Christmas Gift Ideas for Tween Boys under 10
Buying a gift for a tween boy is not an easy task. They have usually outgrown the toys of early childhood but are not yet ready for a lot of adult items. Add to that a $10 budget and you may have a difficult endeavor indeed for Christmas of 2010. There are some great gifts to consider.
Sports related gift
A lot of tween boys like sports. He might enjoy some sort of sports ball that he can play with. He might enjoy a t-shirt or a hat with his favorite sports team on it such as the New York Giants.
Book
A tween boy might like a book to read. For instance, you can purchase Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (paperback) by James Luceno. You can look to Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney. Both of these are available at Target for under $10. There are many other books available for very little, and you should take into account any favorite genres or authors of your tween boy.
Gift of experience
A tween boy might like it if you treated him out to a movie. This can be a way to give him a nice experience that he can remember for Christmas of 2010. Many movie theaters offer tickets for this amount of money and you can sometimes get discounted tickets through Entertainment Book or Costco. Alternatively you can take him out for an inexpensive meal such as to a pizza restaurant like Bellante’s in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Pen
A tween boy might like a nicer pen. You can sometimes find one that looks very nice for $10, and it might be something special that is both practical and attractive.
DVD/CD
A lot of tween boys like to spend time in front of the television. Many movies are priced at under $10, and some are even half that. Also, a lot of tween boys love to listen to music artists like Lady Gaga. You can get a CD of music or download some MP3 files for him.
There are many great presents for a tween boy for Christmas of 2010. You also may want to consider just giving him $10 in cash. This might be quite a bit of money to a boy of this age, and he can purchase what he wants or save it for something special. The above gifts may work as well.