24 Creative Christmas Gifts for Tweens

Your tween may have his own phone and email address but he’s still a kid (shhh don’t tell him!). He’s tech-savvy, eco-conscious and like the rest of us he loves cool stuff. The good news is, that makes him easy to shop for. We’ve compiled a list of creative gifts for tweens that will make her friends jealous and keep her happy over the holiday break and beyond. We found some great high-tech options but plenty of low-tech too. Just to remind her, you can still have fun without a USB cable.

Makey Makey

At last! An invention kit that enables you to play the piano on a banana and take selfies of your cat. This is a toy that will get your kids excited about electronics. Designed at MIT, natch.

Self Cleaning Fish Tank That Grows Food

This fish tank also grows vegetables and herbs – fish waste feeds the plants and plants clean the water. Brilliant!

Polaroid Cube HD Digital Video Camera

Your tween will love filming his friends and pets (though maybe not you, mom and dad, sorry) with this tiny cube shaped video camera.

Acre of Land on the Moon

300 million acres of moon have already been sold but plenty of acres left for your kids. They will love owning a bit of the unknown. Who knows, maybe in fifty years it will be worth something?

Skateboard Wall Clock

Even kids who are not into skateboarding will love this clock made of recycled skateboards.

Dromida Ominus UAV Quadcopter

Forget remote control helicopters- time to move into the big leagues with this Dromida Ominus UAV Quadcopter (even the name sounds exciting!)

Gummy Bear Lights

Gummy bears are not just for eating – these LED light up bears emit waves of soft ambient colored light when you squeeze their bellies.

New Synths Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator

Your music loving tween can make his own sounds with this tiny synthesizer that is small enough to fit in his pocket.

My First Lab DuoScope Microscope

Your young Marie Curie will never get tired of staring into the high powered lens of this award-winning microscope.

Cubebot

Face it, a Cubebot looks cool whether he’s standing on its head or folded into a cube – even adults can’t resist twisting him into wacky positions.

Gold Playing Card Set

What better way to encourage your tween’s interest in low-tech fun and all things shiny and gold?

Penultimate 7-in-1 Pen Stylus

The Penultimate 7-in-1 Pen Stylus will appeal to your tween’s love of cool gadgetry; he can do his geometry homework, write a novel and tighten his own screws all with one slick pen.

Ultimate Magic Kit

Kids never grow out of magic tricks – the Ultimate Magic Kit is perfect for tweens, teens and even adults.

Personalized 5200 mAh Slimline Battery Charger

They’ve got urgent texts to write but their battery is dead! No worries, pull out the Personalized 5200 mAh Slimline Battery Charger and text away.

Bluetooth Tracking Tag

For your scatterbrained darling who is just like you now with her own house keys and the same habit of misplacing them, pick up this Bluetooth Tracking Tag and make her life a little bit easier.