Gifts for 12-year-olds
At 12 the gift has to look grown-up. Games they would take to a friend's house, building sets made for display, music, sport and book series.
In a hurry? These three
- LEGO Disney Stitch (43249)
Large Stitch figure to build, with Hawaiian shirt, ice cream and moving ears
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LEGO replica of the World Cup trophy, with a football scene hidden in the globe
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Card game of quick spotting: whoever sees the matching symbol first wins
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All gifts
- In demand€35 to €60
Disney Stitch (43249)
Large Stitch figure to build, with Hawaiian shirt, ice cream and moving ears
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Official FIFA World Cup Trophy
LEGO replica of the World Cup trophy, with a football scene hidden in the globe
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Dobble Clásico
Card game of quick spotting: whoever sees the matching symbol first wins
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Instax Mini 12
Instant camera that prints card-sized photos on paper
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Gravity Maze
Logic game for one: build towers so the marble reaches the target
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Real Madrid Home Club football
Official Real Madrid football in size 5, in the colours of the home kit
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Taco Gato Cabra Queso Pizza
Cards and slaps: you say one word, another turns up and you have to react in time
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Perplexus Epic
A maze inside a sphere: you guide the little ball by turning the whole thing in your hands
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Speed Champions Ferrari SF-24 F1
Ferrari single-seater to build, with its driver as a minifigure
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KPop Demon Hunters: Derpy Tiger and Sussie
The tiger and the bird from KPop Demon Hunters in LEGO, two large figures for display
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Speed Champions DeLorean Regreso al futuro
The Back to the Future time machine in LEGO, with Marty and Doc as minifigures
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Minecraft El Creeper
Poseable Creeper figure in 665 pieces, with a secret compartment in the head
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Speed Champions Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale
Ferrari in 339 pieces, with a driver minifigure, to build and keep on display
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Rumi, 15 cm action figure
Poseable figure of Rumi from KPop Demon Hunters, with sword and swappable faces
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Botanicals Dancing plants
Two plants with faces to build, with pastel pots, that sway when touched
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Minecraft Estación de ghasts
Large Minecraft set with a waterfall, eight figures and the ghasts from the latest version
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Creator 3 en 1 Classic pirate ship
1,074-piece pirate ship that also turns into two other models
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Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, illustrated
The first Harry Potter in hardback with illustrations by Xavier Bonet
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Liar's UNO
The usual UNO with cards that are played face down and that you can lie about
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Fenómenos del fútbol
LEGO scene on a base shaped like Cristiano's initial, with his minifigure
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GraviTrax Core Starter Set
116-piece marble run that you design yourself, playing with gravity
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Minecraft Jinete de gallina
Three large poseable Minecraft figures, with the zombie riding the chicken
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Technic NASA Artemis Rocket
632-piece Technic model of the moon rocket, which separates into three stages
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Junior 70/400 telescope with rucksack
Beginner's refractor telescope with tripod, three eyepieces and a carrying rucksack
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Pop Rumi (KPop Demon Hunters)
Big-headed vinyl figure of Rumi for the shelf or the desk
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F-91W digital watch
The familiar black digital watch: light, with a backlight and no complications
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Labyrinth Classic
A maze board that moves: you push corridors to reach your treasures
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Fantasma Blitz
Reflex game with five figures: grab the right one before anyone else
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Batalla de Genios
Wooden logic duel: fill your board with pieces before your rival does
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Diario de Greg 1: Un pringao total
Illustrated diary with cartoons by a lad surviving secondary school
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UK-212 soprano ukulele
Beginner's soprano ukulele with a gig bag and chord book
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Sushi Go Party
Pick-and-pass card game: put together the best Japanese menu at the table
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Amanda Black 1: Una herencia peligrosa
Adventure novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado and Bárbara Montes, first in the series
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Hot Wheels Lamborghini Miura P400 SV
1:12 scale Lamborghini Miura to build from bricks, plus a metal Hot Wheels car
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Talkabout T42, pack of 2
Pair of licence-free walkie-talkies, with 16 channels and a range of up to 4 km
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LaLiga 2026-27 album with 5 packets
This season's LaLiga sticker album with 5 packets and a magazine to get started
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Night & Day globe
25 cm globe in Spanish that shows the constellations when switched on
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Exploding Kittens
Cheeky-humour card game: draw from the deck and hope you avoid the exploding kitten
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Súper kit de ciencias, 150 experiments
6-in-1 laboratory with 150 experiments: volcano, slime, tornado and chemical reactions
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Heishi bracelet studio
Workshop for making 15 bracelets from coloured discs, with automatic fastening
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Wingman flying disc
Soft silicone flying disc that folds up and fits in a pocket
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Harry Potter Clase de Encantamientos
204-piece Hogwarts Charms classroom that opens out, with three minifigures
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Snorlax soft toy, 30 cm
Official soft toy of Snorlax, the sleepy Pokémon, in a large size
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Professional Studio potter's wheel
Electric pottery wheel with 2 kg of clay, tools and paints
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Starlancer Club football
Machine-stitched training football, with no team's badge on it
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UNO
The card game of colours and numbers that half the school knows
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Rush Hour
Traffic-jam puzzle: slide the cars until you get the red one off the board
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Microscope, 30 experiments
Microscope with three magnifications, from x200 to x1200, and tools for preparing samples
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Rubik's Cube 2x2 mini
The original Rubik's Cube in a pocket-sized two-by-two version
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3D Puzzle Solar System
Spherical plastic puzzles for building the planets of the solar system
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Harry Potter's wand
Licensed replica of Harry Potter's wand, in a window box
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YuYus Winnie the Pooh, surprise box
A 12 cm plush charm for the rucksack, in a sealed box: you do not know which you will get
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Junior 320 wired headphones
Children's over-the-head headphones with the volume limited to 85 dB
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Padded Pak’r rucksack
The plain 24-litre rucksack they carry at secondary school, with a padded back
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RipStik Air Pro
Two-wheeled board that moves by twisting the hips, without putting a foot on the ground
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Rina the yellow cow, 19 cm
Round, very squashy soft toy from the original Squishmallows collection
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Original Rubik's Cube 3x3
The familiar six-colour cube, in its official version with no stickers
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Kalimba with 17 keys
Mahogany thumb piano with 17 steel tines, tuned in C
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Attrakt Solid Junior goalkeeper gloves
Children's goalkeeper gloves from a specialist brand, for any kind of pitch
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Secret diary with padlock, Space
328-page diary with a metal padlock and keys, and astronauts on the cover
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Safari fountain pen
Fountain pen with a triangular grip and steel nib, the one used in German schools
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FC Barcelona woven scarf
Official loom-woven Barça scarf, the kind people take to the stadium
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Adrenalyn XL World Cup 2026 Megapack
Binder, game board, packets and special cards from the World Cup 2026 collection
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Sonic V2 table tennis set
Two hexagonal table tennis bats and three balls, for starting out properly
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Real Madrid sports bottle
Black water bottle with the Real Madrid badge and millilitre markings
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FC Barcelona drawstring bag
Official Barça drawstring bag for carrying boots and training kit
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What to look for at 12
The test is whether they would use it in front of their friends. Adult board games with short rules, building sets to assemble and leave on the shelf, an instant camera, serious drawing materials.
What tends to miss
Choosing for them. At this age, ask if you can, or give something easy to exchange: Amazon lets you return most products within 30 days.
Frequently asked questions
What do you give a 12-year-old who no longer wants toys?
Things that are not called toys: strategy board games, building sets for older builders, a camera, headphones, sports gear or a simple instrument such as the ukulele.
Why don't you split gifts into boys' and girls'?
Because what predicts whether a gift goes down well is the child's interests, not their sex. A girl who loves football will find what she needs on the football page, and a boy who draws on the arts and crafts page. Filter by what they like and by age and you will get better ideas than from a 'for girls' or 'for boys' list.
Why don't you show the exact price?
Amazon prices change several times a day and we do not want to show you one that is no longer right. We give a rough range (for example, €10 to €20) based on what we saw on the day we reviewed it; the real price is the one shown on Amazon when you click.