Gifts by Recipient

Gifts for Fathers

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Patriarch, father, dad, the one with the remote control. What politician holds a more influential office? What doctor works longer hours? Here are a few gift ideas to show Dad just how much you appreciate all he's been and done for you.

Mothball the old lawn mower and give Dad a contract for lawn service.

How about season tickets to a sporting event for which he has a passion?

Help Dad with a project around the house—repaper or paint a room, plant a garden, mend a gate.

Pamper him with a bounty of shower accessories: a massaging shower head, nonfogging mirror, shower clock-radio, back brush, Turkish towel, and bathrobe.

Arrange for a reunion with a former teammate, coach, college roommate, business associate, or friend. Or create a "This Is Your Life" DVD of friends and acquaintances from days gone by.

Give Dad a handsomely framed picture of you and your siblings to put on his bedside table or office desk.

Give Dad a subscription to the hometown newspaper from where he was born, grew up, or lived for a long time—this is a great way for him to keep up with what's happening with old friends.

Take him back in time with a collection of trading cards from his youth, a recording of songs from the "good ol' days" (many are now available on compact discs), or a DVD of a favorite old movie.

Surprise him with a vacation to a place he has always wanted to visit.

Install a garage door opener, security system, or motion-sensor lights to make his life more safe and convenient.

For a fun Father’s Day surprise, label the following items and present them in a handsome basket, creel, tool box, bucket, or other container:

• On a can of Pringles potato chips: "We are chips off the old block.”
• On a candle: "No other dad can hold a candle to you."
• On a Sugar Daddy: "You're so sweet, Daddy."
• On a coupon attached to a bottle of car cleaner: "Good for one free car wash."
• On a Mounds candy bar: "You're mounds of fun."
• On a measuring tape: "You always measure up."
• On a flashlight: "Your love for us shines through."
• On a pen: "You are write on."
• On a map: "You're really going places."
• On a can of soda: "You're the best, Pop."

SEE MORE GIFT IDEAS AT Big Boy Toys, Gifts for Men, Gifts by Passion