What is a good birthday present for a 9 year old boy? (Under $50)
Depends on what he’s into. I assume that if he’s a 9 year old boy, he probably likes video games a lot. That might be something you’d want to look into - what systems he might own or something.
Or you can just go with the catch-all and buy him a gift card to Best Buy.
A puppy!!!
favorite team jersey
kit to build something
stuff to decorate his bike
someting noisy
FairyChatMom:
A model airplane/ship/car is perfect! I guess some things never change. That’s what I was into when I was his age. I like the bike accessories idea too. Thanks for the reminder!
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Hey, Peanuthead, I’ve got a collection of unbuilt models I’m lookin’ to sell if you’re lookin’ to get back into the hobby.
To the OP, I would suggest a really good bottle of wine. It’s never too early to start acquiring a taste for the finer things.
Glad to be of help. I just wish I could come up with inspired ideas when it’s my turn to buy gifts… I’ve given some really lame stuff over the years.
Now that is so ironic! I gave him a can of beer for his first birthday! I just wanted to be able to say I bought him his first beer!
Best plan of action ask the child what he wants do not under any circumstances second guess the child! Every child has a wish list. and they will be the first to tell you what they REALLY want!
I’m afraid I have to disagree with you, LADYG - if you’re going to do that, then you may as well give the recipient an envelope full of cash. Part of the gift-giving experience is coming up with something that will please the other person, and as the recipient it’s fun to be surprised. Personally, I think this is a very important aspect of the practice. Otherwise, you get brides bitching and whining because they didn’t get every exact item in their registry, or graduates pissing and moaning that they didn’t want the red sedan, they wanted the blue sports car.
That’s not to say you shouldn’t find out if a person likes books or board games or fancy socks or dangly earrings - but the moment a wish list turns into a shopping list, it’s no longer a gift. A wish list says “Joe Superstar videos”, a shopping list says “Joe Superstar starring in Beat 'Em Up Lots, director’s cut with commentary by George Lucas and extra outtakes, packaged in the green box, not the blue one.”
Yeah, it’s a personal peeve. If you don’t know me well enough to know that I like reading mysteries and I prefer baggy T-shirts to tailored blouses, then why are you even giving me a gift? And yes, it’s a little different with kids, but when I want to give my nephew something, I’ll ask his size or what his favorite color is or if he’s into a particular fad. But I’m giving a gift, not taking an order.
Sorry for the hijack.
I would suggest, being somewhat of a “in my day” kinda gal, getting him some retro things that we thought were cool but kids nowadays never have seen. Since this might not be fully appreciated, and since such gifts are often small and inexpensive it might be good to get it in addition to a “proper” gift. Fun to see which one goes down better.
Examples, a slinky, a gyroscope, a yo-yo, etc. I know lots of kids that have never heard of these things, or at least never played with one.
A couple more suggestions are (these are all links from the one site, I have no affiliation to it, but they have cool products. You might want to find a shop in the states, this is in the UK):
A very cheap micro digital camera. . You can get them for about 50 bucks and he can play spy.
If going for radio controlled toys, might I suggest some “alternative” ones?
A micro racer-, other remote toys like cheap planes and air-ships .
Oh, I don’t know this kid obviously, but are walkie-talkies still as cool as they used to be? Or have they lost the charm when everyone has mobile phones? Walkie-talkies, binoculars etc can be fun since they are “grown up stuff”…