40 Christmas Gifts for 14-Year-Old Boys

The Anker Zolo gives a 14-year-old who lives on his phone a backup charge for away games.

It rides in his gym bag, so he can plug in on the bus ride home.

Which glowing dot is a planet?

With the Celestron Travel Scope, he gets to answer that himself instead of looking it up online. It packs into its own backpack for a camping weekend, and the Moon makes an easy target on the first clear night.

Halfway through a co-op mission, a teammate's warning about the next ambush has to reach him fast.

This wireless Turtle Beach headset carries every callout with no cord to snag when he leans back, and it works with a PS5, Xbox, PC or phone, whichever one he games on.

This FOLDOLOGY pad is a tougher follow-up for a teen who has already finished the earlier folding puzzles.

Each sheet uses the same fold-it-smaller idea, only harder. He can hand a spare copy to a friend and race.

This Wilson volleyball suits a 14-year-old who wants a real ball for beach and backyard games.

The ball has a bold coastal color mix and a bladder made to hold air. He can toss it in his bag and set up a net with friends after school.

Hours of PC gaming happen under one hand, so the shape of the mouse matters.

The Razer Basilisk V3 is ergonomic and built for games, with RGB lighting he sets to match his desk. A few warm-up rounds against bots will show how quickly the cursor answers.

If he plays air guitar through every car ride, this CRKD controller puts a Gibson Les Paul shape in his hands.

The blueberry burst finish looks the part, and since it is built for multiple platforms, the guitar isn't tied to a single console.

Hot-swappable switches set this Redragon K671 mechanical keyboard apart: when he gets curious about a different feel, he pulls a switch and tries another, no soldering required.

Eleven lighting modes he can program keep the keys lit for late PC sessions and history essays alike.

Late on a school night, a teen who lives for basketball gets to keep shooting without leaving his bedroom.

His love of the sport outlasts the season, and a hoop built like a console gives his extra shots stakes.

You know a teen whose card games with friends end in squabbles, and The Gang puts them all on one side.

He studies faces around the room, and here every hunch about another player's hand moves the whole crew toward a win. The deck gets shuffled again right after a round slips away.

Faraway belongs with a teen who would rather outthink his friends than outrun them.

He loves spotting the move nobody else saw, and the whole group can join in at once. The winning total he scribbles inside the box lid becomes the mark everyone chases next time.

Late on a Friday, with friends sprawled across his basement couch, a teen wants something silly enough to get everyone shouting.

His crew lives on heckling each other, and Magical Athlete gives every friend an absurd runner to root for. The board stays open on the floor, waiting for whoever lost to call for another go.

Liar’s UNO turns the familiar card game into a bluffing contest for a teenage poker face.

He watches every glance across the table, then calls out a fib or lets it slide. Over the holiday break, cousins at the dining table take turns hunting for his tells.

The Dungeons & Dragons starter box Heroes of the Borderlands gives a fantasy-loving teen a way into role-playing.

He and his friends decide what their heroes do, and the story follows the group's choices. On Christmas afternoon, his cousins pull up chairs around the box and start inventing heroes.

EuroGraphics' map puzzle gives a 14-year-old who follows world news a picture of every place in the headlines.

He hunts down each country he read about that week and snaps it into place on a card table.

Ping pong rivalries from gym class carry on at home with this PRO-SPIN set.

Its retractable net stretches across a kitchen table, and he takes on anyone who walks by before packing the paddles and balls back into the case.

For the teen soccer player you have in mind, this Franklin Sports rebounder turns a backyard into his own passing wall.

Team practice never gives him enough touches, and here every kick comes back for another between sessions.

A Nalgene bottle gives a 14-year-old boy a reusable way to carry water from class to practice.

It slides into his backpack or gym bag. He fills it at home and sips between drills.

A 14-year-old with a strong arm gets something to launch across a field with this flying ring.

His brother runs it down at the far end, then fires it back for another long toss.

For a 14-year-old athlete, Spikeball brings a fast pickup sport his whole friend group can join.

He sets up the net after school and teaches his friends to dive for a save.

A Casio digital watch gives a 14-year-old boy a retro classic to wear on his wrist.

He likes gear without fuss, and a plain digital display shows the hour at a glance. After soccer practice, he checks the time before texting for a ride home.

Nike on his feet and Nike on his hoodie make the Varsity Elite backpack an easy match.

Its 32 liters hold his practice jersey and homework with room to spare, and the black and silver look suits a boy who cares how his gear goes together.

The Under Armour Undeniable 5.0 Duffle gives a teenage athlete a bag for practice gear and weekend trips.

His weeks run from team practice to away games, and the duffel carries his clothes to each. After a Saturday game, he drops his sweaty jersey inside and sets the bag in the trunk.

This Carhartt cap gives a 14-year-old skater a flat brim to match his board and hoodie.

He tugs it on before heading to the skate park and turns it backward for his tricks.

This trivia book of odd facts fits a teenage boy with a habit of collecting strange stories.

He opens it at any page and reads a few entries, then picks the oddest to remember. At lunch the next day, he springs it on his friends between bites.

A fantasy classic under the tree, The Hobbit suits a teen reader already into dragons and quests.

Over the holidays, he can make his way through it at his own pace. It then joins any other fantasy books he keeps.

Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge makes a Christmas gift for a teen manga fan starting a new series.

He can tear through it over the break and ask for the next volume by New Year. Its spot on his shelf leaves room for the rest.

Bear attack survival advice gives a 14-year-old hooked on wilderness stories a book of unlikely what-ifs.

He likes to plot how he would escape every scrape in a movie, so this book gives those guesses answers. On a long car ride, he can pick an emergency and quiz the family on what to do.

A Christmas copy of Six of Crows hands a teen fantasy fan his next big read.

It fits a reader fresh off his last fantasy series and hungry for more. Once he finishes, his friends can take turns borrowing it.

Every page of the Canson XL Series pad is meant for a brush, not the scrap printer paper a teen painter grabs.

He recreates album covers and game art in color, and that work deserves pages he can pin above his desk. A fresh sheet then waits on top of the stack for whichever cover he picks next.