Father's Day is right around the corner on June 17th. If you're having trouble thinking about what to get the Dad in your life, look no further. Check out these gift ideas for the brand new dad! Although he may be sometimes forgotten, and usually exhausted, remember to make him feel special in between wiping up spit-up and longing for sleep.
1. For long rides in the car and nights where his eyes are too tired to read: Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son by Michael Chabon on audio CD. $14 from Amazon.
2. For all of the photos he will be taking, so as not to lose the camera! A chic Border Stripe Canvas Camera Strap by Roberu from Union Los Angeles, $168.
3. Every father has to teach their kids how to start a fire in the woods. Check out this firestarter kit from Jen Pearson Designs. See website for stockists.
4. With a baby in tow, it will be harder for him to be on time. Get him a watch that he'll want to wear, like this Mougin & Piquard Seconde watch in black from J. Crew, $425.
5. Stock his iPod with funny podcast episodes of Minivan Men by comedians Chris Spencer, Al Madrigal and Maz Jobrani. Free on iTunes!
6. It's time to carry a bag, new Dad. It's impossible not to! Get him a stylish Baggu Duck Bag from the Curiosity Shoppe in place of a hokey diaper bag. $23.
7. He had better start practicing now if he wants to impress those kids! A bright red yoyo from Restoration Hardware, $10.
8. With a baby around, nice things suddenly become not so nice. Get him a padded, stylish iPad Holder from West Elm to keep everything safe and spill-proof. $12.
9. Everybody needs a break sometimes. Send him out to "work on the yard" with a few of these. Awesomely vintage-looking Church Key Can beer from a local Seattle company, Church Key Can Co. Check website for stockists.
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168 dollars for a CAMERA STRAP? Made out of CANVAS? Paying any kind of money for matches and pine needles? I hope your dads enjoy the realization that their children have no financial self-control.
(Please nobody tell me that this is actually a reasonable price to pay for a camera strap. I'm considering buying a "real" camera and don't think I could handle the heartbreak.)
@SabrinaTheDestroyer - *shrug* I think $168 for a camera strap is ludicrous, but some people drive luxury cars and some people drive 15 year old Hondas. Some people spend more money on their clothes than I do on rent. It's all in the eye of the beholder. I wouldn't spend $169 on a camera strap, but I definitely have spent that amount on a smartphone and shoes. More than that, actually.
Yea this list is a bit weird, but to each their own. My husband will have his first father's day this year and I know he wouldn't want (or want me to waste money) on any of these things.
Agree with JMorri26. Nothing on this list that my hubby would want at all. I'm doing a cute series of framed pictures with our daughter holding letters that spell out "DAD."
Agreed! $168 camera strap is ludacris, and the rest of the list is pretty useless. Schraderjill, you have a great idea for a father's day gift - I may just have to steal it!
I'll be getting my dad a bunch of meat. Classy meat. Wrapped in nice butcher's paper.
Classy meat! @Felicity Fox. Genius!
My hubby will be getting a nice blu ray series from BBC from me. Our lazy 9 month old didn't get my husband jack crap yet. :D
I'm with FelicityFox...classy meat sounds PERFECT! LOL! I may draw a bowtie and monocle on the paper to up the class!
Dh would love some classy meat, which is actually something of a tradition. Usually half a lamb from our favorite farm.
Another vote for classy meat from me!
The only decent idea here is a daddy bag, but if he has the baby enough to warrant his own bag, then he would have already had a decent bag that he liked sorted from the get go.
The rest is clutter.