Christmas Gifts for Teenagers 2019

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Slap It! Grab It! Stack It!

Burger Party, by Goliath Games, is a game we play over and over. For age 6 and over, the rules are very simple. It’s similar to snap … there’s a stack of ingredients cards, which you share equally among those playing. One by one you turn over the top card, placing it in front of you … then the next player does the same. When two identical ingredients are revealed it’s a race to hit the burger … the one that gets there first, wins the ingredients. The winner is the one with the most epic burger at the end. When not playing, all the cards can be stored inside the burger, so it is very portable.    

RRP £17.99

Parker IM Special Edition Pen from Penheaven

Etched with a map of the stars

For that important school and college work, a good pen is essential. This Parker Pen has the pedigree of high quality attached to the name that means it will last a lifetime. Take a tip and get this pen for the teen scholar in your life. With a two-year warranty and an all-metal construction this pen is sturdy and can take punishment. The Parker IM has a high-quality feel and is also very very chic and stylish for the pampered teenager. The IM Special Edition Midnight Astral ballpoint pen illustrates the power of the stars and is etched with a silver-grey map of the constellations with polished chrome trim. The pen is just brilliant.

RRP £35.00

Halocline Girls Snowman Sparkle Swimsuit

Some Christmas Cheer for your Festive Swim

This awesome festive swimsuit is exclusive to Simply Swim and manufactured by Halocline. With families heading towards the sun for a well-earned tropical Christmas break, what a great way to remember it’s Christmas … a dip in the pool wearing sparkly snowmen on your costume! It is chlorine-resistant, front padded with two-way stretch, and UV protection. Available in up to age 14.

RRP £20.00

CabinZero Classic 28 litre Backpack

The camo bag that stands out!

It’s the time of year when you shop for gifts for family and friends. Buying for teenagers is often difficult. But if, like us, you want to buy something practical, the CabinZero Classic 28 litre in Urban Camo is a great choice. Its tough, stylish and more importantly specially designed for airplane travel. The bag uses the highest quality 600 denier nylon and lockable YKK zippers. CabinZero bags also have lost and found tags built in. This means your bag can be traced back to you if it is mislaid. The system links directly into the airline baggage tracing system. Just register the bags unique tag online with Okoban.com for lifetime protection.

RRP £50.00

Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites

There’s Double Dip and Squashies in this tub!

While the little sweeties in the tubes (see Gift Guide for Children) are always welcome, there are times that you want something more. The 750g Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites box brings you a full-sized selection! So, you have your Refreshers and your Love Heart packs, but you also get Double Dips and Squashies. As far as Christmas sweets go, that takes some beating! Will make any teenager smile!

RRP £5.00

London Underground Slippers and Modelling Clay

“Shoo Shoo (get it?!)”

Christmas is a time for fun and quirky gifts. And here’s two from High Resolution Design. With the timeless design of the London Underground and for all fans of anything ‘Tube’, first, here’s a pair of slippers in the shape of two tube trains!

So, with warm feet, you also need to do something with your hands. And what better thing than Tube map modelling clay! With this, you can build your own version of the Tube map … make a lovely frameable artwork. It includes all eleven colours of the Tube map, ready to be rolled into long thin strips to create your 3D underground map. Both items are licensed to Transport for London.

RRP £12.00 (slippers) £13.00 (modelling clay)

Quechua Women’s Hiking Sweatshirt from Decathlon

Made with recycled cotton and polyester

This is a trendy, cool, full-zip sweatshirt with windproof, water-resistant panels. Great for hiking … or for walking to and from school. It is made using recycled cotton and recycled polyester, and has two large hand pockets and two inset pockets, secure inside. Available from Decathlon in black olive or khaki brown colours.

RRP £34.99

Burrito Blanket from Spralla

Transform yourself into a gigantic human burrito!

Toby loves wraps. He’s not keen on sliced bread … so when we saw this burrito blanket, he quickly came to mind. He’ll find it a lot of fun, pretending to be a taco! The blanket, from Coolstuff, measures 155cm in diameter and is made of a soft flannel material, that is washable by hand or on a 30-degree delicates cycle.

RRP £19.99

Nest of Storage Boxes by Claris World

For a tidy teen bedroom!

Storage, storage, storage. A word repeated over and over whenever we dare to step into our teen’s bedroom. So much ‘stuff’ accumulates and they need places to put things away. This quality set of three grey hampers from Claris World are made of resin woven over metal frames, in three sizes (small, medium and large) and they have lids with turn-thumb closures. No more excuses for untidy bedrooms!

(You may also notice the NASA Space Shuttle, from High Resolution Design, another of their range of transport plushes.)

RRP £19.90

Lacoste Triple Pack of Boxer Trunks

Smart pants, smart mind!

What teen boy doesn’t want designer undies? Trouser waist too loose? No problem, there’s a nice designer logo to show off underneath them! This triple pack of boxer trunks from Mainline Menswear in navy include plain navy, navy print and white. They are ultra comfortable, stretch cotton and breathable. Three pairs of cotton boxer trunks with a soft seamless elasticated navy waistband featuring red and white tipping and the lacoste logo in white. 95% Cotton and 5% Elastane. 

RRP £36.00

Derwent Paint Pens and Line Makers

For all those ‘thank you’ letters

For the teenage artist in your family here are two wonderful gift options. Derwent Paint Pens are very creative drawing and painting pen tools that are permanent and highly lightfast. These are equipped with high-quality 0.5 Japanese nibs that are durable and allow a variety of unique paint effects from fine lines to large layers and exciting splatter patterns. The Derwent Line Makers are also fine liners but have superfine nibs that provide a different range of line and stippling patterns. Derwent are a well-known brand with a pedigree for high-quality and fabulous artistic potential. For drawing Derwent is the one you need.

RRP £17.45 (paint pens) £7.99 (line makers)

Deadpool Cable Guy

100% officially licensed phone and controller holders

Teenagers love their gaming. At least that is the conclusion I have drawn from our two. But the games cave is all important and it needs to be cool and trendy. These amazing Cable Guys by Exquisite Gaming are collectable figures that serve a dual purpose as charging stands. These are the perfect accessory for holding gaming controllers, phones and loads of other electronic devices. The range of figures includes Marvel Avengers, Disney, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Sonic the Hedgehog and many others. This Deadpool figure is very stylish and comes fully equipped with a 2m micro USB and USB type C adaptor cable. A brilliant collectable to decorate any room.

RRP £19.96