Firstly most men have a secret addiction to Lego, but yet may not appreciate a Lego City Ages 5-12 in their stocking! Also most teenage boys will have enjoyed lego when they were younger but may feel that its not so cool as a teenager. The answer is this years Japanese inspirational range of Nanoblocks! Cool packaging, a choice of animals, musical instruments or famous landmarks to build using micro sized building blocks = a Christmas shopping result!
Challenging three-dimensional puzzle with amazingly small sized building blocks.
- Level of difficulty 1 out of 8
- 150+ miniature building blocks 4x4x5mm
- http://www.thepresentplanners.co.uk/p/8394/electric-guitar-nanoblock
The Moai Statues Easter Island: £14.99
- This fantastic set contains 320 + Miniature building blocks and requires some patience.
- Great fun for grown ups and children over 12.
- Packaging Size Width 14cm, Height 14cm, Length 4.5cm.
Klutz have also launched a new book called Flying Paper Dragons which is a refreshing change from paper airplanes. The paper quality is super and the images are mythical and the text informative. Also, they fly really well!
FLYING PAPER DRAGONS is a construction kit to send 12 dragons soaring. You can punch-out and create 12 flying model dragons and adapt them to make the dragons unique. There's tips on how to customize the flying dragons from aerodynamics experts and fascinating facts about the natural history of dragons throughout the book. Includes everything needed to create and build fantastic flyers. £10.99 Ages 8-Adult
Science kits have also got a lot more entertaining! This science kit enables you to build electronic gizmos to play 20 tricks! GOTCHA GADGETS teaches children the basics of electronics while playing tricks on family and friends. With this book kids can build a door alarm, a motion detector, a light sensor, and a push button sound machine. Then use them to set a snoopy sibling trap, wire the biscuit jar, play audio limbo, confuse the cat, and more. Includes four build-it-yourself electronic gadgets and four hilarious sounds. Putting science and electronics in the service of immaturity.
http://www.thepresentplanners.co.uk/p/8462/klutz-gotcha-gadgets
The newest board game to compete with Monopoly in the popularity stakes!
Market Meltdown is a brand new board game where, instead of merely watching a financial crisis unfold, you could make billions of pounds from it! A game only for those with nerves of steel – are you slick and cool enough to resist the widespread panic and make a fortune? Part familiar board game format, part roulette with a twist, you don’t need financial wizardry or betting knowhow to win Market Meltdown – just a smattering of skill, a cool head and a little luck as you move your piece (a private jet, naturally) around the board. Ages 12-Adult. Game takes approx 40 mins.
Finally, the fun game for all the family this Christmas has to be Dobble! My teenage children and their friends really enjoy this game as it is fast paced and fun. Dobble, a visual perception card game suitable for ages 6 and up in which players race to find the one matching image between one card and another. The images may be different sizes and placed on any part of the card, making them difficult to spot. The circular cards feature an assortment of colourful images of everyday items including insects, flowers, symbols, and smiley faces. Every card is unique and has only one picture in common with every other card in the deck. Dobble has 5 mini-games: all of them reliant on speedy observation, creating excitement for children and adults alike and keeping every player involved. Ages 6-Adult (2-6 players)
So, they are my top 5 toys for boys this Christmas if you want a present that is a bit different and lots of fun!
There are lots more ideas in store and at www.thepresentplanners.co.uk
Thanks for reading and hope you have found a little inspiration!
