This Father’s Day, KSW wants to help you make your Dad’s day a truly special one. A day without boring old ties and plaid boxer shorts… to help you break away from the norm this Father’s Day, we’ve compiled some thoughtful ways to make Dad feel REALLY special.
- Pancake Buffet: Start his special day off in a truly amazing way – with a leaning tower of pancakes and a choice of ALL his favorite toppings {strawberries, blueberries, bananas, peanut butter, chocolate chips, walnuts or pecans, powdered sugar, whip cream, etc}. Let the kids help as much as they can (age appropriate), get creative and experiment with some homemade syrups and/or flavored butters. Idea from Education.com
- Adventures of Super Dad: After breakfast, surprise Dad with his very own adventure comic. Kids will love this project and best of all it can be done the morning of or just a few days in advance. Let the kids come up with the story line and draw all of the pictures, or if they’re too young- lead them with questions to help develop a story about Dad and download some simple clipart for them to color. My son’s version has his Dad catching a blue fish in a red boat followed by some Father/Son horseback riding (too cute) Idea also from Education.com
- Fishing for Compliments: Here’s an adorable activity everyone in your family is sure to enjoy. Cut some fish shapes out of construction or scrapbook paper and write quotes your kids make on each one about “Things they love about Dad“. Attach a paperclip to each fish and place them in a bucket. Build a simple “fishing pole” using a dowel, some string, and a magnet. On Father’s day, send your Dad “fishing” for compliments in the bucket you created. Once again, idea fromEducation.com
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- Spending time together: – You don’t have to spend a ton of money to make Dad happy. Take advantage of the weather (Father’s day is also the first day of Summer this year) and do something Dad and the kids will love. Depending on your family, this might mean camping, swimming (no pool? Try playing in the sprinkler or having a water balloon or water gun fight), fishing, a day at the park, a picnic (or even a picnic at the park), flying kites, a day at the zoo, a walk through the children’s museum, a family field trip to mini golf or a water park, see a family movie all together, followed by some ice cream, even taking the dog for a walk can be fun for the family. Basically, anything goes as long as you’re all together.
- Giving Dad Some Time to Recharge: Sometimes what Dad really needs on Father’s Day is a bit of solitude. A little time for him to recharge so he can be the Super Dad his children already believe he is. If your Dad is in need of a little alone time, grant it to him with no strings attached.
In fact, why not give a corresponding gift – something that grants him a bit of personal time throughout the year to use as needed? Homemade coupons are a great way to personalize Father’s Day. Best of all, you can make them anyway you want – handwritten, customized and printed, or even borrowed from a myriad of places online. Need some ideas for great coupons? Try one for a day of yard work, a FREE carwash (from you or the kids), his favorite dinner, let him pick what’s on TV, etc. Coupons for FREE hugs also go over really well. Make as many or as few as you want.
- A Few Cool Gifts: Finally, here’s a few affordable gifts dad is sure to love:
My Dad’s a Geek bodysuit ~ $22 from Flying Peas
Survival Kit in a Sardine Can ~ $13 from Gaiam
Crouching Father, Hidden Toddler Book ~ $10 from Flying Peas
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For more Father’s Day or Any Day Gift Ideas for the man in your life, check out my Tribute to Dad Shopping Guide on This Next.
