Father's Day Gift

I love the Willow Tree statues. They have a lot of different styles. One with dad and baby or mom, dad and baby. You can find them online or at stores like Hallmark.

Go to Barnes and Noble and check out their Father's Day display. When my husband became a daddy someone gave him a copy of "Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney. It is about a papa bunny and a baby bunny at bedtime. They keep trying to outdo one another on how much they love each other. The last page made me cry! It is a great bedtime book, and it's a great daddy/baby book. My husband just loves to read to my daughter at bedtime, so every year for Father's day I get him a new book that is daddy-themed and it's their special book to read together.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide on.

prpbably too late for this, but i fill empty books with special quotes and memories for the person i am giving the book to. i just write on one side of each page, one quote (or two if they are small) per page. i did an empty book for my daycare provider some years ago and to this day, she tells me it's on her bedstand because she reads something from it every few days.

another idea, a saints medal. i gave a st david medal to my b/f, who has been extremely instrumental in my daughter's life.

i also love giving special books for such occasions. there are beautifully illustrated books that would make lasting keepsakes for both this man and his soon to be born child.

good luck with this! how fortunate you are to have this man in your daughter's life!

Hi Shandell,
What my mother inlaw did for my husband and her son inlaw was made garden stones. They have little craft kits you can buy at michael's and then she put the kids foot prints in them with there name the year and "My First Daddy's Day". That might be a good gift. Good luck.

I really like the books about Daddy and Baby/child. I buy one each fathers day for my 3 year old to give his daddy and those are their special books to read together. You could get him one of those digital photo frames that he can take to work and have photos of his new baby in them...You can start with a photo of him and your daughter, maybe an ultra sound photo, etc. Good Luck!

Things Remembered has great personalized gifts for men and women engraving is only $3 per word and gifts aren't very expensive. Visit www.thingsremebered.com my favorite would be the pocketwatch locket it fits a 1" photo and a personal message on the front (your choice of words).

Do you have a photo with your child and the God Father? It would be neat to find a special frame with him and your daughter or both of them. Maybe a nice poem about a God Father would be nice. Maybe just a nice "dad" picture frame that he can put a picture of him and his new baby in. Dad's can get really sensitive when it comes to their little ones. My son-in-law has my daughter get him a mug with the kids pictures on when she has their photos taken. They can have it at home or work. He has his at work to show off his kids in a subtle way.

My grandsons did a neat thing too - they drew a picture and colored it. Then we scanned it, and printed it on a printable/magnetic sheet and made them into a magnet for the fridge. They are a nice keepsake. They could write a little note about him being a great God Father and it is very inexpensive to to. If you don't have a scanner, you could find a friend to do it. Also some photo finishers can make them too.

try redenvelope.com they have a lot of unique gifts for new fathers keep sake kind of things.

Books to read to his baby. It's never too early to start. I like the cardboard book 'Barney Backhoe Loves to Build', or 'Baby's First Things That Go'.

How about a mens study bible, or book of faith of some type?

Hi Shandell,

If you have photos of your daughter with her God Father...How about making him a photo collage? I did this for my daughters father several years ago, using pictures of her from birth to what her current age was at the time (she is 17 yrs old now!). He LOVED/LOVES it! We did a rather large one and had a frame made for it (Michaels or Hobby Lobby). Whatever you decide, I'm sure it will mean a lot to him!

the best present that i have ever received was a letter from my husband's grandparents telling me what i mean to them, and how i've blessed their lives. give him a letter. nothing's more meaningful to a person than to know that you've touched someone's life and helped make it better.