25 Creative Valentine’s Gifts for Boys of All Ages
From toddlers to teens, this is what to get your favorite little guy on February 14.
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Some boys love a cuddle and will light up like the 4th of July when opening a heart-themed Valentine’s Day gift. Other boys, well, they will try to play it cool when it comes to the lovey-dovey stuff. But that’s okay, because there are as many types of Valentine’s Day gifts for boys as there are different kids of boys.
From cool t-shirts to funny Valentine’s Day joke books, whoopee cushions to Valentine’s LEGO sets, we have got you covered with our list of the greatest Valentine's gifts for boys in 2024, no matter where they fall on the "love is yucky" scale.
To find the best Valentine's Day gifts for kids, we consulted our toy experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute, where they test toys year-round in advance of our annual Good Housekeeping Best Toy Awards. We then added some editors' picks into the mix, including our personal favorites as parents, and rounded out the list with some best-sellers to be sure there's something for everyone. The result is a comprehensive, fun and diverse list of the best Valentine's Day gifts for boys.
Looking for more great Valentine's Day gift ideas for everyone on your list? Check out these other GH gift guides:
Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Toddlers | Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Her | Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Him | Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Teachers
Self-Inflating Whoopee Cushions
Playing pranks on friends and family will always be a favorite pastime for young boys. This pack of a half-dozen Valentine’s Day whoopee cushions is perfect for a classroom party at school and will make sitting anywhere at home a lot more hilarious! Ages 4+
Money Soap
There are two things we can be relatively sure of when it comes to boys — they desperately need a shower and they’re always desperate for money to buy candy, toys and video game downloads. This bar of soap has real money inside, so they’ll get clean and then get anything from a $1 bill to a $100! The motivation to get clean and get cash has never been stronger. Ages 6+
He may have seen this on TikTok: The board is filled with colored gel, and he can make pictures and patterns in it by squishing it around with either his finger or the included stylus. It's a quiet fidget toy that'll keep his hands busy. Ages 4+
This skeleton dinosaur will be your kids' new buddy, since it can respond to sound, motion and touch. Get them riled, and they glow, roar, chomp, rattle their bones and even vent some dino gas. Ages 5+
Chocolate Game Controller
It may seem like he loves nothing more than playing video games, but we're sure he'll pause it long enough to sample this chocolate controller. It comes with 70g of chocolate that'll make him forget all about those heart-shaped candy boxes. No age recommendation given
Charles the Pickle Valentine's Day Squishmallow
This gentlemanly pickle is the perfect friend to add to his Squishmallows collection he's 10" tall, and comes with a cute heart-shaped monacle. But if pickles aren't his thing, there are plenty of Squishmallows to choose from, in a variety of animal (and food!) shapes, in Valentine's themes and non. Ages 3+
'I Turtley Love You' Board Book
This book follows different pairs of sea creatures (big and little) as they get ready to sleep, so it's a great Valentine's Day bedtime read. Good Housekeeping Institute testers were charmed by the rhyming text, too.
We don’t think there’s anything in the LEGO catalog cuter than this lovable (and posable, with arms and ears that move) brown bear seated on a picnic blanket holding out a red Valentine’s heart. Ages 8+
Laugh-Out-Loud Valentine's Day Jokes for Kids
Your older kids might roll their eyes and groan, but your littlest boys are going to gobble up these sweet puns and silly Valentine’s Day jokes. The sweet spot is for kids between the ages of 5 and 10. Ages 5+
Plus Plus Heart Mini Maker Tube
The great thing is that these interlocking pieces can be used to build hearts and flowers for Valentine's Day — but when the holiday is over, they can be used for open-ended building. Every Plus Plus piece can be used with any other Plus Plus set, so there's no limit to what they can make. Ages 5+
With great power comes great responsibility ... to not be smelly. This Spider-Man themed set includes body wash, deodorant and shampoo with a "fresh air" scent that's supposed to make you feel like you're swinging through the sky. No age recommendation given
Because it can be tightened to 6 inches, this beautiful beaded leather, red and white love bracelet made by Kenyan artisans will make a sweet Valentine’s Day gift for boys this year. Ages 8+
Every man might wish to be Tom Holland (holds up hand), but every boy dreams of being Spider-Man! Kids have been known to collect, trade and use these poppers to keep their hands busy when not pretending to shoot webs from their wrists. Ages 3+
There are a lot of cute plushies these days, but none are quite literally a heart! This cardiology cuddle toy with aortas and a big wide smile is the gift for a young boy you love with all your actual heart. Ages 3+
The best way to make a heart t-shirt feel less mushy? Add a mustache! This shirt also comes in adult sizes for men and women — and in five different colors — if you want to do a family match. Sizes small – 12
With its bright red and white hues, you'll never lose this bath toy under the bubbles. It can get him started on a rubber ducky collection. Ages 6 months+
Just Between Us: Mother & Son
This journal makes it easy to stay connected with your boy: It offers fill-in-the-blank prompts and conversation starters to get the words flowing. Ages 10+
Turn his room into a night sky with this lamp, which is 3D printed to look like the surface of the moon. It comes in four sizes and lights up in 16 different colors. No age recommendation given
Dylan's Candy Bar Valentine's Day Tackle Box
If he's got a sweet tooth, this will give him all the different kinds of candies he could crave. It comes with sour belts, foiled chocolate hearts, chocolate-covered marshmallow bites, gummy triple hearts, Valentine's Day candy corn, sour watermelon gummies and much more. He can even re-use the tackle box to store his treasures. No age recommendation given
It's funny how the formula for Mad Libs haven't changed for decades, but kids still get a kick out of them like they're new. This comes with 21 Valentine's Day-themed fill-in-the-blank that kids can use to come up with their own silly stories. Ages 8+
Jeff is a dad of two daughters, an avid traveler, a photographer, an author and a freelance writer who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife and their cats. In addition to Good Housekeeping, he's written for Parents, Fodor's, Food and Wine, Real Simple and Reader’s Digest, among other print and online publications. Jeff is the publisher of the quarterly literary magazine, Stanchion, and his book, Streets Cats and Where to Find Them, will be published by Running Press in the Summer of 2025.
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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