Sometimes finding the right gift for the right person is hard to do. Here are gift ideas for boys that have all been approved by Taye, my 9 year old boy and the teacher/librarian Mommy, me.
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- “Save the Chubby Unicorns T-shirt”: Unicorns are the in thing. Girls have their unicorn shirts…boys should too! My son loved this shirt and laughed and laughed.
2. iQ Builder: A 3D coloring puzzle! In my 9yr old’s own words, “Cool…” This is a gift that would keep your child busy for hours! A big or small kit for different budgets!
3. Scientific Explorer Disgusting Science Kit: Most boys like gross disgusting stuff. When I showed this to my boy he had this goofy grin on his face and nodded. I know he’d have fun with doing these SCIENCE experiments but also lots of fun grossing others out with his creations. As a mother, I’m excited that kids get to learn more about the body as they explore “disgusting things.”
4. Bloxels: Boys LOVE video games and as their mother, it drives me nuts to see my boys look like video gaming zombies. I was introduced to Bloxels at a teacher STEM convention and was excited to learn that my kids could build their own video game! My son agrees this is a great gift! And you can get it for way less through this link than I did at the convention!
5. Pokemon Watches: Tons of boys love Pokemon so I thought we have to have a gift idea for Pokemon lovers! I’m a practical mom and found these cool watches that even my boy thinks are really neat. These are the three watches he liked most because they all have covers for the clock part; Red Pokemon Watch, Black Pokemon Watch, Pokemon Pocket Watch.
6. Toyk Flying Ball: My boy found this light disco helicopter all by himself. He was super excited about it and said, “It’s only $16.00 with FREE shipping! FIVE stars! AND best seller!!! I watched the video tons of times already!” I think he really wants this now…maybe I’ll actually surprise him with it too.
7. Fart Spray: Taye is really fascinated by pranks right now and thought this would be an awesome gift. Especially after recently getting a Whoopee Cushion. IF I got this for my boy it would come with the instructions, do NOT use this in the house around me! But yes, I do think he would have a TON of fun with this simple gift.
Since prank gifts were on his mind, we found another interesting Joke Box with no foul smells. This one looks fun and not stinky! I know my boy would enjoy this too…so many more pranks to make other laugh.
8. Marky Sparky Faux Bow: I don’t like guns, especially toy guns. Taye knows this so he found this foam bow and arrow archery set. I think archery is super cool and I know if Taye got this, I’d want to try it too!
9. Anki Cosmo: A teacher at my son’s school has this and when Taye saw it he got excited. He said “It is very fun! It cost more because it comes with it’s own touchpad to control it. It also comes with blocks to pick up.”
As a teacher this is a great gift to teach your child about coding while having lots of fun.
10. Dog Man: The librarian in me has to include at least ONE book. This is one of Taye’s favorite book collections. It is a fun graphic novel, comic book style. I too agree it’s a fun read for all kids. As we were looking at Dog Man books we found the newest Dog Man #6 and Taye almost started jumping up and down with excitement saying, “I really really want to read that one!” Yes, boys can get excited about books.
Taye and I had fun choosing gifts ideas for boys. I know he’s now secretly hoping I’ll get his Christmas gift from this list. Please share other great gift ideas for boys!
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What a great list! I teach, and my students range from 9-11 years old. This list is spot on! A lot of my students love the Dog Man books as well. Thanks!
Thank you! I’m so grateful you agree too! 🙂
Great ideas for the upcoming holiday season! Thanks!
Thank you! 🙂
Oh gosh, the disgusting science one! LoL that would be right up our kids’ alley!
Lol. As soon as I saw the disgusting science kit I knew it was a winner. 🙂 Sounds like you have a fun bunch in your home!
I remember those days! What boy wouldn’t love this list?
Thank you! 🙂
Boys are so hard to shop for!?! These are great suggestions! Thanks!
🙂 Thank you!
I remember when my boys were little. They would have loved all of these!
Our children sure grow up fast! Thank you for your comment!!!
I love that 3-D coloring puzzle! I would be happy to receive that now ha.
LOL…It’s okay to still be a kid and honestly I think I liked the puzzle more than my son too! lol
I love that your son approves this list 🙂 Great ideas for any boy. The fart spray would be a huge hit in my house…
🙂 Boys and farts… lol…thank you so much for your comment.
My oldest son loves Dogman! Great list, I’m always looking for fun and unique gifts for kids.
Dog man is a fun read. You might want to read it too. Your son would think you were cool. 😉 Thanks for your comment! Hope this list helps you with your gift giving this year! 🙂
These are great! I am so over toys this year but there are several of these I haven’t heard of that I would be willing to get. 😁
lol, I too have been over toys a LONG time ago so I’m super picky when it comes to gifts for my kids.
Nice ideas! Thanks for the post! My kids are past this age, but I wish I had it a few years ago!
Thank you for your comment!
This is a great list! My daughter would even love some of these ideas.
Oh yes! Many of these gift ideas would work for both the boys and the girls! 🙂
I could totally see my boys enjoying these gifts! LOL
LOL Sounds like you got a fun bunch of boys in your home! 🙂
Great list! Love the archery set. Shopping for boys is so hard, I tend to just default to dinosaurs.
Yes, boys can be tricky to shop for! 😛 Glad you liked something on this list! 🙂
These gifts look like a lot of fun!
I agree! 🙂