In my opinion, mothers are so easy to shop for. You can go the flowers and breakfast-in-bed route or the fancy jewelry way. But what does my father want? He certainly doesn’t care for flowers or fancy jewelry, and not even breakfast in bed would work. He wakes up at the crack of dawn, so there’s no chance I could make him breakfast. Also we are cross-continental, so there’s the distance factor haha.
We are eight days away from Father’s Day, and all I’ve got planned is a FaceTime call. GAH. I’m the worst, I know! I’m know I’m not the only one in this predicament, so I came up with a list of Father’s Day gift ideas for my fellow procrastinators. I hope this helps you out!
- AÂ photo posted on Instagram even though he doesn’t have Instagram. LOL I am SO kidding. I think it’s so funny (ridiculous) when people post photos of their moms/dads on Instagram for Mother’s Day/Father’s Day even though their parents never see those posts. Instead, write him a letter. Just sit down with a good ballpoint pen and let your memories flow. Gently reminisce about all the bad dad jokes you’ve heard in your life.
- A rap. Sometimes you’ve just got to give your old man a good laugh. Or if you’re not ready to embrace your inner rapper, you can always write it out. Nothing like bringing back your elementary school gifts back. But let’s skip the macaroni picture frame, please.
- A gift card to his favorite store with the promise that you will go with him. My dad shops the bare minimum except when it comes to tech stores. He will spend hours (feels like days) at these stores, quietly perusing the aisles for the newest gadget he can bring home and inspect. Sometimes I think he has more affection for his tablets than for his children (kidding, Dad…sorta).
- A nice pullover/sweater. I once bought my dad a really nice pullover from Ralph Lauren, and of course the first question he asked is why I had spent so much on it, but I knew he meant, “Wow, I really like this.” Dads, man. *shakes head* They have their own language, don’t they?
- Tickets to see/hear his favorite musician. Music is a language we can all speak, am I right? When A.R. Rahman is in town, my dad is the biggest fangirl ever. Not familiar with a fangirl? Watch this. Not familiar with A.R. Rahman? He is the music director of Slumdog Millionaire and frankly the most incredible musical genius ever.
- Along those same lines, you could get tickets to his favorite sporting event. I’m not sure about your dad, but mine is a cricket fanatic. I don’t think I would promise to go with him (sorry, Dad), but one day I’d like to get him some tickets to the world championship of all cricket world championships (whatever that is actually called).
-  If you’re long distance, order his favorite takeaway (takeout for the Americans) food for him. Even though you can’t cook dinner with him, you know he will enjoy his dinner.
- A photo of the entire family for his wallet/office desk. My dad has the oldest photos of our family ever in his wallet. I love that he carries us with him wherever he goes.
That’s my list! Of course if you have a lot of money, you can do something truly extravagant. But if you’re like me and you’re working with what you have, try one of these Father’s Day gift ideas out, and I’m sure he will feel special.
Thank you so much Mam… this is so helpful like I was a lot confused with what to do for my pops but now its so great after reading these ideas…
That’s great! I’m glad I was able to help!
Cheers,
Shruthi
Great ideas! Thanks for this 🙂
You’re welcome!
Cheers,
Shruthi
Aww how cute is your family! I don’t have anything planned yet because my dad is so hard to plan for! He doesn’t like the father’s day crowd and he’s super hard to buy for!
Kimberly
http://www.brunchandgloss.com
Girl I totally feel you! Why are fathers so dang hard to shop for hahaha
Cheers,
Shruthi
Your family is so cute! These are all such great ideas. I think I may buy a watch for my dad since he’s into them haha.
Linda
https://lindatenchitran.com/home/2017/6/9/turtleneck-shirt
Awh thank you! A watch is always a good idea!
Cheers,
Shruthi
Such great ideas here….I love your writing voice too…I felt like I could hear you telling me the stories :)https://fash-n-curious.com/
That is so sweet, thank you!!!
Cheers,
Shruthi
This is such a great pos & was like it was written just for me since I am THE WORST procrastinator ever. We are long distance, so I LOVE the idea of ordering carryout – that’s such a fun surprise! The rap is amazing too LOL! Have a great weekend, babe! x Shannon || http://www.champagneatshannons.com
Awh haha! I’m glad it was helpful for you! Have an amazing rest of your week lady! xx
These are such great ideas! My dad would love a ticket to a sporting event! Definitely something we’ve bonded over!
xoxo,
Amy
http://www.styleandsequins.com
Great ideas! My dad loves the Farmer’s Market so that’s what we have planned for Sunday. Also, chocolate 😉
That sounds amazing haha. Chocolate deserves to be in a category of it’s own!
Cheers,
Shruthi
I came across this post and was like, “Oh my gosh, that’s Shruthi!” Beautiful blog and I loved the father’s day ideas. Hopefully, I can use a few of these for my father/father-in-law. Thanks, girl!
-Kayla (Ufro)
Awh haha! <3 It's great to hear from you!