What to give a boy for 10 years?

10 years is the very first anniversary in a child's life. The first threshold of life, when a boy passes from childhood to adolescence. At this age, he is still a child, but he is already looking for himself in this life. Children at this age are fond of something new, develop, learn and actively get to know the adult world. A gift shouldn't just be a tradition. It is important that the child is happy after receiving it. Therefore, it is worth approaching the choice of a presentation thoughtfully.

Before you start choosing a gift for a 10-year-old boy, you need to decide on some criteria. They will help you choose.

• The interests of the child. A boy who is interested in mechanisms is unlikely to like, for example, a book about flowers. Therefore, it is so important to consider interests when choosing. This is a guarantee that the child will receive positive emotions from the gift.
• Who is the gift for? What is the relationship of the child to the giver? Best friend, brother, son, grandson - each case will have its own options for gifts.
• A reason for a gift because the gift must be appropriate. It is important to understand when a gift can be symbolic, and when you need to choose something more serious. Birthday is not the best reason to give your child some cute trinket. It is more appropriate to leave such gifts for less significant events.
• The purpose of the gift. It is clear that the main goal is to please the child. But also the goal can be fun, encouragement of passion or, for example, the development of a child.
• Budget for buying a gift... Determining the amount you can count on when buying a gift will help to significantly reduce the circle for selection.

There is also something that is definitely not worth giving for a tenth anniversary.

• Expensive jewelry like chains, pendants, bracelets and expensive watches. These are status things that a ten-year-old boy does not need yet. At this age he is still a child and lives a very active life. Such jewelry delights can be lost during games or harm the boy.
• Soft and other toys. By the age of 10, the child increasingly begins to strive for independence and positioning himself as an adult. Such a gift may not only not please the boy, but also offend.

Parents and grandparents usually want to give their child something useful. For adults, it is important that the gift is child safe and practical. Moms and dads do not like gifts to be thrown into the far corner. It is really important for them that the boy uses the gift at least for some time. But this does not mean that the choice of a gift from them is limited to knitted socks or a very necessary book. Ten-year-old boys are most often given a constructor, radio-controlled models (cars, "drones", miniature boats), games such as chess and checkers. This can be a great option if your child is into it.

By the age of ten, boys, if they are fond of sports, already have some kind of their favorite look, or even are already engaged in some section. Therefore, sports-themed gifts would be an excellent solution. Such presents are suitable not only for young professional athletes, but also for boys who like to play football on the street, ride a bicycle.

Depending on your favorite sport, this can be:

• ball - football or for another sport, standard colors or with the official symbols of your favorite competition or club (for example, the World Cup);
• branded sportswear your favorite club or athlete - these can be T-shirts, shorts, pants or one-piece suits;
• roller or ice skates, skis, bicycles, skate;
• darts - a real "adult", not a child's version with suction cups;
• other sports equipment - boxing gloves for a boxing lover, a hockey stick for a hockey lover.

The advantage of sports gifts is that they stimulate spending time actively. The main thing is that the child is interested in it. Still, you shouldn't write off books. They are not always boring and dull and may well become an original gift.

It's time to pay attention to the more "adult" options, depending on the child's preferences.

• For the fantasy lover a series about Harry Potter and Russian counterparts about Tanya Grotter or Methodius Buslaev will do. A series of books by L. Besson about the adventures of Arthur and his friends or the fantasy of Jon Colfer "Artemis Fowl" will also suit a child. Can be considered as a gift book by J. Tolkien about Middle-earth or C.S. Lewis about Narnia.
• For fans of science fiction a good choice would be F. Pullman's trilogy "Dark Principles", books about the adventures of Alice K. Bulychev or "The Knights of Forty Islands" by S. Lukyanenko.
• Works by J. Verne, D. Defoe, K. Doyle considered classics of literaturesuitable for children too. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Captain Nemo, Robinson Crusoe, Sherlock Holmes would be great options.
• Children's detectives, for example, the series "Black Kitten" or any others. Detectives carry away with their plot twists and make the child think in order to try to figure out the villain himself.
• Children's encyclopedias, collections of useful tips, literature of a narrow focus will be a good gift for curious boys or those who have some specific hobbies like assembling models, collecting, studying history, and so on.

The main thing that is needed when choosing a book as a gift is to be sure that the boy has not read it yet. Adults find educational gifts the best option. But there is often a small conflict of interest. What seems to be developing to adults, children find it boring. However, this does not mean that such presentations should be excluded from the options. The choice of gifts that can broaden a child's horizons and help him acquire new knowledge is extensive. It can be:

• microscopeif the child is interested in biology;
• telescopeif the boy likes to study the stars;
• globe or world map for the lover of geography, including a scratch card for boys who have the opportunity to travel and love it;
• sets for physical or chemical experiments;
• board games - some of their variations develop logical and analytical thinking;
• model aircraft, ships and the like;
• sets for working with wood and so on.

This is not all. You can choose anything if you know what exactly the child likes. The 10th anniversary is a great occasion to give a young teenager an unforgettable experience. There is no mandatory rule that only a physical thing can be a gift. You can give your child something that he has never tried, or something that he loves very much. As a keepsake from the presented impression, photographs can be left in which the child will be happy. As a gift-experience for the boy, the following will be appropriate:

• an interesting master class on the interests of the child - making chocolate, modeling, working with a potter's wheel and much more;
• a trip to the go-kart center, to the climbing wall, to the water park;
• visiting quest rooms - there are children's rooms where children need to solve riddles and puzzles;
• children's laboratory of experiments will be an excellent gift for a young chemist and physics lover;
• visit to the museum, contact zoo, planetarium;
• race on radio-controlled cars and much more.

If parents are ready to give their child an expensive gift, you can buy him a game console or some kind of mobile gadget - a watch or smart watch. The parents themselves must determine the child's readiness for such a gift. It should be borne in mind that 10 years is the age when a child is especially easily addicted to everything new.

Another prerogative that only parents have is an animal as a gift. Do not give your child a pet just because he wants to.

Siblings, especially if they have small age differences, are often on a tight budget. Therefore, the budget for a gift to a brother can be very limited. But even in these conditions, you can choose the best option. For a ten-year-old boy, you can make a gift with your own hands. Such a gift still does not lose its attractiveness for him. The postcard is a classic option. But you can also interestingly design such a banal object as a mug or a hat, endowing them with interesting home-made elements and decor. You can use your skill to create a homemade gift. If a person knows how to knit, you can make a personal scarf or mittens for the birthday person. Gifts popular among friends are gifts for hobbies. Gifts with your favorite characters would be a cool option. These can be figures of characters, mugs with symbols, T-shirts, key rings, notepads, and so on.

Almost all children love sweets. Therefore, a tasty gift always remains a win-win option. An excellent option is a colorful "sweet" poster with a bunch of your favorite sweets and wishes.Even ordinary candies can be beaten and decorated so that the child will be delighted. You don't have to buy sweets. A sweet gift can be homemade too. Not a single child will refuse a delicious cake, baked and decorated with their own hands. This will add a touch of love and care to the gift, show that it is intended specifically for the child.

The easiest way is to ask the boy's parents what exactly the child wants or what he enjoys. But the godparents or uncle and aunt do not want to follow the path of least resistance, you can come up with something yourself. Since uncles, aunts and godparents are the same adults, like parents and grandparents, they have the same criteria for choosing a gift: benefit, safety, practicality.

When adults know what their nephew or godson loves, the task is greatly simplified. Bed linen with your favorite characters from your favorite fictional universe will become practical, but no less pleasant. Or you can pick up a backpack or bike with the image of the hero. A child's love for cartoons, films or games gives a huge scope for choosing products with their images.

Children love to exchange unusual and interesting gifts with each other. Often, such a gift is inexpensive due to budget constraints for schoolchildren. Friends always want their gift to be the coolest, so they often choose what is now on the wave of popularity among young people. Children always pursue the goal of making their gift bright and memorable, even if it is inexpensive.

You can give a classmate a cool keychain, a mug with an unusual print, delicious surprises. Funny gifts are popular among schoolchildren. A fart pillow, electroshock chewing gum, a tabletop punching bag, a running alarm clock, a cool clock on the wall - the point is to get positive emotions and make you laugh.

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