27 Christmas Gifts for 17-Year-Old Boys

Fresh stubble along his jaw is new territory for a teen who wants to look sharp on his own terms.

Shaving is his call now, and the OneBlade 360 lets him pick between a light shadow and a clean finish. The trimmer waits on his side of the bathroom shelf, next to his hair gel.

Formal dances deserve better than checking the time on a phone.

The Fossil Grant chronograph brings a classic dial to a pressed shirt and jacket, and it works just as well with jeans on a school day. In the photos from the dance, it shows just below his cuff.

A high school senior who has started ironing his own button-downs is ready for a Lacoste Metropole bracelet to go with them.

He chooses each shirt and pair of shoes himself now, and a familiar label matches the sharper look he is working toward.

Vinyl by the bands he streams most has started piling up in his room, and this Audio-Technica turntable gives those LPs a place to spin.

Being automatic, it lowers the arm and lifts it back at the end of each side on its own. Sound comes through separate speakers, so make sure his room has a set.

If he hums the lead lines from his favorite bands all day, this Donner electric guitar lets him start playing them himself.

Working a riff out by ear takes patience, and the guitar is built for beginners who mean to keep going, with a coil split that changes its sound as he improves. Pair it with a small practice amp if he has none yet.

Rated to 0°F, the Coleman North Rim keeps a scout camping with friends long after the first frost.

Its mummy shape tapers toward the feet, leaving less empty air inside to warm up on a freezing night. A teen who only camps in July needs a lighter bag. This one is for the trips that run into winter.

For a senior who spends weekends at the local pool hall, a tabletop version brings that game home to his room.

He arranges his own space now, and a miniature setup keeps his favorite game within arm's reach between homework assignments. The little table sits ready on his dresser for the next rack.

His hair gets styled at the mirror before school, and this LANEIGE set adds a quick hydrating step for his face.

He picks his own look now but rarely buys skincare for himself, so the gift covers that shopping. His side of the bathroom counter ends up with a small lineup of his own.

A LARQ PureVis water bottle fits a busy senior's school day, from homeroom through evening practice.

He tops it up at the hallway fountain between classes, then carries it into the weight room. That habit spares him from buying drinks at the vending machine.

After the final bell, a 17-year-old gamer settles in front of his bedroom TV with an Xbox Series S.

He chooses his own games now, and a console that is his alone means nobody else claims the TV first.

Translation sets these Soundcore P31i earbuds apart from ordinary noise-canceling pairs, which matters most if a class trip abroad is coming up.

Adaptive noise canceling handles the everyday part, shutting out clanging plates at a crowded gym and leaving only his playlist.

When comic panels fill the margins of his class notes, this Wacom Intuos lets a teen draw on the tablet with its pen while each line shows up on his laptop screen.

Wired and small, it plugs straight into the laptop, includes software to start with, and fits beside a keyboard on a busy desk.

A full terabyte on the Samsung T7 Shield gives his game captures and edited clips a home off the laptop, in a portable SSD small enough for a backpack.

Moving that archive frees up space for schoolwork, and a class presentation can ride along on it to plug into a school computer.

Every family vacation needs someone behind the camera, and if a teen is the one filming with his phone, the GoPro MAX is a real step up.

It shoots in full 360 or as a regular action camera, and it is waterproof, so the beach and the pool are fair game. His finished reel becomes the family's record of the trip.

At the skate park, a skater can launch the DJI Neo from his palm and let it follow him through his cleanest line, no controller needed.

His friends trade clips of each other's tricks, and this adds an overhead view nobody at the rail can get. The propeller guards are built in, which matters around a crowded bowl.

Nearly every assignment a high school senior gets is typed and turned in through a class portal, and a Lenovo laptop of his own ends the wait for the family computer.

Its 15.6-inch screen leaves room for a research tab beside an essay, and the built-in number pad makes entering lab data into a spreadsheet quicker.

College application essays take up much of senior year for a boy who types every draft on a shared family machine.

His teachers collect everything online, so a machine of his own keeps drafts within reach whenever he sits down. Its lid folds shut over a half-written history paper until his next free period.

JBL Flip 6 sends an older teen's playlist across the garage while he and his friends hang out.

He picks the songs whenever his friends gather, and a speaker of his own goes wherever they do.

For the teen on your list who studies with notes beside a lecture video, the ASUS ZenScreen gives his laptop more space.

Coursework and group calls crowd a lone display, so this portable panel rides in his backpack to sit beside it.

When the boy you are buying for games most evenings on an Xbox Series X|S, give him a Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra.

Long sessions wear down the pad that shipped with his console, so a fresh controller keeps his matches going. His old one becomes the spare a visiting friend grabs for couch co-op.

No-frills workwear like this Carhartt beanie matches the plain style many teens choose for themselves.

It goes with a hoodie or a work jacket, and the cuff pulls low over his ears on cold mornings at the bus stop.

Fossil FS4552 brings a classic chronograph face to a 17-year-old who has started wearing a button-down to his weekend job.

He picks his own outfits for those shifts, and a label he recognizes rounds out that neater style.

A weekender duffel bag suits an older teen who has started taking weekend trips with friends.

He does his own packing now, and the duffel takes his clothes and a toiletry kit. On Friday after class, it goes in the trunk for a ski weekend at a friend's cabin.

Plotting moves several turns ahead is half the fun of Struggle for CATAN, a card game that packs the race to outbuild everyone into one deck.

There is no board to set up, and two to four players can finish a match within an hour. The deck travels easily, which suits late-night rounds at a friend's place over winter break.

A dry bag gives an older teen who fishes the river from the bank a home for his essentials.

He picks his own spots and hours now, so something of his own keeps up with those solo outings. His spare socks, snacks and car keys stay bundled together until he heads home from the riverbank.