The Ultimate Gift Guide for 15-Year-Old Boys
Because it’s been a hot minute since I was 15, and because most of what’s available to kids today didn’t exist in 1991, I’ve consulted three experts of the genre: my own 15-year-old, their 19-year-old sister who works at MonkeyFish Toys, an independent toy store close to our home in the Philly ‘burbs, and that store’s owner, KC Olafsson. My goal was to understand what 15-year-old boys are into right now, what they do and play with, and, if they were to make one last list for Santa or would speak freely and openly to anyone at all, what would they say they want for a birthday or graduation gift, or to find wrapped under a tree at year’s end.
The 60 Best Gifts for Teenage Boys They’ll Actually Love
These gifts will get a smile out of them, instead of an eye roll.
Shopping for the perfect gift for a loved one can be tricky. Shopping for teenage boys. that task seems nearly impossible. Teenage boys are an ongoing mystery that only few can understand. Trends come and go and the minute you think you have these guys figured out, they change their minds again. Needless to say, it’s difficult to keep up sometimes.
Best-selling Gifts for Teen Boys of 2023
We’ve searched the internet high and low and sought approval from our editors’ own teenage sons to find the perfect gifts that get the Gen Z stamp of approval. We found the products that are raved about that are worth the hype, gifts they never ask for but end up loving, and of course left off the ones to avoid.
When it comes to shopping for your guy, have every occasion covered. And when it comes to giving him something he will actually enjoy, hobbies are a great place to start. We found the top-rated gifts for runners, gifts for book lovers, and gifts for Star Wars fans. This list has a lot of what teenage boys want and a little of what they need. And for the gals on your list, we’ve got you covered with the best gifts for teenage girls, too.
The Ultimate Gift Guide for 15-Year-Old Boys
Teens are notoriously hard to shop for, but you’ll definitely find something unique for him here.
Cash and tech gifts, like new phones, tablets and laptops, are what likely comes to mind when you think about gift ideas for teen boys, especially if you’ve ever spent time around one of those peculiar, hormonal, goofy creatures. And yet, there’s so much more that interests and intrigues kids of that age.
Because it’s been a hot minute since I was 15, and because most of what’s available to kids today didn’t exist in 1991, I’ve consulted three experts of the genre: my own 15-year-old, their 19-year-old sister who works at MonkeyFish Toys, an independent toy store close to our home in the Philly ‘burbs, and that store’s owner, KC Olafsson. My goal was to understand what 15-year-old boys are into right now, what they do and play with, and, if they were to make one last list for Santa or would speak freely and openly to anyone at all, what would they say they want for a birthday or graduation gift, or to find wrapped under a tree at year’s end.
When all their preferences were added in — plus insights from other Good Housekeeping Institute experts and editors — these emerged as the best gifts for 15-year-old boys in 2023. The result is a comprehensive gift guide for 15-year-old boys, whether they dig sports or want to bury their head in a book, could bake all weekend, like to build things or are happiest binge-watching movies and TV shows.