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Fun Gifts for 12 Year Old Boys

Looking for cool birthday gifts for a twelve year old boy? Your search is over! Our selection of the best presents for pre-teen boys include fun games, really clever build kits, and even interactive t-shirts. Find the perfect present and we can gift wrap and add a card at checkout.

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Illuminated Apparel Interactive T-Shirt

Interactive Glow T-Shirt - Black age 12-14

Draw on the glow in the dark canvas panel with UV light - Stand out!

£17.99
Home Table Tennis

Instant Table Tennis - Retractable Net

Clever Table Tennis Set - play on virtually any table top.

£21.95
Instant Air Hockey

Instant Air Hockey - With Floating Puck

Play air hockey on virtually any tabletop - for competition anywhere!

£14.99
Exercise Dice

Exercise Dice - Fun Fitness with a Roll!

Brilliant dice give you random exercises and reps - feel the burn!

£9.99
Stupid Deaths Travel Game

Stupid Deaths - Frightfully Funny!

Guess which implausible deaths from history are True & be dead right!

£12.95
Fifty Pranks to Freak your Friends

Fifty Pranks to Freak your Friends

Everything you need to be a semi-professional prankster.

£16.99
Globe Crystal Light - 3D Effect

Globe Crystal Light - 3D Effect

Luxury 10cm light with an intricate engraving that glows like magic.

£39.95
Mega Bounce XTR

Mega Bounce XTR - Bounces over 30ft!

The world's bounciest ball, capable of bouncing over a house, awesome!

£9.99
The Upsidedown Challenge Game

The Upside Down Challenge - Very Funny!

Hilarious challenges wearing goggles that turn everything upside down.

£24.99
Solar System Crystal Light

Solar System Crystal Light - 3D Effect

Luxury 10cm light with an intricate engraving that glows like magic.

£39.95
Magnetic Sand Timer

Magnetic Sand Timer

Filled with iron filings - makes a different sculpture every time!

£12.99
Marvin's Magic Fifty Greatest Card Tricks

Fifty Greatest Card Tricks - Marvin's Magic

Learn how to do impressive card tricks & seem incredibly clever!

£16.99
Jelly Eyeball Sweets

Jelly Eyeballs - Frightfully Fruity!

Squidgy eyeball sweets with a gooey strawberry flavour - gruesome!

£5.99
Smart Games Asteroid Escape

Asteroid Escape - Logic Puzzle Game

Navigate your spaceship through 60 challenges from Easy to Expert.

£19.95
12 in 1 solar hydraulic robot

12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Construction Kit

Make 12 moving mechanical animals & machines, all solar powered.

£29.99
Sweet Sneakers Sweets

Sweet Sneakers Fruit Jellies - Sole Food!

Delicious colourful fruit gummies shaped like funny trainers - yummy.

£5.99
Basket Case Game

Basket Case - Headband Hoop Game

Catch red and white balls in your goofy basketball-hoop hat - crazy!

£14.95
Sky Viper Force Drone

Force Drone - Control with your Hand!

Easy to fly, indoor drone performs stunts by just waving your hand!

£34.99
Pac-Man Keyring game

Pac-Man - Handheld Classic Game

Officially licensed, portable 9cm version of the famous arcade game.

£19.99
Severed Fingers Sweets

Severed Fingers - Tasteful Fruit Jellies!

Frightfully fruity sour jellies shaped like spooky fingers - cool!

£5.99
Endless Pad

Endless Pad - Draw Again and Again!

Smart LCD tablet with a reusable drawing surface - infinite paper!

£8.99
Zzzopa Ball Homerun

Zzzopa Ball - Spin, Bounce & Throw!

Bouncing 6cm ball you can spin on your fingertips - fidgety fun!

£9.99
Robotics Hook Shot

Robotics Hook Shot - 250 Piece Build Set

Construct a machine that launches balls in a loop - fun engineering.

£24.95
Disco Bath Light

Disco Bath Light - Colour Changing

Awesome 9cm disco light for the bath - turn tub time into party time!

£8.95
Marvin's Magic Lights From Anywhere

Lights from Anywhere - Illuminating Magic!

Make a light leap from hand to hand, come out of your ear & disappear!

£16.99
Energy Stick

Energy Stick - Create Human Circuits

Make this clever 17cm gadget buzz & flash using the power of touch!

£14.95
14 in 1 Solar Robot Kit

14 in 1 Solar Robot Kit

Build it yourself kit using solar power - two different skill levels.

£25.95
UFO Huzzle

Metal UFO Huzzle - Can You Solve It?

Stylish 5cm 3D metal puzzle with 6 pieces to put together - tricky!

£15.99
Sonic Booma

Sonic Booma Boomerang - Returns Every Time!

Awesome boomerang with whistling wings & 20m flight range - wow!

£14.99
Mega Spin Gravity

Mega Spin Gravity - Yo-Yo the Easy way!

Light-up yo-yo automatically returns to your hand - nice and easy!

£12.99
Zorbi Flying Magic Saucer

Zorbi Magic Flying Saucer - Incredible Illusion

Cool 8cm disc with LEDs seems to hover in mid-air - just like magic!

£21.99
Gross Factopia

Gross Factopia - 400 Fun Foul Facts!

From crocodile poo as make-up to the longest fingernails ever - gross!

£10.99
World's Smallest RC Helicopter

World's Smallest RC Helicopter

Awesome 8cm RC helicopter with a 30ft range - miniature but mighty!

£29.95
Sandscape Moving Granular Art

Sandscape - Create Moving Sand Art

Each turn, an amazing different scene - mesmerising & relaxing.

£19.99
Magnificent Matchstick Challenges

Matchstick Puzzles - 50 Fun Challenges

Brain teasers with intriguing challenges, tricky riddles & fun puzzles

£9.95
Phone Escape Room Game

Phone Escape Room - Crack the Code

An Escape Room game for your phone - work together to solve the clues.

£24.95
Multi Tool 6 in 1 Pen

Multi-Tool 6 in 1 Pen - The Pocket Gadget

Stylish metal ballpoint with hidden screwdrivers, ruler & more.

£8.99
BrainBolt

BrainBolt - Fast Light-up Memory Game

Can you think quick & remember the sequence of lights correctly?

£24.99
Switchgrip Ball Shooter

DIY Ball Shooter - Vex Robotics 140 Piece Set

Construct your own blaster & launch projectiles over 20 feet - wow!

£21.95
Chocolate Smart Phone

White Chocolate Smartphone - Truly Tasty Tech!

Delicious 14cm chocolate treat - for the mobile phone fanatic.

£6.99
Engenius Contraptions Marble Run

Engenius Contraptions - Perpetual Marble Run

Build award-winning marble run with mesmerising perpetual motion.

£29.95
Illuminated Apparel LED Baseball Cap

Flashing LED Baseball Cap

Light ups or flashes in funky electric blue - the coolest of caps.

£14.99
Zzzopa Football

Zzzopa Spinning Football - Bounce it, Spin It, Fidget!

Mini footie ball you can spin with your fingertips - fidgety fun!

£9.99
The House of Riddles Exit Game

The House of Riddles - Exit Game

An Escape Room game - can you solve the riddles and get out in time?

£16.95
Tongue Painters

Tongue Painter Sweets - Mini Paintbrushes!

Delicious jelly sweets that turn your tongue bright blue - awesome!

£5.99
3M of Facts

Fun Tape Measure - Filled with Silly Facts

Shows the size of the largest diamond to how high a pig can jump!

£7.99
Written In The Cards

Written In The Cards - Funny Game of Fortunes

Compete to come up with the silliest predictions - very funny!

£14.95
Twistii Camo Torch

Twistii - The Torch With A Twist

The world's first rotating wrist torch - sleek, cool & comfortable.

£14.99
Jellyfish Tank Mood Light The Source

Jellyfish Tank - Colour Changing Mood Light

Amazingly lifelike jellyfish move around as the light changes colour.

£19.99
H.e Aqua Speaker

Aqua Bluetooth Speaker - Water Dancing!

Speaker with coloured water jets that dance in time with the beat.

£29.95
Smart Games IQ Puzzler Pro

IQ Puzzler Pro - 2D & 3D Brain Teaser

Over 100 multi-level challenges from easy to expert - brilliant fun.

£15.95
How Do You Doodle Game

How Do You Doodle? - Side-Splitting Sketch Game

Hilarious quick-thinking drawing game – super fun for all the family!

£19.99
Like Herding Cats

Like Herding Cats - Fun Miming Game

Wear funny cat masks & act out closely-related actions - a-meow-sing!

£19.95
Marvin's Magic Dynamic Coins

Dynamic Coins - Now you see them!

Intriguing tricks with coins that appear, disappear & even shrink!

£16.99
Exit The Haunted Roller Coaster

The Haunted Roller Coaster - Exit Game

An escape room game - solve the clues before time runs out.

£16.95
Twistii Dark

Grey Twistii - The Torch With A Twist

The world's first rotating wrist torch - sleek, cool & comfortable.

£14.99
Mega Bounce H2O

Mega Bounce H2O - Water Bouncing Ball

Awesome 7cm ball smoothly bounces & skips on water - poolside fun!

£9.99
The Grump Heads

Grump Heads - Six Odd Socks

Six odd socks with cranky colourful faces - the crazy, fun new trend!

£19.99
Dynacube Puzzle

Dynacube - The Ultimate Fidget Toy!

Create over 100 different shapes - tactile puzzle for busy fingers!

£10.99
Height Chart

As Big As...Height Chart - 190 Wacky Comparisons!

Compare heights with famous people, wild animals & bizarre objects!

£10.95
Flip Clock

Flip Clock - Four Cool Functions

Kid-friendly 7cm clock with alarm, timer, calendar & more - smart!

£12.99
Monkey Madness Puzzle

Monkeys - Miniature Wooden Puzzle

Fit all 8 monkeys on the board in this entertaining mini brainteaser!

£9.99
Einstein's Freedom Lock Puzzle

Einstein's Freedom - Lock Puzzle

Move the pieces to open the padlock in this tricky wooden brainteaser!

£14.95
UFO Book Light

UFO Book Light - Take Me To Your Reader!

Out of this world adjustable book-light – perfect after-dark reading!

£16.99
Pyraminx Crystal

Crystal Pyraminx - Twisty Brain Teaser

Make each side one colour - challenging transparent crystal puzzle.

£21.99
Ukick

UKick - Tricks and Stunts to Master

Keep the UKick in the air for as long as you can - the new craze!

£12.99
Galileo Thermometer Funtime Gifts

Galileo Thermometer - Science with Style

Tells you the temperature and looks great whilst doing so - cool!

£19.95
Air Shot Hovering Ball Shooting Game

Air Shot - Floating Target Game

Hit floating balls suspended in mid-air - awesome shooting game!

£21.95
Illuminated Sand Art

Illuminated Sand Art - Colour Changing

Glass frame with shifting sand & an illuminated base - mesmerising.

£25.99
Magnetic Football Tables

Magnetic Football Tables - Follow your Team

Keep track of every team from Premiership to League 2 - Goalllll!

£19.99
£20 Gift Card

£20 Gift Card - Choose your own Fun!

Browse over 700 fun & unusual presents to choose your own - perfect!

£20.00
Brain Ache Cheatwell Games

Brain Ache - Guess the Catchphrase

Fast-paced & fun, guess tricky words & phrases from clever doodles!

£21.95
Junior Adventure Scope

Adventure Scope - Flexible Digital Camera to Explore

Flexible scope with LED lighting, viewing screen & SD card for videos.

£49.95
Hexmods RC Tuner Car

RC Tuner Car - HexMods Pro Series Modification Kit

Customise & modify your car, then speed at 20 feet per second!

£39.95
Frog Hearts Sweets

Frog Hearts - Tongue Painting Jellies

Fruit flavoured jelly hearts that paint your tongue blue!

£5.99
LED Light Up Gloves

LED Light Up Gloves - Age 8-13 Years

Awesome LED gloves with 6 colourful light modes - light up the night!

£16.95
Towel & Bottle Hydration Set

Hydration Gift Set - Towel & Bottle

Hit the gym with this cool water bottle & towel combo - feel great!

£19.99
Movie Locations Jigsaw Puzzle

Movie Locations - 1000 Piece Jigsaw

World map puzzle with 50 iconic filming locations to identify - cool!

£21.99
8 Classic Metal Puzzles

Classic Metal Puzzles - Set of 8

Mind-bending challenges to give a mini-mental workout.

£10.95
Sound Machine

Sound Machine - 15 Great Sound Effects

For when you need a drum roll, excited yee-hah or round of applause!

£9.95
Professor Puzzle Traitor's Tide

Traitor's Tide - Swashbuckling Dice Game

Fun strategy game for 3 to 6 players - sniff out the devious traitor!

£12.95
Laser Sphere

Laser Sphere - Mood Light & Projector

Create your own aurora with this colour changing light - so relaxing!

£39.99
True Balance Game

True Balance - 8 Spinning Discs to stack!

Tilt & balance the wooden magnetic discs as they spin out of control.

£21.95
Tetris

Tetris - Handheld Game with Original Sounds

Officially licensed, portable 9cm version of the famous arcade game.

£19.99
Galaxy Crystal Light

Galaxy Crystal Light - 3D Effect

Luxury 10cm light with an intricate engraving that glows like magic.

£39.95
Mindmeld

Mind Meld - Great Minds think alike?

Can you think of the same word as someone else? Very funny game!

£21.99
Hollow Cube

Hollow Cube - Can You Solve It?

Clever puzzle cube with a hollow design - make each side one colour.

£19.95
3 Sugar Mice

Three Sugar Mice - See How They Yum!

Classic sweets shaped like cute mice - raspberry & pineapple flavour!

£2.99
Professor Puzzle Puzzle a Day

Puzzle a Day - Professor Puzzle IQ

Collection of 365 brain teasers, puzzles & riddles - test your mind!

£12.95
Gingko Lemilia Light

Lemelia Mood Light - Colour Changing

Stylish design wooden 6cm light with 7 vibrant colours - Touch Control

£29.95
Spinning Glitter Ball Light

Spinning Glitter Ball - Colour Changing Mood Light

Projects swirling glitter in a rainbow of colours - mesmerising style!

£25.99
Zensu The Game

Zensu - Game of Stealth & Strategy

Outwit your opponent & steal their pieces in this fun 2-player game!

£21.95
Cheatwell Games Hand Jive

Hand Jive - Fun Twist on Charades

Act out wacky words & funny actions, only using your hands!

£6.95
Spinning Nebula Light

Colour Changing Nebula Mood Light

Stylish mood light constantly changes colour with swirling effects.

£25.99
The Stress Heads United Odd Socks

Stress Heads - Six Odd Socks

Each colourful odd sock has a stressed out face - you look calm!

£19.99
Gift Card

£40 Gift Card - Choose Your Own Fun!

Browse over 700 fun & unusual presents to choose your own - perfect!

£40.00
Gift Card

£50 Gift Card - Choose Your Own Fun!

Browse over 700 fun & unusual presents to choose your own - perfect!

£50.00
Mini Zzzopa Ball

Spinning Zzzopa Ball - Bounce it, Spin It, Fidget!

Bouncing 5cm ball you can spin on your fingertips - fun fidgety craze!

£9.99
HexMods RC Tuner Car

HexMods RC Tuner Car - Pro Series Elite 100 Piece Set

Customise & modify your car, then speed at 26 feet per second!

£59.95
Tee Off Golf Globe Game

Tee Off - Golf Globe Game of Skill

Manoeuvre the ball through the water & land it on the tee - tricky!

£19.95
Cat-Opoly

Cat-Opoly - Classic Game made Purrfect

Yes, Monopoly for Cat lovers - feline twist sure to make you smile!

£29.99
Elephant Parade Wooden Puzzle

Elephants - Miniature Wooden Puzzle

Fit all 9 elephants onto the board in this brilliant mini brainteaser!

£9.99
Hollow Pyraminx

Hollow Pyraminx - Can You Solve It?

Make each side one colour - stylish puzzle to challenge the brain!

£19.95
Eco Run Safety Light

Eco Run - Aluminium Safety Light

Bright LED mini light attaches easily to clothes with strong magnets.

£29.99
Penal-Tea Mug & Ball Set

Penal-Tea - Football Mug & Ball

Ceramic mug with built in goal & mini football - kick off your day!

£12.95
Smart Ass Mini Game

Smart Ass - Card Game

What am I, Who am I, Where am I? Fast-paced fun game to answer first.

£12.95
Molecube Mini

Mini Molecube - Brainteaser on the Go

Mind-bending 4cm puzzle - make each side show all 9 colours.

£9.95
Smart Book Light Urban Grey

Urban Grey Smart Book Light

Stylish & brilliantly designed 12cm light - just unfold to transform!

£35.95
Construction Endless Pencil

Construction Endless Pencil - Writes for 20km!

Unbreakable aluminium, writes without sharpening & a ruler too.

£12.99
Sky Rider Air Square

Air Square - Long Range Flights!

Awesome frisbee with aerodynamic design & 100m range - incredible!

£14.99
Tetris Brain Teaser Puzzle

Tetris Brain Teaser Puzzle

Can you fit all seven wooden pieces on the board? Simple, or not!

£9.99
Cordless Lightbulb

Cordless Lightbulb - A Bright idea!

Clever rechargeable light, cool to touch, adding style & ambience.

£29.95
Turn A Phrase

Turn A Phrase - Quick witted Game of Connections

Connect pictures to create phrases - who's first to spot a connection?

£12.95
Light-Up Retro Speaker

Light-Up Retro Speaker

Rechargeable 20cm Bluetooth speaker with 9 cool light modes - wow!

£29.95
Illusion Cubes

Illusion Cubes - 120 Fun 3D Challenges

Crazy optical illusion puzzles to baffle your brain & wow your eyes!

£19.99
Ring Huzzle

Puzzle Ring - Can you put it back together?

Fun 3D metal puzzle to challenge your brain - not so easy!

£15.99
Can You Solve Me

Can You Solve Me? - Mind-boggling puzzles!

Can you assemble a T from just four pieces? Set of 12 Puzzling Teasers

£29.95
Jelly Brains

Jelly Brains - Gloriously Gruesome!

Brain-shaped gummy sweets with a gooey centre - tasteful!

£5.99
Survival Guide Mug

Survival Guide Mug - Seven Practical Skills

Enamel mug with tips from lighting a campfire to making cord - handy!

£9.99
Great Minds - 5 Puzzle Set

Great Minds - 5 Puzzle Set

Challenging set of metal & wooden brainteasers - are you Great too?

£15.99
Blast Pack Laser Tag

Blast Laser Tag - Ultimate Shoot-out!

Awesome game with chest sensors, lights, sound & infrared tech!

£79.99

Frequently Asked Questions

What do 12 year old boys like?

12 year old boys love to spend time with friends, keeping active skateboarding, cycling and playing computer games. The best gifts for this age group are social games like the This or That game or thought provoking construction sets such as 12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Construction Kit.

What can you buy for a 12 year old boy?

12 year old boys enjoy a variety of activities from running, playing team sports to reading. Boys enjoy competitive play, for some great indoor and outdoor competitions check out the Air Shot - The Floating Target Game, Smart Ball or the BrainBolt which is a fantastic electronic memory game!

What would a 12 year old boy like for his birthday?

12 year old boys love to play challenging games. A great birthday present for this age group is the BrainBolt - Fast Light-up Memory Game or IQ Puzzle Pro. Or how about Liar Liar! A game with a set of wacky facts, it's down to you to figure out who is telling porkies!

How do you motivate a 12 year old boy?

One of the best ways to motivate a 12 year old boy is by spending time together and engaging in fun activities and games. Check out our selection of games to bond and motivate your tween.

What are the best birthday presents for a 12 year old?

We've carefully chosen the best birthday gifts for 12 year old boys! Check out these super cool Interactive Glow T-Shirts and the Smart Ball perfect for football crazy kids!

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Great communication, fast delivery - Top service, thank you

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Unique toys and games offered all have been a success. They arrive remarkably quickly which is wonderful. Will continue shopping with Wicked Uncle!

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Brilliant gift

My item arrived very quickly and my grandson loved his 5th birthday gift of the voice changer ????

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Recent purchase problem

Everything always works like clockwork - we’ll done. But my most recent purchase was an item that was not fit for purpose.

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I have been buying from Wicked Uncle for many years. Always an excellent choice of toys & puzzles, really helpful advice to decide which gifts are suitable fordifferent aged children. Fast delivery, well packaged.

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Love the jokes, too!!

Great ideas and selection, good prices and very quick service. Love the jokes, too!

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Help with great gift ideas

Good ideas for gifts and fast delivery. My grandson was delighted with his gift

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Quick and efficient service with great products. My nephew loved his Tshirt and dinosaur.

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