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    1. WHEW! Yes it is. 🙂 I hope it is helpful. I had a lot of fun doing it and found a couple great ideas for the dads in my life.

  1. Great ideas!
    I would also add a gift card for a massage, a basket of skin care (especially moisturizer with SPF (Kiehl’s makes a great one), shaving stuff, etc.)

    Thanks for compiling this list!

  2. I think today is the last day for the free Ellen shutterfly book promo? I need to remember to put one together/order one tonight! Planning on giving that to hubby as part of his Father’s Day gifts this year.

  3. Love this list! Always amazed at those who can put together something this comprehensive! Do you know if the ESPN offer is still available? I’ve tried ordering it, but it says it’s not valid. Thanks again!

  4. I make either a photo collage or slide show of the best photos of daddy with kiddo since last father’s day. It’s great to look at even long after 🙂

  5. We always have the boys fill out a little “fill in the blank” about Dad … My dad is … and a bunch of questions that they fill in the blanks. Same questions every year age 2-10yrs (of child) and then after age 10 they write a poem or note. We put these in a book with a few photos of them and dad for the year, so each year the book (photo album) grows up with them and gets more full of good memories. It’s a hand-made treasure (not too expensive, but priceless). It is never too late to start this tradition. Next year you may wish you did it this year 🙂

      1. My daddy is ______ years old.
        He weighs ________ and is __________ tall.
        His hair is ________________ and his eyes are _______________.
        My dad loves to ________________ and he likes to wear ________________.
        He loves to cook ________________________.
        His favorite chore is _____________________________.
        His favorite TV show is ______________________________.
        His favorite song is _______________________________.
        Daddy always tells me _____________________________.
        It makes him happy when __________________________.
        When my dad shops he likes to buy ___________________________.
        If he could go on a trip, he would go _________________________ and he would take ____________________.
        I really love it when my daddy ____________________________.

        We have gotten some funny and sweet answers … I ask the children their answers in separate rooms so they don’t influence one another. As they age, the answers become less hilarious (like my dad is “this big” tall and weighs “one pound” and his favorite chore is “wiping the counters” to something more sweet like I really love it when dad and I cuddle and read our Bible together. Treasures. If they add in any of their own ideas, I just write those down too. Like, my seven year old one year ended with “My daddy is AWESOME!” and I put that in the list. If your family isn’t into much TV (as ours is growing into being a very sparing TV watching fam) you could put “HIs favorite game or board game …

        Hope this helps many 🙂 I got this list from Once Upon A Family when they were in business.

    1. I did mention BBQ. 🙂 Something to remember for next year. I didn’t say it was exhaustive. 🙂

      1. It would be impossible to do an exhaustive list … you did a great job putting a lot of effort into getting us many links. That took a lot of precious time on your part — and for free to all of us. Thanks.

  6. Thanks Jess! I clicked the link to your power mat and it took me to the wrong site – can you please fix? And what model do you havE? I want to buy one but they’re not getting great reviews on Amazon… Hope to hear from you soon! Thanks, Amanda

  7. My hubby is soooo hard to buy for, but I found several things in this list I know he’d enjoy. Thanks a TON!!

    1. Maybe some of the ideas under entertainment fit for a musically oriented person (concert tickets?) … also, a CD or I-Tunes card are in that list. You could put together a gift box with a CD, some snacks he enjoys, tickets to a concert … Just thinking off the top of my head. Or a gift card to the local music store if he plays music so he can buy upgrades to his instrument, etc.

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  9. Hated this website couldn’t find ANYTHING for my husband. Could not be worse, don’t waste your time on this website. Not usefull, I have been researching all morning and by far this is the worst website.

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  10. I was wondering what would be the best gift for a father who is in the nursing home due to a stroke? Since he is unable to move around, there is not much I can really give him that is on this list. He does not watch movies and does not listen to music, so tech devices are not going to work. I was thinking some kind of inanimate object like a statue or vase, but I don’t want it to look tacky. Plants are not going to work because the care takers will not water them and neither will he.

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