Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Yikes!  Father’s Day is on Sunday.  If you are still looking for something special and inexpensive to make with your kids, here are some ideas:

Simple: Have the kids wash Dad’s car.

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Common:  Hand prints on a shirt, apron, or made into framed artwork.  This year, I will be cutting out my children’s handprints from Japanese paper to make a greeting card that can later be framed.

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Creative: This idea is from the folks at Skip To My Lou.  Buy a simple pill box at the Dollar Store and fill it with small goodies, quotes of love and appreciation or coupons for hugs, kisses, back rubs etc.

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Original:  Use your kids to make human letters that spell the word DAD or LOVE.  Have your kids lay down on a surface to make it easier for them to stay still and take a picture of each letter individually as you stand well above them to get a bird’s eye view.  Print out the single photos and put the word together in a frame or laminate and make into fridge magnets.  I tried this with my kids by laying them on a large blanket a few weeks ago and it was really hard for them to keep still…so if your kids are under 5 yrs., don’t try this at home.

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True: Leave Dad alone.  Everyone says that Father’s Day is for family time but I have a feeling that if you were to incorporate some alone time for dad, he would be super happy.  Wouldn’t you have wanted your husband to take the kids away for a few hours on Mother’s Day?

If  you did something fabulous for Father’s Day, send me a photo or link!  I would love to publish some of your ideas.