28 Christmas Gifts for 17-Year-Old Boys

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Coleman's North Rim mummy bag is a pick for a scout whose camping trips run past 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.

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.

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.

Around a backyard bonfire, an older teen can aim the Polaroid Now at his friends and hand over a picture moments later.

He is usually the friend who records the night, and a print gives each guest something to carry home. The best shot of the evening gets tucked into a buddy's jacket before the fire dies down.

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.

The Logitech MX Keys Mini gives a 17-year-old boy drafting college essays a proper keyboard at his desk.

Application season brings long evenings of drafts, and every revision of his personal statement gets typed here.

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.

This Casio digital watch on a bracelet band lets a senior dress up his wrist for winter formal.

He chooses his own outfits now, and a watch is a finishing piece he picks himself. Afterward it goes just as easily with hoodies and jeans, so it stays on his wrist.

The Columbia Watch Cap is a plain beanie for a high school senior driving himself to school.

He keeps his style simple, so a basic hat fits in without changing how he dresses. On icy mornings, he pulls it on while the car warms up in the driveway.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens makes a practical Christmas gift for an older teen boy.

He can read it over winter break before the new semester. It then sits on his desk beside his planner.

This fun facts trivia book gives a curious older teen questions to throw at his friends.

He flips through a few pages in spare moments and saves the oddest facts for later. On the bus ride home from a game, he quizzes his teammates until someone finally stumps him.

One Piece, Vol.

1: Romance Dawn makes a Christmas gift for a teen manga fan. He can read it on Christmas afternoon. Later volumes can line up beside it on his shelf.

The Martian by Andy Weir makes a Christmas gift for an older teen keen on space.

He can tear through it over the winter break. Afterward, it is easy to lend to a friend from school.

Starface World Hydro-Star pimple patches make an easy stocking stuffer for a 17-year-old starting his own skincare routine.

The pack sits by his sink, ready for a new spot after he washes his face. The patches let him deal with a breakout himself, with no shelf of new products.

This Fila cologne gift set suits an older teen who now cares how he smells before going out.

He picks his own grooming products these days, and a cologne gives that routine a finishing step. Before a Friday party, he sprays some on at the bathroom mirror and heads out the door.