Teen boy advent calendar?

[rockymtngirl]

I’m looking for advent calendars for my son who is 15. There are so many great ones for my 12 year old daughter but I can’t find anything cool for him. He loves music (especially classic rock and collecting vinyl), movies, photography, history. I can definitely just get a basic candy one but really wanted to find something that would fit his personality and actually be exciting. Any ideas would be awesome!!

[bex1973]

Last year Target had some with socks along a huge variety of themes.

[fernweh]

Does he like Funko Pops at all? I know they have several different theme ones with mini figures.

[rockymtngirl]

Nov 18, 2024 11:21:14 GMT -5 bex1973 said:

Last year Target had some with socks along a huge variety of themes.

Thanks! I’m in Canada so unfortunately no Target. I’m sure I can find something similar online though.

[rockymtngirl]

Nov 18, 2024 11:22:48 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Does he like Funko Pops at all? I know they have several different theme ones with mini figures.

He does! I’ll have to see what themes I can find that would fit his personality.

[gottadobe]

Lego makes a few if he is into anything like Harry Potter, etc.

[pierogigirl]

Nov 18, 2024 11:17:56 GMT -5 rockymtngirl said:

I’m looking for advent calendars for my son who is 15. There are so many great ones for my 12 year old daughter but I can’t find anything cool for him. He loves music (especially classic rock and collecting vinyl), movies, photography, history. I can definitely just get a basic candy one but really wanted to find something that would fit his personality and actually be exciting. Any ideas would be awesome!!

Does he play music? Could you get him little music things? Guitar pick, sheet music, etc. and put candy in the other days.

[livinitup]

This year, I ordered one for my 16 yo from The Met - it has a pop up tree & little birds, based on one of their artists in their collection. The MOMA has a candy one of NYC. Maybe not exactly what you are looking for but a little more grown up & it might give you some other websites for ideas. Good luck.

[momin2013]

Nov 18, 2024 11:41:53 GMT -5 rockymtngirl said:

Nov 18, 2024 11:22:48 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Does he like Funko Pops at all? I know they have several different theme ones with mini figures.

He does! I’ll have to see what themes I can find that would fit his personality.

DS is 11 but he got the funko pops five nights at Freddy’s one this year.

[zizibet]

Disney Store has a Droid Shop one from Galaxy's Edge that's cool. Builds 5 droids, and there's a whole one.
www.disneystore.com/star-wars-droid-factory-advent-calendar-417133255250.html?isProductSearch=1&searchType=regular

[kmpls]

Mine likes the Lego Star Wars one every year. Also likes a Pokemon Card one.

I came find a good one for a 12 yr old girl! So opposite problem.

[gretchenindisguise]

I found a murder mystery one at target. I bet you could find it elsewhere too. Not sure how good it is, we haven’t done it yet

[m15]

If he likes fishing, my teen got a fishing lure one that year. That was kinda fun. We've done Lego and funkopop in the past. This year, I am gluing 24 solo cups to a foam board and then filling each cup with something. Covering with tissue paper so they have to punch through to get their daily treat. I got random stuff like candy, Christmas socks, a Christmas T-shirt. Stuff I would buy anyway!

[eb777888]

I had the same issue finding one for David (he's 16). We ended up getting him an Elf one (as in the movie Elf, it's his favorite Christmas movie). We got it at Costco.

[devonpow]

DS1 is 17. This year he’s getting Lego Star Wars but in previous years he has gotten Funko Pop ones, specialized candy ones, a chapstick one etc.

[ellipses84]

Last year I got my teen son a chocolate one, but they were good quality chocolate, maybe from World Market or somewhere similar, not the cheap kind from the pharmacy. He loves chocolate and isn’t really into toys like his younger brother.

One year I got a gift for someone that was chocolates with acts of kindness on them, maybe from Whole Foods, but it was a 12 days of Christmas Advent.