subject: Fathers Day Gifts- Get Out Of A Rut This Year [print this page] From the year your dad first became a dad, to this day, hes been getting the same fathers day gifts over and over again. For the first few years following each childs birth, your dad was given enough photo frames and scrap books to tile the house over. While dad loves and adores you, there is a limit to the number of pictures and scrap books that hell be able to keep and unlike mom, he isnt going to be passing them around in his circle of friends.
After photo frames the next gift that dads get a lot, ones that just keep coming, are keepsakes, handmade and store bought. If it were up to mom, shed make a keepsake out of the rag she used to clean up the first time you spilled cereal and give to your dad. The bottom line, enough of the stuff thats meant to help cherish memories and enough of the craft projects, your dad needs a gift that appreciates all the sacrifices hes made for you.
Giving your dad a gift other than a picture frame or hand knit mittens doesnt mean that youll need to spend a fortune on his gift, if you shop wisely and manage to stay away from those mountain climbing experiences and sporting events youll do just fine. Get dad a gift to help him relax and enjoy the day. It sounds more like something youd do for your mom but dads arent always looking for something to do and they can use the down time too. Give him some time off on fathers day. Just like you take over chores for your mom on mothers day, do the same for your dad. Hell enjoy not having to mow the lawn for once on the weekend.
Give the car a nice scrub down, the works, inside and out. Not only is this a better gift than another cheesy fathers day card, but it also doesnt cost you anything. Of course dad still deserves a treat after putting up with pictures and keepsakes all those years so make sure he gets it. Buy him fathers day gift baskets or fruit bouquets, which are excellent edible gifts. Hell love the fruit bouquet, its a real treat made from fresh fruit like strawberries and pineapples. Since its summer, hell love a gift with strawberries in it.
