It’s easy to go down to the shop, pick up a card, put a name on it, stick it in an envelope and either pop it in the post or hand it to him. Not much thought. Nothing that really says, “Dad… Thanks so much for everything you have done this past year. You are awesome. I really appreciate everything.”
For a Father’s Day gift that’s really fitting this year, make it bold, print it, frame it, and make it extra special.
Father’s Day Gift Ideas for 2021
Make a #dadlife Collage Frame
Collage frames can house dozens of photos or as little as two.
Take a scroll through your phone’s picture gallery and see what photos you have with your dad in them. Pick the most special ones. The photos with you, the children, grandchildren and the fun family moments being shared together.
You might find some frame-worthy photos of your dad and the children in the sitting room, carrying on with everyone, smiling naturally. Or you could have a snap of him on a nature walk, pushing a stroller, holding the children’s hand, or maybe even feeding the pigs, or ducks down at the local park.
The photos that have strong memories attached to them, make a collage by framing them together in a special memories collage frame.
Design your own Best Dad Canvas Print
You don’t need photos to make an awesome Father’s Day print. Words in decorative fonts and different colours are often used on Father’s Day gifts. You will see plenty of those in supermarkets, gift shops, and general stores.
- “Best Dad Ever”
- “World’s Best Dad”
- “Best Grandpa in the World”
All generic that can easily be made more personal.
If you have a computer, you have various fonts and colours in the word processing software on it. If not, there’s online image software you can use to design your own prints.
To personalise a canvas print for Father’s Day, it’s not just about the words. Images say a lot more. They represent the memories made.
Like, instead of just having words in your print, have a photo like his son kicking a ball for the first time with the message “my first footie game, with Dad.”
Father’s Day comes around every year.
What special moment did you share with your dad this past year?
If you have a photo of that moment, use that.
Or go with something you appreciate your dad for.
As an example, for dad’s who love to barbecue (and you love it when they do), have the photo be your dad at the barbecue with the message reading something like “home is where your dad is” to let them know when you think of home, you think of them at the BBQ with fond memories.
Make a Presentation with a Dad Skills Print
Do you rely on the dad in the house to fix things? To build the flat pack furniture, open the dreadful packaging of children’s toys, do the DIY chores, or handle the technical stuff when gadgets stop working?
Dads are called on for a lot of things. Even after the children are grown up and moved out, when things break, it’s dad that springs to mind. We call our dads to fix things. To fix computers, phones, games consoles and to get stains out of carpets. Granted, they might have been the ones to put an oil stain on the carpet in the first place, but they are the fixers in the family. Nothing gets replaced if there’s a chance it can be fixed.
For that type of Father’s Day gift, think of the dad skills you have called on this past year. Even if it was just for a listening ear when you needed to vent. A photo of your dad on his favourite chair with the words, “Through good times and bad, you are there. Best Dad Ever”.
Make this Father’s Day more meaningful by personalising your Father’s Day thank-you message, because that’s what the gift is really saying. Not just Happy Father’s Day.
Give him a gift that lets him know he’s truly appreciated.