Monday, June 1, 2015

Father's Day Ideas- The Master List

Father's Day Gift Guide

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Father's Day is approaching and I've already been asked what we plan to do. It is hard to come up with ideas on the spot and we have, hard to buy for, Fathers in our lives, so I sat down with Kevin and we came up with a Master List of ideas. You might not find an exact idea on this list, but I hope it will get your thinking juices flowing to come up with ideas for the Fathers in your life. 

The best thing you can do is to LISTEN to the little things they say throughout the year. Do they mention things they are interested in to you? Do you see them stop at a store and look at something for a while and comment on an item? Do they mention annoyances from things and products throughout their day that you can fix or replace? Are they missing essential tools for the things they are interested in? Are they planning a trip soon that they could use gifts for the upcoming event? Still can't think of any ideas? Scroll through the list to find ideas that might work. I tried to group them together but some items can go in several categories, so you might need to look in a few categories to find the right idea. 


Sentimental
  • Card or Letter letting him know just how important he is and how he has helped and inspired you in your life
  • Pictures for his home or for the office of his family
  • Book Made of a family event, family history, or pictures of the family (old or current)
  • Spending Quality Time with them, doing what they love. 
  • Make them their favorite Dinner and Dessert
  • Do chores around the house for them so they don't have to (Give the Dog a Bath, Wash the car, Have the Car Maintenance Done, or Yard Work)
  • Engraving something or Personalizing a frequently used item
  • Preserve Family Memories from Film to Digital
  • Lunch Date
  • Cd or Playlist made of their favorite Music
  • Picture Slide Show with their favorite music or music that describes your love for them
  • Have Your Family Pictures Taken

For the Car

Guys Day
  • Golf Pass or the Driving Range
  • Car Racing or Rent a Luxury Car
  • Music Lessons for an Instrument they want to play
  • Shooting Range
  • Bowling
  • Movie Passes
  • Sporting Event Tickets
  • Concert Tickets to a Favorite Musician
  • Martial Arts Lessons
  • Scuba Diving Lessons
  • White Water Rafting
  • Paragliding or Parasailing
  • Private Pilot Lessons
  • Sky Diving or Indoor Sky Diving
  • Amusement Park Day or Season Passes
  • Laser Tag
  • Paint Ball
  • Indy 500
  • Horse Back Riding
  • Hot Air Balloon Ride

Sports

Clothes

Personal Hygiene
Recreation

Camping and Survival

Hunting and Fishing

Guns
Hobby
Entertainment
Electronics

    Gaming

    Tools
    Food and Drink

    Home, Office and Finance

    Other
    • Gift Cards
    • Magazine Subscription


    For Father's that have Passed Away
    • Picture Slideshow
    • Blanket Made from His Clothes
    • Write down Memories of him in a Journal (ask friends and family)
    • Visit his Grave and Bring his Favorite Flowers
    • Make a CD or Playlist of his Favorite Music
    • Watch Home Videos 
    • Do his Favorite Activity and Eat his Favorite Foods that Day
    • Donate to Charity in his Name
    • Awareness for the cause of death
    • Memory Boxes
    • Framed Pictures Hung Up

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