Happy Father's Day!

We hope you are enjoying Father's Day and celebrating not only your own dad, but the father of your children, too. Amy and I couldn't be married to better daddies. Do you have a great photo of your child/children with dad? Send us a link to it so we can appreciate your man, too!

Happy Father's Day!

Mr. Bean and String Bean looking over the edge of the ferry.

Photo by Mandie

Filbert entertains Walnut, Peanut, and Cashew.
Photo by Hazel

Fathers Day Non-Homemade Gifts

Photo by Timewalker

Filbert informed me over lunch yesterday that no Father's Day gift is good. Today's post hopes to squash that attitude and bring to you, faithful readers, a list of Father's Day gifts that will leave your dad astonished and in fear of you as a woman.

Nothing held back-price-tag included.

Corporate Dad

• 18 karat gold snake cufflinks with diamond accents- $4,615.00. Who wouldn't want these?
• Pineider Limited Edition Ostrich Briefcase- $11,235.00. For an additional $30.00, you can get dad's initials on it! These guys are flying off the shelves. Pun intended.
• Cuban Cohiba Behike cigar- $440.00 each and sold in boxes of 40 make it $17,600.00 for a neat father-to-be gift. No more handing out candy cigars at the hospital when you have these guys lying around.

Blue Collar Dad

• Spectrum 2050 Plasma Cutter- $2,949.00. Why buy anything else when you have a tool that will cut through 1 1/8 inches of steel?
• Fixer-Upper Home- These guys can go for pretty cheap, but be prepared to pick up a very large gift card to Home Depot or Lowes.
• 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe- $8,700,000.00 in 1987, but these guys lose value when you drive them off the lot, right? Oh, the joy of being able to work on it in the garage!
  

Sports Dad

• Chicago Bears Season Tickets- $245.00 per seat per game for the good seats. Mr. Bean has been drooling over season tickets for years. I have yet to pony up the cash to put our name on the waiting list.
• 1909 Honus Wagner Baseball Card- $2,300,000.00. Who says paper is worthless?
• Personal Basketball Court- $60,000.00 for the top of the line stuff. This is great for the dad who thinks his kid is the next Michael Jordan.
  

Outdoors Dad

• Yacht- $300,000,000.00. I'm sure the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum would be happy to sell it to you for slightly cheaper since it is used.
• Jungle Safari in Belize- $2,310.00 plus international airfare.
  
• Fishing in Malaysia- $3,200.00 plus international airfare.
  

After all that, doesn't a homemade gift sound a lot easier to manage?

Father's Day Homemade Gifts

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Ah, the ancient tradition going back to ancient Egypt of children purchasing ties for their fathers on Father's Day. Let's make this year different. Roll up your sleeves, moms, it is time for you to start helping your little ones make Father's Day gifts. No help from the Department of Education here. Dads have it so easy since the schools help your kid make Mother's Day cards and gifts, don't they?

For your viewing pleasure, here are some ideas for you as you plan your child's Father's Day gift.

Best Dad Desk Accessory: recommended for ages 6 and up with parental supervision. Requires dad to have a desk to display the gift on...or a workbench...or a dresser.

Car Nut Frame: recommended for age 5 and up, but I think a 3 year old could do this craft. Make sure you have a photo to put in the frame or it will sit under your bed like Mr. Bean's photo frame has since Christmas. This craft is really cute for any handy-dad.

Coupons: I recommend this "craft" for your older kids who will definitely understand their own sacrifice of love and understand how coupons work. You can make your own or print some here. Even cuter? Make coupons credit card size and stuff a new wallet full of them! I suggest an expiration date be put on them to encourage immediate use or they may end up like Mr. Bean's last batch of coupons--under the bed. Alternatively you could call them gift certificates or gift cards! That's language everyone understands!

Dad's Throne: No, not the toilet. This cute idea is great if you have multiple children and no plans (and good weather) on Father's Day. Helpful if you have a kid who is creative and another who likes to implement ideas, but not necessary. If the weather is bad, this could easily be transformed into an indoor throne.

Note Pad: This idea is really cute and can be done by most any child, toddler and up. A quick visit to the office supply store, some markers, and a ribbon later and viola! You have a quick and easy present just for dad! This is a Martha Stewart approved project.

Personalized Coasters: This is a great craft if you have a newborn since you can just stamp their hand print or foot print on the coasters. Three steps: go to home improvement store, decorate, seal. Love it.

Of course, a tie is easier.