Posted on 12/14/2011 10:09:57 PM PST by Huntress
Dear FReepers,
Can you help me? I'm wracking my brain trying to come up with a Christmas gift for my 15-year-old nephew. He's a great kid, but he doesn't lack for material things. He's into sports, martial arts, weapons, and video games. He's also an enthusiastic reader. Does anyone have any ideas for a unique gift that might appeal to him. I'm looking to spend around $50. If you've got any suggestions for books, I'm always on the lookout for those. But I typically buy him books whenever I come across something in my own reading I think he'd like.
Thanks.
Huntress
Thanks for the suggestions. I’m going to put these on my reading list, too.
Give him a card stating he has an entire day of your time to do whatever he wants to do. You’re game. That, or take him hunting. :)
I did that hunter’s safety course for some city kids who moved here to TX, but with Mosin Nagants instead of Ruger 10/22’s..
Biggest hit as a gift ever, especially the bayonets.
They also liked the fire that comes out of the barrel, and the big noise, and the bruises on the shoulder..Teenagers like that.
They were surprised shooting real firearms is not like shooting stuff on their x box.
Come on, Auntie....lighten up. You know you left yourself wide open with your post and question.
Oh....by the way, for that gift, just put him in your will, make him the executor and give him a copy of it if you "want him to come visit you in the nursing home when you're old and decrepit". (If he brings you a strawberry shake or a snack while in the home, be sure to make HIM taste it first.)
http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Karate-Bubishi-Patrick-McCarthy/dp/0804820155
He sounds like a great kid. His uncle (or aunt) sounds cool too :).
Hi there, Huntress.
Two books I recommend are by Ted Bell:
Nick of Time.
Time Pirate.
These are novels about an English boy named Nick, age 14, who lives on an island in the English Channel on the eve of WW2. He has a time machine that was created by Leonardo da Vinci and is a friend of Lord Hawke who owns a really cool castle that is a military citadel...
Very exciting books as Nick travels through time and does stuff 14 year olds ARE NOT supposed to be doing.
Getting away from reading, if he is into sports, you could buy him a cap and hoodie sweatshirt of his favorite team. I’m an old dude and even I would like that.
Does he shave yet? An electric shaver or a really nice razor / grooming kit would be nice for someone who will soon be shaving.
Toolkits are nice if he is mechanically inclined.
Does he go camping? Camping or hiking gear might be good. How about fising? Maybe a new reel or rod?
I like the blank book idea circa post 8.
Get him a couple of Mark Levins’ books?
“Get him a metal detector. You can find one for under $50.00”
???????
Real modern-day metal detectors start at about $600, go to $1200-1700 and can get up to $5K. If the kid has contemporary computers and video games, I don’t think primitivo is something he will mind-meld with. Also, the practice of metal detecting has certain aspects to it, namely strong patience....but real metal detector guys have to put up with either a load of pull-tabs and nails and bottle tops in public areas and/or have to deal with digging up plugs and then replacing them on private property or in parks and that may be beyond his responsibility horizon. I’m just saying, a kid may not appreciate the concept of searching all day to get 13 cents in loose change, even if there’s a silver mercury dime in there.
Just sayin’. I’m not intending to diss your idea.
If he’s into weapons, he might like a piece of historical militaria. You can find everything from Civil War buttons and bullets to World War Two maps and documents on E-Bay and hundreds of specialty shops online.
http://www.amazon.com/Bubishi-Classic-Manual-Patrick-McCarthy/dp/0804838283
A Kindle Fire? Yeah, it is a bit more, but......
What sort of weapons is he into? Martial arts, guns etc? All the above :).
Crap. I thought you had 150 not 50. Disregard. But, if he likes to read, a Kindle, the basic one, might be good.
If he lives near a theme park, get him a summer pass for next summer.
Give the boy a Bible.
My brother-in-law, who’s in Afghanistan right now, is giving my sister one for Christmas. The funny thing is, she’s giving him one too. Neither knows what the other is giving them, but my parents and I know and think it’s hilarious.
lol
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.
I gave it to my 15 year old nephew.
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