help - Boys ages 10 & 11

[ohgillian]

Literally no guidance, you get age and sex. Ideas?? My oldest is only 7.

[scm1011]

I only know a few boys in that age range, but they're into build your own robot and drone type stuff.

[lilles]

Did they at least give you their clothes sizes?
If so Athletic clothes, winter jackets, etc

Here are a couple of lists
imaginationsoup.net/gifts-10-year-old-boys/

imaginationsoup.net/gifts-11-year-old-boys/

Also earbuds but that assumes that they have a something to plug them into

[gastro]

Nov 28, 2017 18:41:39 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I only know a few boys in that age range, but they're into build your own robot and drone type stuff.

This. Make sure to include extra batteries if needed.
I would also add in something practical like a nice thick sweatshirt, warm socks, maybe new shoes.

[formerlyak]

DS is 11. What’s your budget? I’ll give you some ideas. And do you want practical or fun?

[ohgillian]

Thanks for all the suggestions. They did give clothing sizes for shirt, pants, and shoes. I also usually add in gloves, etc like gastro suggested. I feel like I can figure the clothes out, but a toy/something is beyond me. formerlyak, maybe $25 ish for the non-clothing gift, although I can spend more if needed, up to maybe $40.

[1yeartogo]

my 11 year old nephew wants beyblades. They are like spinning tops you battle with a friend so if you go that route you should get them 2 so they can battle.

[formerlyak]

I think the beyblades depend on where you live. DS and his friends played those in maybe 3rd grade, but have decided they are babyish and wouldn't touch them now.

For $25, I'd go with a game. Apples to Apples is a hit. There is a version of Trivial Pursuit for families that has two sets of cards - one for adults and one for kids. They like card games like Uno. Oh and they are obsessed with rubiks cubes - the original looking 3x3 ones and the new ones with more squares.

If you know they have phones, stop motion is pretty popular. There are kits of stick bots that you can use to make the stop motions with your phone (it's an app). Oh and if you know if they have phones, Google cardboard is fun and it is like $10.

As for clothes, the kids seem to like t-shirts for local colleges or sports teams. Or you could see if their school sells spirit wear and get a fun school shirt.

[formerlyak]

Or you could see if there is a kid-friendly escape room near you that has a Groupon you could gift them together. That might be a fun family activity!

[Pilsy]

Are most boys that age over LEGO things?

My nephew is 10 and still wants nothing but LEGO (Ninjago, Star Wars) for Christmas and his birthday.

[lizlemon19]

10 and 11 is hard because some kids are into more stuff like legos or toys and others are more into teen type stuff.  My 9 yo son does still like legos or any other building thing.  Could try graphic novels  or nerf guns, movies, sports equipment, skateboard or razor scooter, drawing books and good colored pencils.  Gift cards to clothing stores.  Hooded sweatshirts.  Gift cards to experiences, like movies, if there is anywhere fun near you like a trampoline place or science museum.  They might be happy with whatever they get.  Depending on where the donations are going to, some places go through it and might trade gifts based on sizes and interests.  For example, I worked at DCF and we got some donations from churches and some from toys for tots, and I knew the kids etc so if I thought "Oh Johnny would like this" for example I would trade with a co-worker.  Schools or places like Boys and Girls club might do that.

[SpartanGirl]

My son is almost 10. Nerf guns are usually a huge hit (though I know that guns as toys are not always popular). UnderArmour clothes, sports equipment (generic things like a basketball, football, soccer ball, etc), Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and board games seem to be popular with friends. Gift cards as mentioned above are a good idea. My son wouldn't be disappointed with a Lego set, but it's also not on his Christmas list. If you do go the Lego route, I'd consider some of the more complex sets or even the Architecture series.