[blparent] Unique Father's Day gift ideas

Tue Apr 10 23:01:56 UTC 2012

Hi,

Last year, I took Joe indoor skydiving because that's what he'd been
telling me he wanted to do for the longest time.

My husband is a computer engineer and I often get him a gift card to
fry's or some cool electronic store that he can buy what he likes.
Occasionally, he tells me about a neat looking watch or some headsets
he was thinking about getting and I try to rush off and buy the gift
to give to him. He's really hard to buy for because his interests are
in areas where I would suck at picking gifts out.

Although corny, I think he would adore something that said World's
coolest Dad. He's great with Erik and I think he would be so proud of
something like that.

When I was little, my mom use to get us to put our hand and feet
prints on a plain shirt for daddy's day.

Just some ideas.

LM

On 4/10/12, Erin Rumer <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would do something with him that he's not going to be able to do for a
> long time after the baby is born.  I'm an adrenalin junky so sky diving,
> parasailing, bungee jumping or riding in a hot air balloon would be on my
> list but those are also big ticket items and I understand trying to save for
> expenses to come.  This is a big one beings that he's a first time daddy and
> all so you could do something like a professional massage if he's never had
> one or a pedicure.  A pedicure is something I did for my husband one
> Valentine's day because it's something men hardly ever do for themselves and
> end up loving.  This is once they get over the thought that it's just a
> chick thing! GRIN  A male friend of mine gets them regularly and jokes that
> it's women's best kept secret.  I made sure that a woman was the one to work
> on my husband's feet and it just worked out that she was pretty to boot
> which made it extra special. SMILING  I joked that as long as she was only
> rubbing his feet it would be okay! LOL
>
> When we were living in Oregon years ago there was a new spa for men only
> that opened up near us called Harems.  This was a place men could go where
> they can sit down in a comfortable chair and be pampered by beautiful women
> as they drank a beer and watched the sport or show of their choice on the
> tube.  I was going to do this treat for my hubby but never got the chance
> before we moved but these are becoming popular and I wouldn't be surprised
> if you have one in your area so check into it if you're interested.
>
> Some other less expensive ideas that would be from the heart include, a
> framed picture of your latest ultrasound for his desk at work, or even a
> picture of you standing next to him showing off your baby bump, (if you're
> showing) for him to show off at work.  If I remember correctly, you're still
> very early but you might be showing decently by Father's day.  You could
> also get a bag of customized M&Ms for him that have a message from the baby
> to your husband.  Last year I found a cap and shirt that said "World's
> Greatest Dad" on it that was a little corny but my husband wore proudly.
> The last idea I can think of right now is to call a restaurant ahead of time
> and have them sing Happy Father's day to your husband as they bring him a
> dessert and I can guarantee he won't see that one coming.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:31 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Unique Father's Day gift ideas
>
> Hello,
>
> Okay, I know there is still plenty of time, but I'm trying to think of some
> special and unique gift ideas for Father's Day for my husband since he will
> be a first-time dad. I welcome any ideas and in-put. I'm hoping to think
> outside the box of the traditional and stereotypical gifts, and I want
> something with a little bit of meaning behind it. I could use some help.
>
> In terms of price, if purchasing, I don't want to spend more than $100, but
> preferably under $50 with new house and baby coming up. He is into
> technology and pursuing his computer science masters right now. He's in his
> early thirties, enjoys food and beer, books, movies, music. He's from Iowa
> and likes college football especially his Hawkeyes. Ummm... is funny,
> caring, generous... This is starting to sound like a dating ad, LOL!
>
> Like I said, I'm hoping for something with a bit deeper sentiment than a new
> gadget or membership to a beer club, and be creative, but I'm just not quite
> sure. If anyone has thoughts, suggestions, ideas, please pass them along.
> Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
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