Our sons don’t have any of these yet, and all three are on my oldest’s list. His nonna has already claimed the basketball one, and I took care of the Skylanders, thanks to this incredible deal that Amazon is running right now on it. (That’s a link that’ll take you to it. So yes, this whole page is chock full of affiliate links.)
Both of my oldest two boys (ages 9 and 11) are crazy about these. Here’s a link to some card holders too because their collections get massive quickly.
The latest Wimpy Kid book is HALF OFF on Amazon this week! I’m sure we’ll be completing our collection…
Epic Big Nate: This one is NOT on sale, and it’s $32. Youch.
The Big Book of Who is $12.50, and has enough pictures to be a major hit for kids who love basketball and love memorizing sports stats.
This one is only $9, and it’s an excellent story of a boy overcoming adversity through hard work to become an NBA star.
This is the first year that sports team apparel has made both Joshua and Caleb’s lists. Clothes! They actually want clothes! Joshua wants (yet another) ball cap, and Caleb wants a Bryce Harper jersey. And our sports teams are all over the place because we move so much, but that’s okay. Here are the ones my boys want. Of course, the Braves and Georgia Bulldogs are more popular where I live. What team do your neighborhood kids root for?
This one is the Star Wars remote control Tie Fighter Drone, per Caleb’s specifications!
Lego sets are still a safe bet for some boys, but not others. Caleb still loves them. They weren’t at the top of the list this year. However, they do get excited about the Legos that you can do robotics with, the kind that have moving parts.
The very affordable Star Wars build able figures are still a hit.
And then there’s these, for the mechanically inclined:
Buyer beware: It’s $200. This is just a pipe dream for most of our kids. Ha!
But they do make these:
These are only $30, and you can add these motors to Lego creations that they already have or make to go with it.
We refuse to buy any more of them because our boys have way too many, and yet it still turned up on Caleb’s Christmas list, yet again. Caleb has this one, and it is pretty amazing:
–Hotwheels (sad, I know)
–Super Hero Toys
–costumes
This age group is mostly past the above toys. My younger boys love them, though!
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I have something in common with your Tween Boys I really want a drone :) Who doesn’t want a drone ;)
My son has been asking for a drone, I think he would love that Star Wars one, Heck I think my husband would love it :)
I clicked over thinking "Oh, please let me get a few ideas!"... and I DID!! Thank you. My youngest wants the Skylanders (But I can't buy it until I talk to my MIL). Of course if I buy it that means I really need to figure out how to get them the xbox1.... However my oldest loves the Diary of Wimpy kid books so I did add that to my cart. We have quite few Lego fans and every now and then I can find an old Lego Technic set that's not too pricey for my oldest but it's kind of a fluke to find them in toy stores. I won't pay $200! I forgot that my oldest has been asking and begging for a drone too. So so so glad I clicked over.
Oh yay!!! It's so quick and easy to forget all of their numerous requests. I made them comb the Target catalog before I made this post! I agree. $200 is insane!