15 Screen-Free Gift Ideas Any Teen Will Love (All $30 or LESS!)
Shop the best gifts for teens with our gift guide!
The best gifts for teens don’t have to be a tech screen. Our top gift picks are affordable, approved by teens, and right on trend.
Be sure to check out our Christmas Shopping Challenge – it has a gift guide for everyone on your list this year! 🎁🤩
Shop our top screen-free gifts for teens:
- Simple Deluxe Mini Fridge
- Cereal Bowl Candle
- LED Strip Lights
- Chameleon
- Foldable Silicone Disc-Fly
- Adidas Drawstring Bag
- Hidden Pocket Scrunchies or Secret Money Puzzle Box
- Sushi Making Kit
- Wreck This Journal
- Pickleball Paddle Set
- The Baking Cookbook for Teens
- Personalized Water Bottle
- Bombas Socks
- Photo Clip String Lights
- An Experience
1. Mini fridges are cool gifts for teens so they can stock up on snacks or store their favorite beauty products.
Simple Deluxe Mini Fridge – $25.99
2. Teens love candles and cereal so this realistic candle that comes in many different varieties is sure to be lit.
Cereal Bowl Candle – $26.99
3. Elevate their space with these fun stickable strip lights that change colors and come with a remote.
50′ LED Strip Lights – $9.99
4. This award-winning game is one of Collin’s favorite games to play and it gets her teens out of their room every time.
Already have Chameleon? Check out our other team-approved board games for teens.
5. Grab this under $9 silicone disc that flies up to 130 feet and is sure to get them outside and playing like a kid again.
As another option, check out this frisbee that lights up.
6. Teens will use a drawstring bag for nearly everything for sports, work, hiking, or running to a friend’s house.
Adidas Drawstring Bag – $15 (reg. $20)
7. These scrunchies are the perfect place to stash cash or a key.
Hidden Pocket Scrunchies 2-Pack $20
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Final cost $20 shipped – just $10 per scrunchie!
Shopping for a teen who doesn’t wear scrunchies? Check out this unique Secret Money Puzzle Box that’s under $15!
8. A sushi-making kit will give them a unique meal experience at home that they’ll want to use over and over again.
Alas Sushi Making Kit – $25.99
9. Even teens who don’t like journaling will find a newfound love with this unconventional and fun journal.
Wreck This Journal: Now In Color – $9.19 (regularly $16)
Check out these Lifeline sensory journals we also love.
10. Pickleball is making a comeback and this site is the perfect beginner for teens who want to pick up their game with some friends.
Upgo Pickleball Paddles Set of 2 – $28.99 (reg. $99.99)
11. This cookbook for teens has 75 recipes and would be perfect to gift with supplies to make their favorite recipe first.
The Baking Cookbook for Teens – $9.50 (reg. $18.99)
12. A personalized Gatorade bottle will be perfect for all their sports.
Gatorade Water Bottle w/ Personalized Lid Bundle as low as $19.99
Add free personalization to lid
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Shipping is free for Gatorade iD Members
Final cost $16.99 shipped!
Head over to our Gatorade promo code post to get inspired!
13. These no-show socks are the best on the market and show off their personality too.
Bombas Socks – $15.95+
Looking for high top socks? Teens also love Nike athletic socks. 😉
14. Photo clip string lights are a great way for teens to display their favorite photos or artwork.
Photo Clip String Lights – 33Ft $9.99
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Final cost $8.99!
15. Give them an experience they’ll never forget.
Experiences – priceless 😉
Teens will appreciate the joy of receiving an experience over material things if it’s something that they’ve really been wanting to do. Plus, there are not many Christmases left before they head off to college, so you might as well make them memorable. There are endless options when gifting an experience, depending on your teen’s interests, hobbies, and personality.
Consider these fun and potentially free ideas:
- Outdoor movie night
- Hiking day
- Game night
- Movie marathon day
- Fitness Challenge
- Find a free concert near you
- Sports day with friends
- Stargazing camp out
- Nature photography walk
- Homemade sushi at home
- and more!
Check out these Groupon local experiences for your teen!
What are your suggestions for the best screen-free gifts for teens? Please share your favorite gift ideas in the comments below!
Thank you very much. I have been looking for something to keep my first grader’s money safe. Unfortunately, she has classmates with sticky fingers. I tried her keeping her money in her shoes (like I did in the 80s) and a fanny pack, which was too bulky. The pocket scrunchies are ideal.
You’re welcome, Sunflower. 💕 Glad the scrunchies are the perfect fit for your daughter to keep her money safe at school. 🤗
Thanks for this! The Sushi maker has a lot of accessories and is a great find – it might actually work! Merry Christmas y’all!
Yay! You’re SO welcome! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁💕