Father’s Day Gifts
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Dozen gourmet donuts and a handful of handmade cards and gifts from the kiddo.
I’m definitely not using Father’s Day as an excuse to buy a nice hammock so my pregnant tush can hang out in it all summer… Nope… That would be wayyyy too selfish of me….
DH bought me a nice bottle of scotch for Mother’s Day…he doesn’t partake, so I can’t repay the favor. (Lagavulin 16 if you’re looking for single malt recommendations)
I’ll probably get him a cutesy ‘World’s Best Dad’ coffee mug to replace the one from last year that got chipped, and maybe some nice coffee beans to go with it. He’ll be happier with the card I’ll have DD scribble in than anything else. He’s impossible to shop for, and said he didn’t want a father’s day gift, so I’m almost listening…
First father’s day – I’m getting him the Baby Signs book (he paged through it at a friend’s house and thought it was cool) and a framed picture of us and the kiddo to put on his desk when he goes back to work.
I ordered my husband a wifi enabled digital photo frame this year so that all the photos he takes of our kiddo will automatically show up on the frame on his desk!
My husband isn’t a cutsy kind of guy. The keychain or matching shirts wouldn’t be a hit for him. I have been fond of a nice bottle of alcohol in years past. This year I went for the fancy shaving cream/lotion — Castle Forbes Lime — since he was running low on supplies.
I want to point out that the massage shirt is not just for “Dad and son.” A daughter can also play with toy cars with her dad. The matching shirts are not just for your “little guy” but also for your little girl. A little surprised to see this kind of gender stereotyping here.
I’d like to get my husband a nice bottle of scotch (any recommendations?). Is there anything else a little “luxurious” that someone could recommend? I’ve done experience gifts before but to be honest we are both so busy that for right now, I’m looking for things that are immediately usable and enjoyable without any work on his part (so no tickets, no books, nothing that requires energy.)
This is very particular to DH, but I got him a spiralizer (because he wants one and we’re finally coming out of the baby fog enough to think about eating healthy) and Jim Gaffigan tickets for a date night. He also asked for an updated photo of DS for his desk at work, so I’m printing out 4-5 options at CVS for him to choose from.
(If he reads this, he will know exactly who posted it, but that’s what he gets for reading a working mom blog!)
I found matching Daddy/Son shirt & onesie on Amazon. They’ll look great in their matching Daddysaurus/Babysaurus gear! There was a really nice selection of a variety of matching shirts.