I know it may seem a little late to ask but I have no clue on what to get for my daughter's dad. If anyone has an ideas as what my daughter can buy or make for him I would really appericate it.
I got my husband something for her AND him, i got her a bunch of "daddy" books and they can read them together, i love this idea bc its for both of them. my daughter is also 3 and it may not be for HIM specifically but i think he would love it.
you could do a handprint painted on paper and type out the poem "This is the hand you use to hold when I was only 3 years old." She would have a lot of fun with the painting and glueing on the poem herself.. and you could add glitter and personalize it. A lot of fun for you both..
Also you could look up a simple salt ornament recipe, just 1 cup of flour 1/2 cup salt, and 1/2 cup of water. Mix and kneed, then roll out and use cookie cutters to make shapes, use a straw to make a hole at the top. Bake in over 200 degrees for an hour or 2.. watch so they dont burn. Then when they cool she can paint them and decorate them, put a string through the hole. Lots of fun!
A picture of your daughter in a cute frame.
Decorate a cute box and fill it with snapshots or small drawings.
Bake a batch of cookies.
Decorate a can and fill it with pens & pencils.
Buy a digital keychain and fill it with pics of your daughter.
Buy a ornament that holds pics and put one of her in it.
Buy a craft ornament and help her decorate it.
Something small and sweet. A t-shirt or mug with her picture or a picture made from her hand print in a frame, with his favorite candy treat. You are very kind. God Bless!
J.
Maybe something about her. A favorite book of hers, a frame with a picture of her in it? Something fun for him to do with her?? :) Good luck.
Artsy stuff:
If he drinks coffee... the "paint it" ceramics places have mugs that she could paint. Takes 24 hours though... they have to fire them.
Another would be to have either a piece of her artwork framed for him, or a photo of her and dad framed.
My 2 year old son will be giving his dad a photo album of pictures of himself and the 2 of them. Another idea is a gift certificate to a place that you know your daughter likes to go.
How about framing her Christmas picture for him. I do that for family and they love it.
Hi J.,
I had the same problem figuring out what to get for my son's father. I found some really cute wood ornaments at Joannes Fabrics and had my son color them- they have a picture whole too so then I printed a cute picture of my little man and put in the hand painted ornament- it turned out really cute. Last year I went to the photo kiosk in Walmart and they have several scrapbooking pages that you just add your pictures to- one was a Greatest Dad- I printed that with a picture of him and our son and found a cute inexpensive frame to put it in, he loved that one and still has it hanging in his house =) You can also go to any craft store and get the foam craft kits that your daughter can make- it will be fun for you and her to make something together and something nice to give to her dad... oh and you can always make a white handprint of her hand, and then paint Santa on it using her fingers as the beard, it's a great keepsake and all are quick and inexpensive.
Hope this helps-
Have a happy holiday,
H.
I don't know what their relationship is like or what kind of dad he is, so I'll share from my situation in case it's of any value.
My son used to get discouraged about what to give his dad because "his dad didn't need anything and already had way too much junk" according to my son (which was pretty true). My son kept bugging me to get him lego sets. At first, I thought that it was just my son really wanting a present for himself, but then as I thought about it some more, it didn't seem like such a bad idea. My ex is an engineer, so I decided to find things that could be projects for them to do together, that my ex would enjoy, and where it could be a bonding experience for the two of them. I've gotten him various things like circuit building kits and other things to build.
Perhaps in time we'll find more personal things to give his dad, but for now, that works, and saves my son from experiencing his dad discarding a gift that he doesn't like or need.
The point was to find an activity that my ex would enjoy, and enjoy teaching, and to make that into something they could have fun with together.
Do a photo T-shirt.
Most copy shops do it. Like maybe Kinkos.
Just put a cute photo of your daughter, and or with him, onto the T-shirt.
Or you can put photos onto any product... check your local copy shop.
Or, compile a bunch of photos together of your girl and with you or him... and make a photo album for him. Most men, would not make "photo albums" for themselves. So, if you make one for him, he'd probably cherish it.
Good luck,
Susan
a special Picture of the 2 of them. if your daughter likes coloring, maybe involve her in paper framing it then putting that inside of a glass frame.
If you have a lot of pictures, you can make a DVD to music.
My son is giving his daddy toys for Christmas... helps that daddy is in to star wars :)
