10 Secret Santa Gift Ideas that Teenage Boys Will Actually Like...

So, you've been picked to give a secret santa gift to a teen boy and you have no idea what to get? Here are 10 awesome ideas. 

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Books

Books? I hear you ask. For a teenage boy? Well actually a book can be the easiest secret santa gift to get. There are just a couple of rules to follow. Unless you know they like to read a particular author, stay away from fiction. Choose a book which is fun, visual or humorous and you can't go wrong. Ideas include, The World Guinness Book of Records, 97 Things to Do Before You Finish HIgh School, 100 things to do before you die and Encyclopedia of Immaturity. Check out the Manual to Manhood below and more funny books here. 

Manual To Manhood

This is a fantastic book for teen boys as it's jam packed full on of useful information, tips and advice for doing all kinds of things you need to do as a man. 

It's easy to read and dip into to find the advice you need. It covers areas including women and dating such as how to talk to a girl you like to How to meet a girl's parents for the first time.  

Other areas include money, work, social skills, grooming, sports, cars and driving, tools and fixing things. 

Find how to change a tire, throw a football, tie a tie, clean a bathroom, ask for a reference, create a budget and lots, lots more.

Gag Gifts

There are tons of gag gifts that make perfect secret santa gifts for teenage guys. Ideas include  practical jokes such as a shocking pen or gum (gives an electric shock when you give it to somebody) to whoopee cushions, remote control fart machines (and the like) and to a toilet mug (or other novelty mug).

Remote Control Fart Machine

There's not much explanation needed about this gag gift!
It's funnier than a whoopee cushion and is guaranteed to provide teenage boys with a lots of laughs. 

​The new boom box technology features 15 louder sounds and works up to 100 feet away. 

The remote can easily be clipped to a pocket and the button can be secretly activated.

​The machine can be hidden in a drawer or under a table and it still works great. 

Check out lots more gag gift ideas for teens

Accessories

You can go practical on teenage boys and get them an accessory that they can actually use on an everyday basis. A wallet or card holder is one idea. Or what about some texting gloves, so they can wear gloves and text on their phone.  Socks are another idea, you can get some cool novelty socks too. 

Headphone Hat

This beanie  is thick, soft, and large enough to wear over the ears. One size will fit most.

The thing that makes the beanie unique is that you can listen to music while wearing it. 

It features high efficiency bluetooth wireless technology so you can connect to your phone or other device via bluetooth and listen to your music on the go. 

You can also use the hat for hands free calling. 
It also features easy access control buttons to manage hands-free calls, wireless music streaming, volume adjustment,  fast forward, backward, pause, play, power switch, up to 33 feet. 

A Novelty T Shirt 

Novelty t shirts with slogans are a really fun secret santa gift. 

​It's made of heavy weight preshrunk cotton.

If he is a gamer, there are lots of fun gamer t-shirts like the one featured. 

Comical Boxers

These boxers are super funny and practical too, so make an awesome addition to his  underwear collection. 

They will also lead to lots of laughs when he unwraps his secret santa. 

The boxers come in different sizes and there are different options with other funny slogans too. 

Puzzle, Games and Toys

There are some great puzzle, toys and games which make perfect secret santa gifts. Puzzle toy ideas include a Rubix cube and Perplexus Epic (marble game)..
Star Wars is very popular at the moment and a cool mini gift for a Star Wars fan would be a mini light saber. 

Rubix Cube

The Rubix cube is well known and is probably the most popular puzzle that people have had a go at solving.  

To have a go, scramble the colored squares on the cube.
Then twist, turn, and rotate to match up the colors again on all 9 sides.

There's hours of fun to be had with the cube. 

Can you improve your time once you solve it. 
Do it on your own or try and work it out as a group solving it together. 

Candy, Chocolate and Other Edibles

There's a gift giving rule that if you can't decide what to give somebody, go for something they can consume. For teenage boys this can take the form of candy, chocolate or cookies.

Jelly Bean ​Beanboozled Jelly Beans 

This is a really fun gift that can have hilarious consequences. 

Spin the spinner to see which color jelly bean you should choose. 
The trick is that each color has both a disgusting and a and a nice flavor. 

​ You won't know until you try.  

Is it strawberry, banana smoothie? Mmmmm. Or dog food!!
Is it blueberry or toothpaste? Lime or lawn clippings? 
​Lots of fun to be had.

Woodwick Money Soap 

This is a funny gag gift. 

Each bar of soap contains some kind of bill but you don't know what it's going to be until all the soap is used up. 

The soap works great for washing hands!

It also makes a fun stocking stuffer or white elephant. 

Beer Soap

Beer soap is another fun but practical gift. 

The soap has a spicy, herbal, grassy smell and it smells good. 

It lathers well and doesn't dry out your skin. 

It's cruelty and is made in the USA. 

Portable Charger

A portable charger is a practical and useful secret santa idea. 
With a portable charger you don't have to worry about your phone having run out of charge as there is always a back up.

Plus there is no excuse for teen boys not be able to phone home if they are going to be late. A great plus for parents. 

The charger featured adds over one charge (6 hours talktime) to an iPhone 6, almost one charge to a Galaxy S6 or around one charge to most other phones.

It's small size so will easily fit in a pocket or a bag. 
It recharges within 3 or 4 hours. ​

Gift Card

Well it's difficult to go wrong with a gift card. If you're not sure what to get go for an itunes or an amazon gift card. 

Google Cardboard

A google cardboard kit is an easy and inexpensive way to access virtual reality with a smartphone. Teenage boys will love it. 

Google cardboard can be used by kids, teens and adults. 

The device featured comes complete with a forehead foam strip and a nose pad foam as well to prevent skin irritation, This provides a more comfortable fit and protect cardboard from sweat

It comes with a list of the best compatible apps, so you can start having fun right away.

Any iPhone or Android smartphone less than 6’’ in size can be used with the product, including iPhone 5/5c/5s/6 and iPhone 7 Plus, Galaxy S5/S6/S7/S8/Note 4/5/7/8, Nexus 4/5, Moto X, Moto G, and HTC One to name a few

It also comes with step by step instructions on how to use. ​

Swiss Army Knife

For older teen guys, especially those that live away from home and those who like camping or outdoor pursuits a swiss army knive is a cool idea. You can get swiss army knives which feature bottle openers, scissors, tweezers, nail file, toothpick and lots more useful accessories that can become useful on an everyday basis. 

​Victorinox Swiss Army Huntsman Pocket Knife

This knife features 15 functions which include  the following:
​
a large blade, small blade, corkscrew, can opener, a small screwdriver, bottle opener, large screwdriver, wire stripper, reamer, key ring, tweezers, toothpick, scissors, a multi-purpose Hook (parcel carrier) and a wood saw. 

Its compact design makes this the perfect knife for any outdoor activity including camping, fishing, or hiking, as well as handy for everyday uses around the house or office

​There are cheaper swiss army knives to get if this one is a bit too expensive. ​

Ninja Wallet Tool 

The Ninja wallet tool is flat multi tool which can easily fit into a wallet in a credit card slot. 

There are 18 tools in 1 that include a box opener, bottle opener, ruler, letter opener and lots more. 

Bluetooth Portable Speakers

There are tons of bluetooth portable speakers you can get from around $20. This will enable a teenage boy to stream music from their phone to the speaker and play music wherever they are (at home, friend's houses or in the car for example). Check out some ideas on bluetooth speakers in the music gifts for teenage boys guide. 

Shower Speaker

This is a fanastic inexpensive bluetooth speaker. 
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It will play music by streaming it from your smart phone or other device with bluetooth.

​And it can be used in the shower to listen to music or anywhere you like.

It has a long lasting charge.  Enjoy 6 hours of uninterrupted crystal-clear music.

 It's also perfect for outdoor sports, travel, cycling, climbing, camping, hiking, running and fshing use.

Lots of fun and comes in different bright colors too. ​

Reaction Ball 

If he love sports especially baseball he will probably love the reaction ball. It's a six sided rubber ball that is unpredicatable in the way it bounces due to its design. This makes it fantastic for working hand and eye co-ordination, reflexes, agility and reaction time. 

It can be used solo against a wall or play with others in a team setting. 

It's a great training tool for all kinds of sports. Perfect for a sporty teen. 

Grow the F*ck Up 

This is a title that is sure to catch a teen boy's attention!

The book itself is jam packed full with some great advice that he can take into adulthood. 

Advice covers many categories including automotive, financial, laundry and employment tips. 

The include articles such as how to change a tire, iron your clothes, become more organized and apply for college loans, 

Goodminton

This is a fun, inexpensive racket game for all ages and skill levels which can be played indoors or outdoors. 

The birdies slow as they spin to create a magical racket sport rally. 

It could be played indoors just sitting on opposite couches or standing up. 

Play outdoors at the beach, park, in the backyard or over a badminton net. 

Rapid Ramen Cooker

It's a well known fact that teen boys, like to eat and eat and eat. So a great secret santa gift is a rapid ramen cooker. 

He can use it to cook ramen in 3 minutes in the microwave. 

A great gift for a teen at college too, so you can make sure he's having some decent snacks while he's away from home. 

Space Pen 

A Fisher space pen is no ordinary pen 

It's been designed for use in space but it's design means that it has some very useful features on Earth too. 

Use it to write at any angle, so it will still work if you're leaning against a wall or even if you're upside down! 

You can use it to underwater and to write on wet surfaces. 

It works at extreme temperatures so no worries if you leave it in a freezing car overnight. 

When closed, the Bullet Space Pen is the perfect size to carry in your wallet, pocket, purse, car glove box, organizer or toolbox. When open it's a full sized, evenly balanced writing instrument

Novelty Socks

If he likes video gaming these are fun novelty socks. 

The  non slip rubberised meme phrasing and graphic are printed on each sole which makes is durable with a thick rubber grip. 

The socks are a one size fits all design and are comfortable and have high breathability. 

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