Try These Father's Day Gift Ideas

It can be a challenge to select the perfect Father’s Day gift. Usually, your dad will say he doesn’t need anything when asked what would he like for Father’s Day. But, you want to give him a special gift to show your appreciation for the years of care he has provided. Here are some great father’s day gift ideas you might want to consider this father’s day.

First of all, sit down and make a list of all of the activities your dad enjoys: Is he a painter? Is he a gardener? Is he a craftsman, or a sports nut, or a couch potato?

Next, you'll want to consider his personality. Is he the sentimental type who likes to sit and reflect on the past? Is he a doer and a goer who would rather be cruising in Alaska or looking for cheetahs in Africa? Can he not get enough of talking about his grandkids?

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All of these father’s day gift ideas should be taken into consideration when choosing a gift:

• If your father is a sentimentalist and is the "man who has everything," why not give him an unusual look back at his life that he can hang on his wall? You can order vintage and commemorative stamps online of just about anything. You could choose five stamps that commemorate your father's experiences, interests, or hobbies, such as: military service, business, the year he was born, reading, or music. Have the stamps matted and framed and a special inscription put on the frame.
• Does your gardener father just love his grandkids? Create special stepping stones for him to lay in his favorite spot in the garden. All craft stores carry ready-to-use stepping stone kits in various price ranges depending on the look you want. The grandkids can immortalize their handprints in them, write a special message, or decorate them with glass pebbles or stones.
• Is your Dad just crazy about the local college team? How about arranging for lunch with one of the coaches in exchange for your making a hefty donation to the school's sports program? Giving a special experience to Dad that he would never do himself will give him a great memory to last a lifetime and something to brag to his friends!
• Does your Dad love to shop but you never seem to get him the right thing? Insert a prepaid store card, or prepaid credit card, into his father’s day card and let him go wild buying whatever he'd like, guilt free!
• Have each of the grown children in your Dad's family write down at least 5 special memories they have of him on coordinated post-it sized papers you have provided. Put them in a specially marked container with his name on it and have him open it on Father's Day. The container could be mailed if you all live far apart. But if you have the good fortune of being able to all be together on Dad's special day, be sure to have him read them aloud in front of everyone. It will be a day he'll never forget.