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What Is A Good Gift For A 15-Year-Old?

What's a good mixed-skill, active gift?

  • GiftFilter: what active/outdoorsy gift can I give my athletic boyfriend to use together with my wannabe-active self? As part of a gift, I'd like to give my boyfriend something that we could enjoy together that is active and/or outdoorsy. We both live (carless) in NYC so camping and serious rugged stuff is difficult, but he's in a number of sports leagues (soccer, field hockey, baseball, basketball, and cricket) and has a serious mountain climbing background. I'm...less talented, but enthusiastic. Neither of us own a lot of stuff for any sport (aside from his climbing stuff). I was thinking a physical item (like a set for some sort of lawn sport) but I'd consider an experience-based gift if it's super great. On a budget, so ideally it'd be under $30 but I could stretch to $50-60 if it was perfect. If something is amazing and out of budget, I'd still like to hear about it for future occasions, too!

  • Answer:

    If you have access to an ocean, kayaking is easy to learn on your first try. A guided kayaking lesson is fun for varied skill levels.

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General Malaise

How about an intro to bouldering together? Google gave me http://www.srbnyc.com/free-classes/. It is experiential and sounds like it is not something he is already doing so, while he may be sporty, you'd be learning together.

girlpublisher

(Sorry: misread your Q as seeking experiential!)

girlpublisher

Kayaking is super fun! I've heard of people where I live finding discounted rentals on groupon and similar sites.

MadamM

Racquetball or handball? The former is more equipment oriented, the latter could include a couples massage.

kellyblah

A slackline? Though I have no idea whether you'll have any chance to use it in NYC.

themel

My first thought was https://www.kanjam.com/how-to-play/ but I just noticed it's for four players. You could play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce with two people. I googled and found https://www.vimbly.com/nyc-active-outdoor-activities of active date activities around NYC, you can filter by location and price.

AppleTurnover

Seconding/thirding/nthing kayaking or canoeing. NYC Park & Rec has a http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/kayaking. There are a bunch of basics classes throughout the summer.

carrioncomfort

Is there a disc golf (frisbee golf) course near you? There's one near where I am right now and I see a lot of couples out playing together. It's outdoors and involves moving but it's not a performance sport by any means, and most people seem to have a pretty good time regardless of how well they're doing.

jacquilynne

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