Father’s Day is growing near and it’s time to find the perfect personalized gift for dad! This will be my second Father’s Day and this year, my son is starting to be able to appreciate what he gives me or what we do together. This will also be my 30th Father’s Day as a son. I’ve often failed at choosing that perfect Father’s Day gift for my dad, but now that I am experiencing the holiday from the other perspective, I think I have a slightly better idea of how to choose the perfect Father’s Day gift.
1. Invest in some time with your father . This may be the simplest, but least remembered gift you can give your father! I can think of lots of things that my son can give me, but none of them are as good as him taking me to the park, out for lunch, or even for a walk around the block. I am sure that my father feels the same way when I take the time to visit him (a three hour drive for me). I feel that time is the best gift that you can give a father.
2. Give Pop a custom etched mirror. Most gifts I have received are cherished for a time, but then get shuffled to the back of a shelf or packed into a box. But when a gift is personalized, it becomes something special . A personalized gift, like a custom glass etching, is a great gift idea for Dad that shows how much you think of him. There are many personalized gifts for dad like an etched mirror which shows that you took a little extra time in choosing and preparing Dad’s gift this year. This is the sort of gift that Dad wants to keep visible in a very special place!
3. Take Dad out to eat: There is a saying that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. It seems fitting, then, that the people that are closest to Dad’s heart (and what is closer to a Dad’s heart than his children?) should help secure their place through food. This option also has the added benefit of fulfilling the ‘gift of time’ from idea #1.
4. Tools!!! As a husband and a father, I rarely feel more worthwhile than when I am able to identify, assess and fix a problem around the house. I am invariably in need of one more tool to help me successfully become the local hero by fixing the leaky faucet or stopping the door from squeaking.
5. Repair something for Dad. We have all lost or broken something special to us. My father has a vintage, wooden tool box that he got from his father’s hardware store. As time passed, it had split and broken apart in many places, and was to the point that it was becoming useless. One year, my brother and I borrowed some of Dad’s wood clamps (possibly an Idea #4 gift from a previous year), a little wood glue and glued his tool box back together. While this Father’s Day gift was given four or five years ago, I picked up a call just last week from my Dad, thanking me for fixing his tool box. I now know that every time he uses his toolbox, he spends a moment thinking of my brother and me.
These are but a few ideas for choosing a Father’s Day gift for Dad. I hope I have helped you in making this often difficult decision. It would be good to combine a few of the ideas above. If you still haven’t figured out your own great idea, keep thinking. Try to use your imagination and you are sure to find the perfect gifts for Dad!
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