Lavenders_Blue Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'm hoping the collective Omlet wisdom might be able to help me find a Christmas pressie for my 11 year old nephew. I usually buy a couple of small (sub £10) presents for my nephews rather than one larger one. I have already found him one little present but am really struggling to find something else to give him to make up the rest of his present. So what I am after is: Something that costs max £10 Something he could do by himself (parents don't sit down with boys to help them with a game/project) He's into video games/ipod etc but doen't have to be a gadgety present. Has more clothes than the population of a small country so I don't want to buy clothes Struggles with his reading so choosing books is tricky Any ideas???!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ask LBB; she has two step sons and one's about that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 What about some Lego? You can get various boxed kits for various prices and they come with instructions! IMHO you are never too old for Lego! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 How about a set of headphones, my children go through these like water, you can usually get some reasonable ones under £10, does he have a CD player as well as ipod, if so a CD. If he struggles with reading, how about a simple joke book or graphic novel to encourage him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 How about a set of headphones, my children go through these like water, you can usually get some reasonable ones under £10, does he have a CD player as well as ipod, if so a CD. If he struggles with reading, how about a simple joke book or graphic novel to encourage him. HMV stocks good, funkily coloured headphones at reasonable prices; Rosie gets hers from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 TKMaxx do a good funky range of ipod things like Paul Frank ipod covers, headphones, docks and speaks which always go down well as little presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Great idea for the headphones/iPod gadgets! Will go and have a look and see what I can find. He and his brothers have tonnes of Lego... they are very difficult to buy for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I agree re headphones, boys get through them at a frightening rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Are they sporty???? I find an endless supply of Gellert heat pads (handwarmers) a godsend - these are the ones you can reset in hot water. The website iwantoneofthose has a couple - plus spoke lights for bikes. They are doing 3 for £20 with free p&p at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 There are some great fun science experiment kits on Amazon aimed at just that age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 This particular nephew isn't sporty - and has handwarmers already! You can see how this is tricky! patsylabrador - the science kits are great and I have bought some for some of my other nephews who would get a bit of time/help from Mum and Dad to do them, but this lad would just be left to do it by himself which means that he wouldn't Makes me very sad. I think some funky headphones are the way to go as I know they would definitely be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 My 11yr old boy is really keen on Rubix cube, they are very popular with children at school and amazon have them well under £10, so you could add a box of chocolates too! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rubiks-Cube-DPL-Rubik01-Original/dp/B0006G3B68/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1355505936&sr=1-3-catcorr'>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rubiks-Cube-DPL-Rubik01-Original/dp/B0006G3B68/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1355505936&sr=1-3-catcorr My son also has the latest Wimpy kid book again cheap, has boy appeal, funny and engaging http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rubiks-Cube-DPL-Rubik01-Original/dp/B0006G3B68/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1355505936&sr=1-3-catcorr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 My 10 year old isn't quite up to speed (aren't I tactful ) on his reading but I think that I've founnd the books to encourage him It's the David Walliams series of kids books. The two that I've bought my son are 'Billionaire Boy' & 'Gangsta Gran'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Why not get him an Airfix kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 The horrible series .Science, history etc etc are always good, they are between a book and a comic, and full of fact(and gore). Both mine really enjoyed them, as they are dip in and out books....but dont let them take them into the loo..... unless you have another loo....(we didn't at the time ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sageandonion Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 My kids and their friends are currently obsessed with speed stacking cups http://www.amazon.co.uk/Speed-Stacks-BLACK-Stacking-Competition/dp/B004E2DZ98/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355599038&sr=8-3 There are videos on you-tube of people using them. My kids have a long way to go before they break the world record for doing a cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I bought this book for my 12 year old nephew http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drawing-Artistically-Undiscovered-Klutz-Quentin/dp/1570543208/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355601201&sr=8-2 There are several other Klutz books too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 If he has enough room...... my grandson had a Stomp Rocket when he was 11 and still loves it now at 12, I've just bought one for my 9 year old nephew as he always asks to play with it when he's here. They use up a lot of energy retrieving the rockets http://www.amazon.co.uk/TKC-795516100084-Super-Stomp-Rocket/dp/B00008J1AV/ref=tag_stp_s2_edpp_url Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Brilliant, brilliant suggestions everyone. I went with headphones and an iPhone silicone cover in the end, but with 7 nephews, some of whom are also close to that age, it's given me some ideas to tuck up my sleeve for birthdays throughout the year. Especially loving the book suggestions as I am quite out of touch with what kids are reading (it's easy when they're little but trickier when they are growing up!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
