Stocking Stuffer type gifts for Boys 9-11

[lisaross]

We celebrate Hanukkah and i like to give my boys a gift each night = 8 nights.

This year i am buying 1 big gift - never done this before so now i need to come up with VERY SMALL gifts for the other nights...

My 9 year old i purchased an ipod touch -- so now i have 7 other nights to fill - i have an itunes card for 1 night and i'll purchase a case for another - oh and i preordere him a book - so thats still 4more nights - any ideas?? by small i mean under 5bucks!

Then i have my 11yr old - i so wanted to buy him the Kindle but he does not want it - thinking either a laptop ( he does not want a small netbook) or perhaps a tv for his room - also just ordered him a book - so again i need 6 SMALL gifts??

They like lottery tickets so i can give them that for 1 or 2 other nights....

ideas welcome

 

[BubMunkeyBles]

What about some $5 giftcards to like fast food joints or if you go with the laptop you could get some accessories for it pretty cheap.

 

[moopdog]

Well my boy is 10 (will be 11 in 2 weeks) and he would love the following:

*popular winter hats with the long braids down the sides (EVERY boy around here wears them) I just picked up a Syracuse one at Dicks

*Jelly Marbles are great gifts! they are using them in Science class and the teacher gave each of the kids one to bring home & you'd think it was a brick made of gold the way my kids carried on. I found a box of online at Amazon for $6 (called amazing spheres). I admit - they are pretty cool.

*Football cards or baseball cards

*Fake Phitens are at Amazon for like $3-5 right now & my son claims "who cares if they're real, they look just as cool"

*a Cool magic trick that they can goof around with might be fun

*A small card game in a tin box, like Phase 10 or Dice game like Left, Right, Center


Hope this helps....again - strongly suggest the Jelly Marbles
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[luvmy3]

This is what I'm filling my dses (ages 8 & 11) stockings with.
Itunes card
earbuds
Lego watch
20Q game
magnetic rocks
Lego minifigs
nerf darts/vortex discs
baseball cards
wallet
stretchy gloves
battery toothbrush

 

[Kanga+2Roos]

Lots of great ideas here & some I plan to use for my DS9! Another idea is a small flashlight...I know we have quite the variety of those around here. How about a craft kit, science kit, or some art supplies?

Good luck!

 

[uk_wildcat]

My 9, almost 10 year old loves Pokemon cards.

 

[StephMK]

Great thread! I plan to get DS9 lego minifigs, nerf darts (thanks for that suggestion!), a toothbrush, maybe some smell good stuff, he started wearing deo this year, slipper socks, maybe some funny boxers, and candy.

How about a movie ticket or gc to some place he likes to pick up snacks? DS is very big about having his own money to spend.

 

[CAFarmerGirl]

nano bugs
Target has a 10 movie dvd for $5
we also do Pokemon cards
cd
Target also has $1 gloves and hats (they did last year, anyhow)
yoyo
hackey sack