If you have a boy in your life, you know the graphic tee struggle is real. It feels like every option out there is either a skateboarding skeleton, a dinosaur eating a donut, or something with a slightly unhinged font that makes you go “…why?” I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time scrolling for tees that my son will actually love and that I don’t mind seeing in every school photo for the next three months. Turns out they exist! Here are my favorite graphic tees for boys that are cool, a little bit cheeky, and most importantly — not ugly. Click here to shop the full boys’ graphic tee edit!

This Coral Reef tee might be the cutest one of the bunch — turtles, stingrays, and all!

Obsessed with the vintage vibe of this Great White shark graphic. Instant favorite for my shark-obsessed kid.

A basketball tee doesn’t need to be complicated, this basketball graphic tee proves it. This one is cute too.

If you’re a New England family, the Lobster Roll tee is basically a required purchase (again, I don’t make the rules!)

You can’t go wrong with a classic! This simple soccer ball tee is simple, sporty, and doesn’t make my eyes hurt.

This food-themed tee with burgers, pretzels, and fries might be the most “boy” thing I’ve ever seen, and I mean that as a compliment!

The Le Pizza Pie tee is giving vintage New York pizzeria vibes and I am so into it.

Be still my heart — this Italiana inspired tee has main character summer vacation energy.

And last but not least, the All That and a Bag of Chips tee is exactly the kind of cheeky, colorful graphic tee I’m always looking for!

Shop more of my favorite graphic tees for boys here!