50 of the Best Gifts for 13 Year Old Boys in 2023

This cool, self-balancing hoverboard comes equipped with a Bluetooth speaker so he can safely enjoy music while he rides.

My son loves the sleek design and that he can ride for quite a long time on a full charge.

This game is a MUST-HAVE for young teenagers! It is so much fun, your teen will play it over and over again!

This special Big Box set contains all of the expansion packs too for extra fun! My son loves this game! It's such a fun gift!

At 13, there's a good chance he is a huge sports fan - get him a jersey of his favorite player from his favorite team!

Whether he's a fan of NFL, NBA, MLB, or another sport, you can find a huge selection at Fanatics - it's my favorite place to shop for all things sports! Not only do they have tons of jerseys, they also have other sports-themed gifts as well, like hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, bedroom lamps (even groovy lava lamps), and so much more!

My sports fans are always happy with a new jersey!

He's gonna love this Star Wars Darth Vader LEGO Minifig plush! It's adorable and perfect for fans of Star Wars and LEGO!

LEGO is a great toy for the teen years! If he likes LEGO and Harry Potter he'll love this new set from LEGO! It features four floors of Hogwarts' magic!

Artistic 13-year-old boys will love this set of vibrantly-colored markers from my favorite arts and crafts supply brand, OOLY!

These neat multi-purpose water-based paint markers allow you to color on all sorts of materials, including wood, ceramic, rocks, and more!

You can save 15% on your first order from OOLY too, HERE.

Wow, this chess set is awesome and perfect for 13-year-old boys! Fans of the Jurassic Park movies will flip for this intricately detailed chess set, which includes 32 finely sculpted pieces and a full graphic chess board!

It's from The Noble Collection so you can be sure it's a well-made set that's collector-quality! My son absolutely loves this chess set! It's such a unique gift!

Most average 13-year-old boys love Star Wars! This game is a fun twist because instead of being the "good guys" players are one of the villains!

In Villainous, players play as an iconic Star Wars Villain. Choose Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, General Grievous, Asajj Ventress, or Moff Gideon.

Each Villain has a unique objective and abilities, just like in the movies. Players can meddle with their opponents by forcing them to face off against Jedi and heroes like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and The Mandalorian.

My son has this game and really enjoys it!

Teenage girls seem to always like a boy who can play guitar, so naturally, lots of boys find themselves wanting to learn how to play when they hit the teen years. This set from Donner is a great beginner's acoustic guitar set with everything he needs to get started! It would make a great birthday gift!

My son has this set and it's a great way for young teens to learn to play guitar.

Have you considered the gift of an experience? Great Wolf Lodge is the best indoor waterpark/hotel experience in the US!

My son always loves it when we go to Great Wolf Lodge! If you want to be known as the person who gives out the cool gifts, gift a trip to The Great Wolf Lodge!

The Monopoly Travel World Tour board game is a twist on classic Monopoly gameplay that has players discovering and visiting exciting travel destinations. Players buy destinations, complete travel goals, and stamp the dry-erase gameboard with their token stamper to win.

This Monopoly variation is one of the newest ones and my son has loved it!

Even though he may no longer be a young boy, there are still toys he is likely to enjoy, and RC cars (especially ones for hot sports cars like the Bugatti Divo) are one of those!

This remote-controlled car features front and rear lights, a shock absorption system, and a metallic paint surface. The 2.4 GHz radio control system, has a built-in anti-jamming function.

This rc car is made of a thickened ABS material, which is resistant to crashes and falls and can reach speeds up to 7mph and it is equipped with a rechargeable 7.4V 900mAh battery, which when fully charged, has 40 minutes of run time at maximum power.

He's going to love this cool gift!

Lord of the Rings fans will love this framed Map of Middle Earth! Mounted on wood, it measures 16 inches x 10 inches. All of the details make this a very impressive map replica!

It will look great in his bedroom!

This DIY kit is perfect for 13-year-old boys! What teenage boy doesn't love playing pinball and it's so much better when they can say they built it themselves!

Made from high-quality, re-engineered, laser-cut wood, all SMARTIVITY products are recyclable, safe, non-toxic, and sustainable. This kit also offers mess-free assembly using rubber bands - no glue is required.

Labyrinth has been an international classic for 35 years! Now it features characters from the beloved Super Mario games! It's likely that your 13-year-old boy is already a big fan of video games - let him spend some time with Mario away from the Nintendo Switch.

On your turn, you’ll shift the maze and move along the path, trying to get to the characters on your cards while blocking your opponents. Be the first to find all your characters and make it back to your starting place to win!

This is a great game that my boys love!

Okay, how many of you grew up loving to watch The Price is Right?! This Plinko-inspired game is SO. Much. Fun!

Teen boys can assign point values to the slots and then play with friends and family to see who can accumulate the highest number of points.

Apollo is a cooperative strategy game inspired by the NASA moon missions.

It’s up to you to walk in the footsteps of NASA’s pioneers and embark on the missions that made history… FOR ALL MANKIND!

Play as Mission Control and or an Astronaut. Both sides must work together and strategize to complete flight stages, overcome obstacles, repair the spacecraft, and keep communications clear.

Looking for a practical gift for him? Check out this luxurious weighted blanket from Dubs Labs! We all know that teen boys need a lot of sleep and this will help them sleep better!

After a full day, get a long, deep hug with the Moonbow soft, double-sided, weighted blanket made for all seasons!

Use the bamboo cooling side of the blanket for warm nights (summer) and the polyester side of the blanket for cooler nights (fall/spring).

Included is also a micro-plush duvet cover for cold nights (winter).

Gridded double stitching keeps the blanket’s glass micro-beads evenly distributed across your body, creating “deep touch pressure stimulation” to increase serotonin and melatonin, decrease cortisol, and hug you all night long.

Behold, the power of drug-free, insanely comfy, intense relaxation.

My son has this blanket and sleeps with it every night!

Fast-paced, easy to learn, and a whole lot of fun! That's how your 13-year-old boy will describe this fun game from Dolphin Games, the people who created the popular, "Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza" game.

The Adventure Force Double Fire by Buzz Bee Toys is a twin barrel dart blaster that features hinge action loading.

Trashed was inspired by the old-time favorite card game Garbage. We used to play Garbage with the teenage girls and boys in youth group and it was a huge hit, so your 13-year-old boy is sure to have fun with this card game!

With custom cards and unique twists to gameplay, Trashed takes the classic game to a whole new level.

Your goal is to get your cards lined up in the right order, from 1 to 10. But, look out for the terrible Trashed card! Wild cards allow for excitingly big turns, while Stop cards will stop you in your tracks!

Have you ever seen a puzzle as cool as this one before?!

These beautiful jigsaw puzzles explore the interaction between color and light through the visionary work of Carnovsky.

Three different images sit on top of each other, and the resulting picture is unexpected and mesmerizing. The colors mix up and the lines and shapes entwine as your eyes try to make sense of what they see.

Use the red, green and blue viewing glasses included to isolate each layer of the image, turning one puzzle into three stunning pictures or scan the QR code to turn your device into a magical viewing lens.

This is a great practical gift and a good way for him to slowly start building up his tool collection as he grows closer to an adult man.

It can be used as a conventional flashlight, a flashing trouble-light, desk light, and more. It can even be hung as hands-free lighting tool to illuminate the inside of a tent, a darken engine compartment, and other project lighting! My son likes to use it for fun, late night outdoor activites, like flashlight tag.

Because it's from Worx, you know it's going to be good quality too.

One milestone many teens look forward to is their first phone. 13 is a great age to get him a GABB phone.

Flinch is the ultimate stockpile card game that everyone, including teenagers, loves!

Created back in 1905, this American classic is back to entertain a whole new generation of card game players.

If you’re the first player to play all your cards in sequential order, you'll be the winner! 

This fun set even includes 3 zonic whistle arrows.

If he's a fan of Nerf guns, he will love this bow!

The Worx 20V USB Charger Adapter has two USB ports for charging phones, tablets, and even laptops.  It's a great practical gift he will use for years to come!

Shopping for a summer birthday?

My 13-year-old boy still loves to have a great water battle! These water balloons are the best because they are self-sealing! The are the only ones we buy now.

Tile Up is a clever strategy game that teens really enjoy playing.

Players work to try and score points by creating shapes out of their tiles that match goal cards. You can only place tiles on top of other tiles if the two tiles are different colors and the tile on top has a lower number than the tiles it is covering.

The player with the most points at the end of the game, when the four corners of the game board have been covered with tiles, wins! 

This extra-large marble track kit is perfect for kids who love to build!

Boys can now automate or program their marble runs with the introduction of electronic elements into the GraviTrax ecosystem. Create dynamic and interactive marble runs with the 138-pc. GraviTrax POWER XXL Set, the first-ever
electrical addition to the popular line that includes all seven electrical components.

My 13-year-old son LOVES building these marble tracks!

This enhanced game of conquest will excite gamers with hours of battle and strategizing to control Europe!

Each player steps into the role of a medieval king and competes with a full army to expand their kingdom and take over Europe.

Through shrewd tactical planning –and a little bit of lucky dice rolling- one player will conquer Europe and reign supreme! 

This is an awesome gift for teens who love board games!

Pop and Pass is an exciting “no-throw” game of catch.

Teens will love to use the lacrosse-style stick launchers to pass the soft foam balls back and forth to one another.

It's easy to load and launch. Just pull the handle back to load, then quickly push forward to launch.

Crafty teen boys will love this fun kit! It includes flexible yet durable interlocking plastic tiles along with a string of LED lights that you can piece together to make animals, decorations, or your own custom creations.

Each set includes an illustrated manual with easy, step-by-step instructions for multiple designs, but the building possibilities are nearly limitless using your imagination.

Fans of the Jurassic Park movies will love this board game!

The first visitors have arrived at Jurassic park to see its miraculous dinosaurs firsthand. But chaos has hit Isla nublar — the power is out, and the prehistoric creatures are on the hunt! One player controls the T. Rex, Dilophosaurus, and Velociraptor, prowling through the Jungle to attack the humans. The other players team up as characters from the classic movie, struggling to get Jurassic park back online and escape the Island before they become prey!

He'll love this GoSports All Weather Cornhole Game Set!

This set includes 2 ultra sturdy 4 feet x 2 feet all-weather corn hole boards, 8 all-weather regulation size and weight bean bags with game rules.

Made from incredibly sturdy hard plastic that is lightweight, making it a durable and portable corn hole game set you can take anywhere.

If he's a sports fan, he will love this cornhole game and use it for years and years to come, even as an older teen!

Otter + Pop Symmetry Series complements any teen's style, featuring the popular integrated PopSockets PopGrip.

The PopGrip presses flat to fit in any pocket and the precision design ensures your phone’s buttons work perfectly. Otter + Pop Symmetry Series is the slim, expressive case that's perfect for teens.

Choose from a variety of phone styles for both iPhones and Galaxy. This gift is a great idea for any teen with a phone!

This fun game can be played indoors or out, by players of ages. It's a game that's not only easy to learn, it's also one that everyone enjoys, especially my teenagers!

Celebrate the milestone of becoming a teen by gifting your child a Name Story print, perfect for a home desk/work space.

These unique prints make for unique and memorable gift that is sure to bring a smile.

Combining typography with artistic expression, the carefully created content is a result of years of rigorous and passionate study. 

This Jabbit Classic is a wooden, traditional style version of a captivating game of toss and catch.

Perfect for all ages, get ready and sling to throw, then jab to catch with this catcher and launcher in one.

This set features a soft, natural rope ball and European beech wood throwers. A perfect option for a relaxing, fun and friendly competition with family or friends!

The Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones are truly wireless and come ready to use! They feature automatic pairing, so you can just take them out of the case and it will automatically connect to your phone (after first use) for quick and easy access to phone calls or music.

The auto on/off capabilities allows you to never worry about turning them on or off again, simply take them in or out of the case.

An optimized battery provides 6.5 hours of continuous play/talk time on a single charge (24 hours total with case).

Designed for compact earbuds, the 7 mm dynamic driver reproduces crystal clear sound in an ultra-compact design for enhanced efficiency. These earbuds are fantastic gifts that any teen would love!

Discover a whole new way to make art, fix things, design wearable items, build models, and decorate your space!

The easy-to-use Create+ pen extrudes heated plastic which hardens rapidly, allowing you to draw in 3D, freehand, or using stencils.

It can also be a useful tool for fixing broken toys as well! Simply use the heated plastic to rejoin materials and plug gaps.

Check out this awesome poster he can hang your in his bedroom! Super cool and available in three sizes.

Conduct fun and illuminating experiments with glowing substances and neon pigments!

Now you can cast your own glowing neon sidewalk chalk in fun shapes like stars, crystals, and frogs. Make some flowers that glow in the dark. Mix up a glowing solution to make your own glow sticks. Observe your glowing creations under a UV flashlight (a blacklight).

Get ready to learn about light, phosphosporecence, and glowing materials.

This kit includes two glowing pigments, UV flashlight, glow-in-the-dark star stickers, plaster for chalk, and tools and instructions. The box even doubles as a blacklight showcase!

Now thanks to streaming services, a whole new generation of boys is enjoying The Dukes of Hazzard. If he enjoys this classic show, get him this cool sweatshirt!

Fans of Minecraft will love this challenging puzzle game!

Evo Vessel has taken their best-selling BOULDER bottle and added features that make it even better. 

Made from premium 18/8 stainless steel, it keeps drinks cold up to 90 hours and hot up to 18 hours.

It also includes a removable strainer for tea, fruit, and ice cubes.

This Adventure Force Arsenal Set comes with 2 dart blasters (1 rifle and 1 pistol), scope, 3 - 8 count dart flip clips and 25 long distance darts that are compatible with all Adventure Force Blasters and most standard NERF blasters.

Escape the Room games began as digital adventures and have quickly turned into real-life events all over the world!

ThinkFun’s version of Escape the Room allows you to bring all the excitement of these experiences into your very own home!

He'll have to solve puzzles, unlock hidden clues, and unravel the mystery of the Stargazer’s Manor.

Schoolwork has never been more fun! Now it's easy to add some color to your doodles, drawings, writings, and more. Plus, this pack is big enough to share with your friends!

Escape Room fun, right in your own home!

The Mission-

Stop suspected art thief Vincent Hahn before another masterpiece goes missing!

The FULLY digital version of The Escape Game’s at-home adventure, Unlocked: The Heist – Vol. 1: Chasing Hahn is now available! 

They have conveniently taken all of the pieces in the original mission kit that were sent out physically and made them digital so you can play right away!!  No waiting.