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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/15/2015 at 11:55 • Filed to: None

I need an idea for a Christmas gift for my 10-year-old boys. Video games are covered already. I need something that they can DO on Christmas Day. A game, a manipulative toy. No drones, please.

DISCUSSION (61)

TractorPillow > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 11:58

A red Ryder BB gun!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 11:58

A Miata!

The Ghost of Oppo > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 11:59

Model engine. Boom.

or Legos, no kid can ever have enough Legos

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:00

Based on a good review (here, I think), I bought my son and my nephews one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00…

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:00

Hot Wheels track

Seat Safety Switch > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:01

Do they still make Meccano?

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:02

RC car. Seriously, my favorite presents were rc cars, check the local classifieds and you will find some great package deals out there or go new. My suggestion would be to get them each the same one, and make them the slower but uber strong types. The hours of racing and crashing will be numerous.

ciscokidinsf > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:02

How about an electronic set, like The Elenco Snap Circuits Pro? That’ll keep them busy while you run to starbucks on Xmas morning at 6am + will teach them how to help daddy fix electric issues in car.

(or a Lego Robotics if the guys are really smart?)

For Sweden > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:02

Autocross car and/or LEGOs

'Wägen, EPA LOL > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:03

https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toys/toys_by_a…

Personal favorites in this list:

Trebuchet

Snap Circuit Designer

Anything requiring that they actually assemble it

ttyymmnn > shop-teacher
12/15/2015 at 12:03

Tried that a couple of years ago. No good. They’re heavily into video games, and I’m trying to find something outside of that. We’re covered on Lego, too.

Bytemite > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:04

RC drift car.

Or those little build-a-track things with the little cars that go down the slope.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:04

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Wor…

Alternately:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloom_%28…

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:04

What games do you have / do they like?

ciscokidinsf > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/15/2015 at 12:04

Dad: Son, Santa brought you a 2016 MX-5 and Santa said I have to keep it for you ready until you get your Driver’s License!

Son: Whatevs, old man. I won’t even have to learn how to drive in 8 years.

CB > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:05

Lego, or as Hammerhead said, RC cars.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:06

Why not some simple Lego sets? The smaller sets don’t take long to build, can be done in a small space, and can be easily enjoyed.

Like this one: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Fast-Car…

ttyymmnn > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/15/2015 at 12:06

Perfect!

CalzoneGolem > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:06

Legos

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Leon711 > HammerheadFistpunch
12/15/2015 at 12:07

10/10 make sure that if they are rechargeable battery that you charge them prior to Christmas.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/15/2015 at 12:09

Gloom sounds kind of dark. I read the description to my wife, who said, “Ugh! No! They’d love it, but no!”

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/15/2015 at 12:10

Many traditional board games: Sorry, Monopoly, Life, Clue, etc.

Berang > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:10

Kinja'd!!!

If they’re old enough to handle fire and water.

Or there’s always erector sets.

PS9 > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:11

458 italia burnouts

HammerheadFistpunch > Leon711
12/15/2015 at 12:11

yup. Seriously my brother and I each got a fast and furious drift car one year and we spent many an hour with them...we were both in our 20’s by then.

vicali > Leon711
12/15/2015 at 12:13

Also if you are getting two get different frequencies; otherwise hijinx..

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:13

Lego!

Nothing beats Lego.

designzio > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:14

Legos. Done.

Sneaky Pete > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:14

Legos. Always legos.

Nerf guns are always great too.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem
12/15/2015 at 12:15

/feet

Moves-Like-Senna > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:16

Paintball guns?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/15/2015 at 12:16

Go watch the TableTop with Grant Imahara playing Small World. It’s funny.

Tom McParland > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:16

Battleship?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:18

Carcassone is a good one.

Also Qwirkle: http://www.amazon.com/MindWare-MDS-3…

SET is a fun, challenging card game: http://www.amazon.com/Set-Family-Vis…

CalzoneGolem > Berang
12/15/2015 at 12:19

I thought this was a bong at first. Then I read your comment and had to look again.

Spaceball-Two > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:19

A PUPPY!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:20

this is supper popular in my house

http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-R1983-D…

scoob > PS9
12/15/2015 at 12:21

Obviously

Berang > CalzoneGolem
12/15/2015 at 12:21

Everything is a bong in the wrong hands.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > CalzoneGolem
12/15/2015 at 12:21

I still think it’s a bong.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:21

Since the comment nesting is acting up for me and I can’t respond to you in your reply to me, there are a *lot* of lesser known board games out there which are fun. Sadly, some are probably too complicated to hold the attention of ten year olds. The two I listed are “noisy” enough to amuse the young and strategic enough to keep playing for a long time to come, but if they don’t work, may I suggest watching Wil Wheaton’s Tabletop for suggestions?

scoob > CalzoneGolem
12/15/2015 at 12:21

ttyy will need to wear some heavy duty footwear around the house that day.

scoob > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:22

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Germa…

#rekt #savage

Tom McParland > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:22

I think my first response got Kinja’d so pardon if this is a repeat.

How about Battleship?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Berang
12/15/2015 at 12:24

Or the right hands.

DrJohannVegas > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:25

Option 1: Lego. Always Lego.

Option 2: Settlers of Catan. (It’s time to introduce them to the harsh realities of competitive economic life, and there’s not many better gateways. Bonus: Guaranteed fighting. Dinner and a show!)

Option 2b: Red Ryder BB Gun.

Baeromez > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:26

Legos, R/C cars, or Transformers. That’s all I wanted when I was 10. Also, those rubber band powered balsa wood airplanes make awesome stocking-stuffers.

Berang > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/15/2015 at 12:27

or the left hands

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem
12/15/2015 at 12:29

Pretty sure he’s already got that covered.

ttyymmnn > Tom McParland
12/15/2015 at 12:31

Thanks, but we’ve got Battleship.

ttyymmnn > DrJohannVegas
12/15/2015 at 12:34

1. Covered.

2. We’ve already got fighting.

3. They’ll shoot their eye out.

Rico > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:38

Laser tag? When I was 10 I loved that. Nerf gun or toys (love those whistling footballs).

XJDano > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:39

I would assume you'll be eating on Christmas Day. Have them DO the dishes.

wunderwagen wants a longer roof > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:41

If you can find them, erector sets. They’re pretty rad and are kind of like more advanced legos.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:44

Lego’s appears to be covered and RC Car...

Do they do models? Would they?

Give them the board game Risk. If you get them to sit down and play it, they’ll be sitting there for hours.

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 12:59

If they like card games, Mille Bornes is a great car related card game.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 13:15

If you can swing the price, go with Lego Mindstorms. They get to build with Lego AND use computers for programming. The programming system is easy - drag and drop for the most part. This will give them a leg up for First Lego League !

Kinja'd!!!

jariten1781 > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 13:23

Didn't see it elsewhere, but I'm a big proponent of CCGs.

Magic cards, or really any other Collectible Card Game, but Magic is the only one with decades plus staying power. Deck building adds a unique depth of strategy that traditional board games don’t match. If you just want them to be able to play immediately, preconstructed (there are dual deck packs) decks are the way to go. Throw in a starter deck or two (or boosters, but they'll be short on lands if you go that way) and they can start to learn the pitfalls of deck construction.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck
12/15/2015 at 13:25

One of my boys is in a Lego robotics class at school. I thought about this, but it’s $350, and a bit too many dollars in one pot.

ttyymmnn > shop-teacher
12/15/2015 at 13:27

I have Milles Bornes, and I used to play it when I was there age. When my wife and I went to Paris 20 years ago, I searched out a French language version in a toy shop. It has all the original card designs that I remembered. I need to get it out. We’re going to take all of our board games out over the break and see if we can play more of them.

pjhusa > ttyymmnn
12/15/2015 at 14:05

Car