Your Favorite Father's Day Gifts
Help: What do dads like?
I know many of you have mixed feelings about Mother’s / Father’s Day (and I do too), but …. well, we still celebrate them in our house. And Father’s Day always sneaks up on me, probably because it arrives smack dab in the middle of the dreaded school-to-camp transition.
This year I’m determined to be a bit more organized, so I’m commencing my annual scramble to figure out what to get my husband and father. Last year I got my husband these delicious noodle packs from David Chang’s Momofuku, which were received quite well (I may have eaten some of them too, oops?), but I have nothing in mind yet for this year. (This Chili Crunch condiment from Momofuku is also to die for, by the way.)
What Father’s Day gifts have been a hit in your house? Or what have you seen recently that you think would make good gifts? Share in the comments to make all of our lives a bit easier!
I have thoughts on Father’s Day cards for ex husbands, dads who have dropped the ball, and your own dad if they are not, in fact, The #1 Dad and yet you want to give a card.
Ideally the card says only “It’s Father’s Day!” but “Happy Father’s Day!” will do. You can write one small true thing inside, like “Thanks for being the kind of dad who makes sure our kids can identify a woodpecker by sound.”
If you can find a really pretty blank card (nature scene, those popup cards, etc) then just write a huge “Happy Father’s Day!” and let the youngest child color inside it.
I also once saw a card that just said “Who has the best lawn? YOU DO!” and as an anti-lawn meadowfication kind of person I chortled.
I like to get my husband two tickets to a band he likes or a basketball game, and he goes with a friend. He’s not great at staying in contact with his friends, so this is a nice opportunity.