by Stefanie Plum, Gather Partner Team
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Father's Day 2010 - Easy gifts for Dad - Share your best ideas!

June 09, 2010 11:03 AM UTC (Updated: June 09, 2010 11:04 AM UTC)
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Father's Day 2010 is less than two weeks away - do you know what you're getting your father/grandfather or husband? If not then this is the place for you. Let's bring all of our creative juices together to build a great list of easy, fun ideas for Dad. Just because you want to make him feel special doesn't mean you have to spend a lot of money. I'm sure we all have fabulous ideas that may not even cost a dime!

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Comments: 33

Heather M. Jun 9, 2010, 11:06am UTC
A basket filled with some of his favorite DVDs and everything he needs to enjoy them, such as microwave popcorn.
Michelle C (faithhopelove20) Jun 9, 2010, 11:17am UTC
My Dad always requests pictures of us kids! Last year we had all of us children get together in his backyard while he was at work and had a picture of us in the tree fort he never finished, with an Albert Einstein quote on it for his office. He is an Electronical Engineer - an 'inventor'.

Some years I give him Home Depot gift cards as a hint to get more wood and finally FINISH the tree fort!
Denise W. Jun 9, 2010, 11:29am UTC
We do not do gifts. We have a nice breakfast and give cards. Then we do a family project (This year we are putting in a Three Sisters Garden). Then a nice dinner of his choosing. Doing something as a family and having a nice day is more of a gift then anything we could buy at the store.
April H. Jun 9, 2010, 11:38am UTC
We don't do gifts either. He'll get to choose somewhere to go out to eat, and Little Miss will make him a card. Spending time together is what is important to us!
Mary Ann Slavcheff Jun 9, 2010, 12:42pm UTC
How about giving dad respect and love? Don't turn this into a Hallmark Holiday anymore than it already is.
Mary Ann Slavcheff Jun 9, 2010, 12:44pm UTC
My father died in 1995 at the age of 77. I will send love and memories to his spirit on Father's Day.

I am taking my husband to INYO, his favorite restaurant next Tuesday.
☃ Shannon K. Wendt Jun 9, 2010, 1:03pm UTC
We always make my dad his favorite foods. Which change from year to year it seems :)

That always must include dessert, and ice cream for the top. No matter what the dessert, he always has to have ice cream on the top of it.
Amanda C. Jun 9, 2010, 1:18pm UTC
Since my husband loves ice cream we bought him a freeze ice cream bowl to give him and we will make him some homemade icecream or buy him some of his favorite, and we still need to pick up some fishing lures and stuff probably, since he loves to fish.
The kids will make him a card. They will make home made cards for the grandfathers too, which will be their gifts (and I know that will make them as happy as any fathers day gift they could recieve :) )
Homemade gifts are always good, especially if you have young children. A nice idea is to create a card each year with the child's handprint or footprint on it, so that dad can see how the child is growing over the years. These make great keepsakes to look back on!

Every year I make prints of my daughter's footprints accompanied with this poem.
Footprints

It's a real tear-jerker!
Melinda ~choosing happiness~ S. Jun 9, 2010, 4:14pm UTC
My dad died a year ago at age 76, and my children are all grown and are old enough to celebrate their dad in whatever way they choose. I have a bag full of car cleaning supplies for the guy in my life- he loves his car/truck/motorcycle!
jenn g. Jun 9, 2010, 10:18pm UTC
i am getting my dad some new records
Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Jun 10, 2010, 1:23am UTC
A video with his favorite song and of course his kids and grandkids best part handmade
Linda T. Jun 10, 2010, 2:13am UTC
This year I am taking the easier way out but not the cheapest. I am ordering edible arrangements for my husband, father and father in law. They all enjoy fruit and it makes a nice change from another knickknack that they will need to dust.
Nery K. Jun 10, 2010, 2:23am UTC
That is a healthy gift for father's Day, I got an idea from you!
kayleigh r. Jun 10, 2010, 8:13am UTC
What are your easy, creative ideas for Father Day 2010
- My Father is a golfer so we like to make him a basket filled with the little golf things he has to replace every year...PRACTICE BALLS,PUTTING CUP, BALLS, TEE,A NICE WATER BOTTLE & A GC FOR A LOCAL DRIVING RANG OR GOLF COURSE.
Brittney R. Jun 10, 2010, 10:04am UTC
My husband said all he wants this year is for our oldest (3 years) to cook him breakfast. My son loves to draw or paint a picture for special occasions, and he makes his own card...then he dictates what he wants to write, before he practices writing his name. For the baby, we will probably do his hand or footprint, since he can't sign his name.

Now that my son is a little older, we will be learning more about the meaning behind Father's Day and why we should respect Daddy all year long.
Brittney R. Jun 10, 2010, 10:05am UTC
Plus, I know they will be bringing homemade gifts from church. I'm not sure what they are this year, but I know they somehow included the baby, so that will be nice!
Rose Hill Jun 10, 2010, 12:11pm UTC
We celebrate with old family friends and have a cook out for all the dads in the family.
As far as gifts we only participate in the gift for the patriach of the family - a good man and good father - to let him know he's appreciated by all of us.

Dad looks forward to getting new golf balls (it's become a custom) and the whole family gets together for dinner, everyone pitches in for something that Dad really wants and can use.
In the past we all pitched in for a

George Foreman Grill,
tools,
new golf clubs,

things that he personally wants, which would be too expensive for him or just one person to buy.
Rachel D. Jun 10, 2010, 1:35pm UTC
Dad'll be getting an afternoon off from the kids. I'm going to take the kids to Linvilla and he's going to stay home and enjoy the quiet. My guess is he'll sit in front of the TV and watch baseball! :P
Trish A. Jun 10, 2010, 2:57pm UTC
The gift we usually give is he gets to pick out what he wants to eat, what he wants to do and then lots of phone calls and cards.
April H. Jun 10, 2010, 4:24pm UTC
What are your easy, creative ideas for Father Day 2010Shutterfly recently offered 3 free fathers day cards so I created 3 different cards with photos of my grandchildren for each of there dads ( I do have 3 adult sons with kids, so it worked out perfect.) I also have the grands giving there dads the world. Last month I had each child select a country, and we searched yard sales and thrift stores and book stores to find related items. We also included a travel or photography book on that country, a CD of popular music from the same region or country and some select food items specific to the Country. Grammy has included gift subscriptions to National Geographic Traveler ( I got three of these free from my freebie sites) and we will be gift wrapping large boxs with foreign-language newspapers as the base. Plus my grands and I have had an awsome time creating the 'World' to give to their dads.
Janet "Jax" B. Jun 10, 2010, 6:48pm UTC
The kids completely leaving dad alone on Father's Day is what my husband wants....though he'd enjoy a nice steak dinner that he doesn't have to grill too.
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Jun 10, 2010, 9:34pm UTC
Many of you know that I lost my dad in January. Looking back, I believe that the gift my dad enjoyed the best was time with my siblings, my nieces and nephews and me. And he especially enjoyed it when we took the time to do the things he enjoyed...camping, gardening, just hanging out.
Shawnee G. Jun 11, 2010, 12:44am UTC
I try to always help the kids make a special card for him with handprints from each of them. Right now they are little and it really shows year to year how they grow.
Hollie C. Jun 11, 2010, 2:25pm UTC
I never met my dad, so I won't be getting him anything. My grandfather died when I was 13, my husbands dad died a while ago and we don't have kids, so this is just another day for us. ;-)
Brad Bechler Jun 11, 2010, 5:44pm UTC
I think the best thing one can do for their father is to have meaningful conversation with him. Too often, we think about things that are short-lived, like baskets, cigars, shoes, rolex watches (not a bad idea), and other MATERIAL things. As a Dad, I've gotten all those things in the past. At the time, they were very great, but the one thing I appreciated the most from all the gift givers is conversation by people who appeared to have a sincere interest in what I had to say. It evolved into fishing and sharing a meal, fireside. Now, that is timeless.

~Blue Skies
Christina L. Jun 11, 2010, 11:41pm UTC
My dad loves anything related to the military and guns, so we always give him gun parts, etc.
Teresa W. Jun 12, 2010, 2:20am UTC
I ordered my dad a T-shirt and a hat (baseball style) from Vista Print with pictures of the kids on them and a note "Happy Father's Day 2010" I think he's going to love them! And they were inexpensive as well.
sally g. Jun 12, 2010, 2:23pm UTC
A beautiful home made card made out of construction paper use the colors of your choice and you write in the card whats from your heart and not what other people have wrote on cards at stores. I also like to get him his favorite movies John Wayne and I always make sure to tell him how much I love him and give him a big hug and kiss.
Christine Zibas Jun 13, 2010, 11:10pm UTC
I think the best gifts to give men are not necessarily things that will sit around the house, but rather items like golf passes or concert tickets or tickets to a baseball game that they can enjoy. Getting out and doing something makes for a great memory later.
John Philipp Jun 14, 2010, 12:39pm UTC
"Just because you want to make him feel special doesn't mean you have to spend a lot of money. I'm sure we all have fabulous ideas that may not even cost a dime!"

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! This article should be titled "Expensive and Cool Gifts for Father's Day."

I believe this is a conspiracy between the SisterHood and the KidHood. It has been going on for generations and it has to stop or I am suggesting congress have committee hearings.

I will now pull my tongue out of my cheek.
Michelle C (faithhopelove20) Jun 14, 2010, 1:04pm UTC
I'm knitting my Dad a roll of toilet paper! (from a pattern found on ravelry.com) - I'm including pictures of me, hubby, and his 2 kids doing different things with the "reusable" tp, and an "employee memo' lamenated for him to hang in his office bathroom (he's the owner of his small business).

For my Stepdad, my sisters and I are chipping in to buy him "Write To The Bank 'How to Turn Your Writing... Into Dollars!'" by Dan Miller. He's working on a novel right now, so we see it as an investment for im on how to get published.

As for hubby - well, money's real tight, so I'm taking the kids to the drugstore while he's at school and having them buy him these moisturizing bar soaps for men (he loves bar soap but has been out for a while). Then we'll walk to the grocery store, buy what we need to make no-bake cookies, and make them on Friday. We'll box them up and hide them, and take it out on Father's Day.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Jun 16, 2010, 12:25am UTC
My big boys both got a $10 JCP coupon, so they will be picking up something for their dad. Then my oldest son found a tool when he was out walking (did last year as well), and we got some free car products through sales, coupons and mail-in-rebates.

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