When it comes to buying gifts for kids, gifts for teens have a reputation of being especially hard. But savvy shoppers know a secret: teens are actually the most fun to buy gifts for. That’s because they haven’t yet aged into wanting more adult, practical presents, so there’s still a huge fun factor to what they want. But they’re also old enough to handle more sophisticated tech, they have more opinions about how they want to dress up their rooms according to their own personal styles and they have their own interest in hobbies, movies and TV to keep things interesting.
But while that opens up many avenues for gift ideas, there’s still the matter of figuring out what’s worth the money. The Good Housekeeping Institute tests all kinds of products throughout the year, covering everything from bikes and drones to laptops and game consoles. The engineers in the labs test for safety, durability and ease of use, meaning big-ticket gifts will last as long as your teens’ interest in them. Then we found more best-sellers, editor’s picks and other little, trendy items to keep things fun. When we put it all together, these were the best gifts to buy 14-year-old boy and girls in 2022.
Have more people on your list? We have ideas for gifts for women, gifts for men, gifts under $30 and gifts ideas for everyone else on your list.
1
Best Tech Gift for 14-Year-Olds
elago
Charging Station
2
Best Inexpensive Gift for 14-Year-Olds
Sky Castle
DoodleJamz JellyBoards
3
Best Gift for Pop Culture Obsessives
Stranger Things
Hellfire Club Baseball Shirt
4
Best Outdoor Gift for 14-Year-Olds
GlowCity
Light-Up LED Soccer Ball
5
State
Kane Bike/Scooter Bag
6
Cute, Fun Tech Gift for 14-Year-Olds
TUPARKA
Cable Protectors
7
Best Trendy Gift for 14-Year-Olds
Starface
Hydro-Stars Starter Pack
8
Unique Gift for 14-Year-Olds
Zink
KODAK Wireless Mobile Photo Mini Printer
9
Best Fidget Toy for 14-Year-Olds
Fat Brain Toys
Simpl Dimpl
10
Best Backpack for 14-Year-Olds
Loungefly
Loungefly x Star Wars Princess Leia Backpack
11
Best Gift for a 14-Year-Old’s Room
Isaac Jacobs
Neon Light
12
Best Beauty Gift for a 14-Year-Old
Glossier
Balm Dotcom Trio
13
Best Practical Gift for 14-Year-Olds
Hearst Home
Good Housekeeping Home Skills
14
MRCOOL
Light-Up Bluetooth Speaker
15
Shashibo
Shape Shifting Box
16
Best LEGO Set for 14-Year-Olds
LEGO
LEGO Harry Potter Hedwig
17
Best Party Game for 14-Year-Olds
Big G Creative
Bye, Felicia! Party Game
18
LECLSTAR
Photo Clip String Lights
19
Coolest Book for Teens
Chronicle Books
This Book Is a Planetarium
20
Inexpensive Tech Gift
Tryone
Gooseneck Phone Holder
21
Great Stocking Stuffer Gift for 14-Year-Olds
Schylling
Teenie Nee Doh Stress Balls
22
Best Strategy Game for 14-Year-Olds
Ravensburger
Marvel Villainous
23
Minger
LED Strip Lights
24
Chillbo
Inflatable Lounger
25
Best Journal for Teens
Potter Style
Do One Thing Every Day That Inspires You
26
Cool Art Gift for Teens
MYNT3D
Professional Printing 3D Pen
27
Cute Collectible for Teens
Basic Fun!
Tiny TV Classics
28
Fast-Paced Board Game
Jabuka
Jabuka
29
Best Active Gift
ArmoGear
Laser Tag Set
30
effiespaper
Thermal Travel Mug
31
Uncommon Goods
100 Movies Scratch Off Poster
32
Best Drone for 14-Year-Olds
Holy Stone
HS110D FPV RC Drone
34
Best Sports Set
VINSGUIR
Pickleball Set
35
House of Marley
No Bounds Portable Bluetooth Speaker
36
As Seen on TikTok
NEWCOSPLAY
Tie-Dye Throw Blanket
37
Keith Haring
Keith Haring Lokai Bracelet
38
Best Smartwatch
Apple
Apple Watch SE
39
Corkcicle
Spider-Man Tumbler
40
Unique Game for Teens
Hasbro
DropMix Music Gaming System
41
Personalized Gift for Teens
CentimeGift
Cursive Name Necklace
42
Best Scooter
Razor
A5 Lux Kick Scooter
43
Beats
Beats Flex Wireless Earbuds
44
Inspiration Play
Double Ditto Board Game
45
CopperandBrassPaper
Pre-Millionaire Notebook
46
Good Man Brand
Pro Slim Fit Joggers
47
Rhyme Antics
Rhyme Antics
48
Best Gift for 14-Year-Old Gamers
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch OLED Model
49
JPSOR
Decorative Artificial Ivy Vines
50
Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Go 2
How we chose the best gifts for 14-year-olds
This article pulls research and testing from various Labs in the Good Housekeeping Institute, which evaluates products including toys, games, electronics, scooters, bikes and drones. In this story, for any products that have been tested by the GH Institute, there’s a link to an article where you can find more information about the testing process and results.
The gifts included here that have not been evaluated in the Labs are popular products from trusted brands with great reviews from purchasers, as well as editors’ favorites. The list was then vetted by Good Housekeeping editors, who, after years of curating gift guides and keeping track of trends, are deeply familiar with what’s popular for 2022 as well as what GH readers have loved in the past.
Why trust Good Housekeeping?
For decades, the Good Housekeeping Institute has provided expert reviews and advice on everything parents and children love, including STEM toys, educational toys, sensory toys, board games and outdoor toys.
While not all of the selects on this list have been tested by our experts, Marisa LaScala, Good Housekeeping‘s senior parenting and relationships editor, has scoured the internet and spoken with tweens and teens for the other top-picks. Marisa has covered all aspects of the world of parenting, from the postpartum years through the empty nests, since 2015, and she’s pitched in with Good Housekeeping‘s toy coverage since 2018. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter, who are both avid toy collectors.
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Marisa LaScala
Senior Parenting & Relationships Editor
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother.
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