What is everyone buying for their 12 year old sons? We give one large gift to each kid once they reach that age range, but I’m stumped. He has a gaming system, he doesn’t have any pricy hobbies… I’ve racked my brain and I’m still coming up dry.
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And there was me thinking of a nice scooter or bike if he is into them hate that children aren’t children no more and are glued to gaming consoles
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A cell phone if he doesn’t have one. Maybe a laptop.
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My boys have gaming consoles as well. I did punching bags. Fun onesies. Book. A game. Car models
Upgrade his gaming system, the oculus is really cool all my boys have one and they love it, they have some new Lego sets that are cars once they are built they have remotes to them if he’s into Legos
Maybe give him money if you can’t think of anything? Maybe a super nice pair of shoes and gift card to his favorite store?
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I would just ask him. He’s old enough to tell you.
If he still believes in santa, your could also write letters to santa that way you can see what he wants.
Meta Quest 2 VR headset if it’s in your price range.
New games bundle, experiences (gift card to a theater, tickets to favorite attractions like the zoo, top jump, theme park). Ask him what he wants he will tell you.
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. Shaving kit
. Pocket tool kit
. Vouchers to theme parks or movies
. Life experiences like skydiving, go karts or something they are into.
. Computer, Xbox, or PlayStation games
My teen has an Xbox One and we’re upgrading him to the Series S
Mine still likes tech decks and lego sets !
Wireless/Bluetooth headphones
Getting him a gift card for games for his VR set, and clothes. I don’t do the big gifts anymore, I’ve ended up with so many duplicate toys in the past that way. So I cover the clothes they need and usually get 1 big thing no one else is gonna get (ie his $400 vr set) and smaller pieces that go with whatever the grandparents bought (berf darts, batteries, etc) and those go in the stockings. I used to spend several hundred dollars on Christmas gifts, it’s just no practical for us and the kids end up with an overwhelming amount of stuff they end up not using. 
My 11 year old ask for a George Foreman so he could cook his own bacon and sausage
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A gift card for his gaming system that way he can spend it however. I know most games there’s ad ons (at least that’s what I did with my 11 and 13 yr old) a gaming chair, new controller, led lights for room, Amazon sells them pretty cheap and outlined his whole room, new headset, game or concert tickets if he likes to attend such things
Maybe its an experience instead? Special fun class of some sort. Where I’m at we have huge caverns, indoor and outdoor sky diving, theme parks, etc.
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A gaming chair or a new curved gaming monitor depending if he games at a desk or on his tv.
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Occulest. We got it for my grandson last year and he still plays it. This year I got him a wallet and put money in it. He is in middle school now and goes to games and I thought it would be nice for him. I got him a carhart wallet in camo
Basketball sneakers. Video game controller skins. Dribble Up for whatever sport he might do. Crocs. Jibbits. Candy. Hair pomeade. Sports cards. Sketchbook and alcohol based markers. Cool water bottle. Nice pens for school. Hoodies. Baseball hats. Pokémon? The new madden game.
We have our kids write a top 10 list 
and the top 5 being what they really want with the bottom 5 being substitutes.
Same boat here. We just did gift cards.
11 year old son wanted a VR headset, some games/app bucks for his switch and some new jeans lol
Gaming chair?
Oculus?
New games etc
Segway day out or drivi ng experience
Your time!! A ticket to a Mom/son night out.