These Under-$30 Light-Up Gifts Will Have Teens Playing Outside After the Sun Goes Down (2024)

Buying gifts for teen boys doesn't have to be as stinky an experience as doing their laundry! When it comes to what to buy your young adult, you have so many choices, from the retro to the high-tech. And don’t worry about breaking the bank because there are plenty of rad gifts for teen boys at different price ranges, too. You just need to know what they're into — and let's be honest, if the teens in your life are like mine, that's easy because they never stop talking about it.

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If you still need some suggestions, these are the best gifts for teen boys in 2024, some of which have earned top marks from Good Housekeeping Institute tests. Others, like the ingenious smartphone-controlled paper airplane, clever fidget pen and awesome laser tag set are a mix of Amazon bestsellers and personalized picks from our editors and their teens. Whether he's crazy about music, sports, art, clothes, or video games, we've got more than a few great gifts for the teen boy in your life.

If your teen is anything like mine, he's got a whole Pinterest board of tattoos they can't wait to get permanently printed on their body. These markers let him create his own tattoo art that thankfully, won't last forever.

Behind his TV, under his bed, around his posters, there's no place that won't be made cooler with these controllable light strips from Roku. They can be scheduled to go on and off at certain times, sync to music and can be controlled through the app.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one if the most famous soccer players on the planet and his cologne will make your teen boy smell great but more importantly, feel like a superstar at school, at work and on his first dates.

This is the coolest iteration of a Frisbee ever and if the best teen boy gift for when he and his friends want something other than Spikeball to play outside...and at night! It comes in three colors (or you can get a set of all three for $50).

GoT is back in full force with season two of House of the Dragon and teen boys famously smell worse than a dragon, so this soap set makes the perfect gift for your smelly, fire-breathing teenager.

Getting a teen to communicate verbally can be a challenge. These socks do all the talking for him while he's busy fighting, scoring, or building on his Xbox.

Make his iPhone gaming easier and more fun with this cool controller adapter that, thankfully, doesn’t need to be charged (because he’s already got enough cables, plugs, and wires in his room)!

The perfect, budget-friendly gift for teen boys who drive is a pack of Febreze air fresheners that'll fight the noble battle against the stench of take out food and body odor after gym workouts.

Because sometimes you won't be around to remind him not to do all the stupid stuff that’s in his head!

This tiny portable high-speed charger will help ensure your teen boy can never say, "sorry I didn't text, my phone died" while out late with his friends. This means you'll sleep a little better knowing he's safe and still within reach.

Portable and waterproof with awesome sound quality, it'll be hard for him not to want to take it with him everywhere. It's a great alternative to headphones, especially, say, when he's riding his bike.

Yep, it's a totally functioning pen, but it can also be shaped into a bunch of different sculptures. It's another way for teen boys to busy their restless hands when they need something to fidget with.

An upgrade from the ones he used to make when he was little, he can take any piece of paper and connect it to a device for endless hours of flying.

If he's always doodling and snapping cool pics with his phone, give him the gift that'll let your teen boy turn all of his art, and school notes too, into stickers for his locker, notebook and laptop

Some of his best convos with you and his friends happen over a game of catch. Now, he can have those moments even when the sun goes down with this cool LED ball.

You might not understand how it actually works, but he'll love that it really does! Give your teen boy a gift that'll let him create anything he can dream up. This 3D pen magically brings his superhero doodles and dream decor to life right before his eyes

This is just enough to keep his favorite snacks and drinks cold — it fits about six cans. It comes in four colors, all in the cool, vintage style.

Let him charge all his devices at once. This one can handle a smartwatch, earbuds and a phone, keeping everything organized and in one place. It is compatible with both Apple and Samsung devices, too.