Tween Boy Santa Gift Ideas

My daughter is 12 and we got her an inexpensive tablet. It has an ereader on it but she can also do other things like, facebook, play games,store pictures(she is getting a video camera too) and she likes to look up videos with song lyrics on youtube. We spent around $100 so it is definitely not an ipad but it will work for her needs.Oh and my son is 10 and he is getting a foosball table and these spy glasses(my hubby found at an online spy shop) they have an mp3 player, night vision and a camera in them but they look like sunglasses. Not sure if your son would be interested but mine is going to flip :)

The iPod touch is great! My daughter got one for her 8th birthday and she loves it.

All of my kids have TV's and my oldest got a laptop at 6 too. Nothing wrong with encouraging technology. I find the more things that my kids have, the better they are at using them, but the less inclined they are to sit on their tails.

Our kids are all getting their own Kindle Fire this Christmas. They are $200 each, but they are getting FABULOUS reviews. So even if he likes the feel of a real book, this has the apps like an ipad for a much more affordable price.

What about a bike, scooter, musical instrument, DS?

Or how about a trip somewhere? It can be inexpensive and a weekend away...or even a night away.

I would get him an android tablet. You can get them in that range. Celocity makes the Cruz, it's barely $100. If you get the $20 cover that has a keyboard on it, you sort of meet the laptop request and the kindle thing. I'm sure he would have a blast with it.

How about a magazine subscription or a membership to someplace he would enjoy (Marine world, a museum, Skyhigh jumping, sports lessons etc.)

There are lots of cool remote control vehicles, including helicopters and boats. Not the boring ones we had as kids. My 10 year old loves his Ferrari. He also LOVES his iPod touch. No Internet (I agree!) but portable fun games and music. There are also some cheap players at toys r us that you dock the iPod and they can play the music in their rooms. This is a new favorite past time of my son. Good luck, I am in the same boat! All mine wants are video games and I want him to branch out!

I was also going to say ipod touch without internet. My 3 year old has taken over ours to watch movies and play angry birds. My other idea is some books and clothing. My niece just turned 11 and only got a pair of shoes from the Goodwill, a sweatshirt from a sibling, and I think 1 other gift I can't remember. It's kind sad, my sister's family is struggling to get by at times. I don't have enough cash to buy all my nieces and nephews b-day gifts - I have 14. So anyway, just be happy your son has all the things he does! I don't think he'd look back and be disappointed.

How about one of those motorized scooters??