If you’re looking for the best gifts for teens right now, have we got you covered with our 2024 holiday gift guide.! We started by browsing our own Ultimate Kids Gift Guide, offering hundreds of the best birthday or holiday gifts for kids all sorted by age — including the coolest gifts for teen girls and teen boys. Then, we pulled a few of our favorite holiday gifts for teens from the rest of our 2024 holiday gift guide, and behold!
There’s definitely a cool gift here for a teen in your life, whatever their interests and whatever your budget. Oh, and of course, every gift has been approved by our own teens. In exchange, they made us promise not to write “Cool gifts, no cap.” So we won’t do that.
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25 Cool Gifts For Teens this Holiday
Wicked Nail Collection from Opi
($11.99 each, Amazon)
With colors from Deflying Gravity to a pretty Ga-Linda pink, it’s a cool way for teens show their affinity for the hottest movie of the season.
Related: More than 60 amazing holiday gifts for kids under $15: Like, GOOD gifts. Not stocking stuffers.
The Coolest Phone and Gadget Case
($49.95 and up, Burga)
From graffiti-inspired patterns to plaids, stripes, florals, you name it — there’s one to fit any teen’s style, and any teen’s phone. Or their Airpods!
Sugarwish Choose-Your-Own Treats Box
($25 and up, Sugarwish)
We always love sharing Sugarwish gifts with our readers because our own teens go crazy for them — they get an email or text notification about their gift, then get to pick their own candy, cocoa, popcorn or other treats. You pick the size. New this year: The Sugarwish 12-Day Advent Calendar, and there’s still plenty of time to send one!
Gamer Ugly Holiday Sweater Teee
($15.99 on sale at Kohl’s)
Tacky and techy…all in one ugly holiday sweater tee for gamers.
Marshmallow Cloud Fleece Blanket
($169, Urban Outfitters)
In 3 colors , they’ll swaddle themselves in this soft cocoon of a blanket that our teens have on their wishlists.
Chuck Taylor All-Star By You Custom Sneakers
($60 and up, Converse)
Whether they want their name embroidered on it or not, they can customize their very own Converse right down to the color of the laces. If you don’t know their style, a gift card will work just fine.
Related: 28 unique personalized gifts for kids from toddlers to teens
Vinyl Moon Monthly “Mixtape” Vinyl Subscription
($31/month and up at Cratejoy; use code HALFOFF for 50% off the first box with 3 months or more)
If you’ve got a massive music fan to shop for, you could grab the latest record release by their favorite artist, or sign them up for this unique gift idea for teens: A monthly vinyl subscription from Vinyl Moon. Each month’s record features a selection of new artists’ music packaged in gorgeous original artwork.
Spalding TF DNA Smart Basketball + 1 Yr App Subscription Bundle
($159.95, Amazon)
New sports gear is always a cool teen gift, and we love this smart basketball from Spalding with a companion app providing detailed performance analysis — release angle, spin rate, shot arc and more. It’s a generous gift for sure, but whoa.
Custom Tarot Card Necklace
($260 and up, red Giftbox Crafts on Etsy)
If you’re looking for a super special keepsake gift for a teen, you can choose your chain length and even engrave a name, date, or message on the back of these solid gold, beautifully crafted, personalized tarot card necklaces.
“Read banned books” socks
($12 at Out of Print storefront on Amazon)
Young, book-loving hell-raisers are some of our favorite teens! Surely they’ll find a way to show off these pro-reading socks wherever they go.
An Unexpected Experience Gift
(Prices vary, Virgin Experience Gifts)
You can grab them movie tickets, go to a football or hockey game, take them go-karting, grab tickets for a concert they’re dying to see — or check out the creative experience gifts for teens through Virgin Experience Gifts from a hands-on spray painting class in Atlanta, to a handmade pizza class in…NYC, of course. (Were you thinking Chicago?)
Marzipan “Conversation Star” Hanukkah Cookies
($68, Modern Tribe)
One of the coolest Hanukkah gifts for teens are these punny Star of David cookies — especially if you’re shopping for a group of siblings or cousins and would like one gift to cover them all.
Yeti Travel Mug or Tumbler
($35 and up, Amazon)
Perfect for car rides to school or their subway commute, you can’t go wrong with a Yeti vacuum-insulated Rambler, travel mug, or even a reusable straw cup in tons of cool colors. It’s a practical but very cool teen gift, helping teach them to save money by making coffee at home, instead of spending it all…you know where. (Also great for hikers and bikers!)
Pivot Influencer Edition Smartphone Mount
($70.99 on sale at Amazon, including coupon)
Portable, lightweight, and super easy to use, this smartphone mount follows their action as they dance, skateboard, or practice cool tricks for TikTok followers — or their budding filmmaking careers.
Their Favorite Funko Pop
(Snoop shown here, $11.98 on sale at Amazon)
Whatever they’re into, you’ll probably find a Funko Pop figurine that they’ll love, from Snoop Dogg to Wednesday Addams. The sale prices are so good, you might want to get a few.
Retro Bowie Tee
($13.59 on sale, BaffleGear on Etsy)
This Bowie tee for kids is perfect for teens “while they try to change their world.” Comes in sizes up to a 14-16 (Youth XL).
D&D Starter Set
($19.99 at Target)
If your Stranger Things fans have always wanted to try D&D, this starter set, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, provides a great introduction into the game. (Target is always a great option for affordable games.) If they’re already players, the D&D 2024 Player’s Bundle is a generous gift!
Audio Technica Bluetooth stereo turntable and care kit
($149 at Amazon, plus $21.58 for care kit)
When it came time for our own editor, Liz, to buy a Bluetooth stereo turntable for her own teen, she did a ton of research and landed on this one from Audio Technica. Highly recommend! Don’t forget to include the vinyl record cleaner kit (and maybe a few reminders to use it).
Personalized Taylor Swift Style 1989 Journal
($23.75, Standout Gear on Etsy)
We have an entire gift guide filled with gifts for your favorite Swiftie and this journal has been a big seller this year. No surprises!
Earrings for Proud Geeks
(from $10, Michelle Mach on Etsy)
Find lots of fun, afffordable geeky earrings for tweens and teens that celebrate passions from chemistry to cats to cassette tapes.
Related: More than 60 amazing holiday gifts for kids under $15: Like, GOOD gifts. Not stocking stuffers.
Peppermint Shea Body Sugar Scrub
($8.99, Target)
Our kids and teens love this Tree Hut body scrub from an AAPI-owned company.
A good set of art markers and art paper
($31.99 for makers and $9.99 for paper at Amazon)
Art supplies are a great gift for teens, and we found a terrific price on over 70 different markers packaged in this neat little carrying case. Grab a pack of the bleedproof paper too.
Sony Earbuds Under $10!
($9.99, Amazon)
A tech gift unnder $15 for teens? Yes! Grab these Sony earbuds from a trusted brand at a fabulous price.
Official Team Cap, Pick Your Sport
($19.99 and up on sale at NHL Shop)
If you’re looking for a gift for a teen who has a favorite team, whatever the sport, grab the official baseball cap like these from the NHL.
Venmo Cash Gift
(any amount, really!)
You already know they really, really want money. Venmo makes it so easy with their “gift wrapping” — or to make it extra special, check their Hallmark collab. You give them a real card, then they scan the QR code for the real gift. Bonus: You get an automatic Cool Aunt/Uncle/Parent/Friend status.
PS — it’s always a good idea to donate that cash to a 529 fund instead, especially as they get closer to graduation. Eek!
