Father's Day Gift Ideas

Father's Day is approaching fast. If you are a procrastinator like me, then you still haven't gotten a gift yet. I always have an idea what I want to do, I just don't do it till last minute. I'm guessing at 30 years old, I am not going to start changing my ways. 

Here are some Father's Day gift ideas. Some I have done in the past and some I might use for the future. So if my husband is reading this.... STOP. If you are not my husband, please continue reading below. :) 

I think if it's his first Father's Day then he deserves something extra special. The way to my husbands heart is sporting events and watches. For his first Father's Day we picked him out a nice watch. It's something he uses all the time and I hope it will always be a reminder of what an amazing father he is. We also always make something homemade. For his first Father's Day I got a baseball and put Makenna's little handprint on it. He keeps it on his office desk and really loves it. 

 It was super easy to make. This works better with smaller children under the age of two. Otherwise the handprint will be to big to fit properly. Just get a normal sized baseball, permanent ink pad and a permanent maker. If you are working with a baby, wait till they are sleeping to do the handprint. Press their little hand into the ink pad and then wrap it around the ball like they are holding it. I remember it took us 3 balls to get it right. So have some extra balls on hand. Make sure to wipe the babies hand with a baby wipe right after so their hands don't stain. I then wrote Happy Father's day with the date and Makenna's name on the bottom. Simple project and any baseball loving dad will love it. 

Last year for Father's Day Makenna was almost two. We started a new tradition of doing a quiz about Dad. I found some sample questions online and made up some of my own. Then I asked Makenna the questions and she answered them to the best of her ability. She talked really well at that age, so this is definitely for ages two and up. I am going to ask her the same questions this year and see how they differ. They were quite hilarious last year, so I can't wait to see this years. I printed it out on a heavy stock paper and she colored on it and we put her handprint. Another simple project that will be fun to look at through the years.

Some other great gift ideas are tickets to his favorite sport team, a beer of the month club membership, a round of golf with some personalized spot markers, and just about anything your child can paint on. We have made coffee mugs and picture frames before.  

What are some Father's Day gift that you are giving or if you are a dad what are some gifts you have loved to get?? Please feel free to share below! 

Makenna and her Daddy the day she was born <3