Gift guides · the tween years

Birthday gifts for 10–12 year olds

Their online worlds: Roblox and Minecraft above all — a Robux gift card is genuinely the most-wanted gift at this age, however it makes adults feel. Otherwise: proper stationery, series fiction (Percy Jackson), sports kit for their actual team.

The classic mistake: Toys. The word itself is now an insult. It's 'merch', 'kit' or 'stuff' from here on.

Gifts that actually land

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