whatever

Wendy C - I would want all of these – and I’m not a Dad! My love the ice cream maker – such great memories of the old crank style we had when we were kids. Simply screams summertime!

Amy - I stink at gift giving/receiving. Scored an absolute zero on The Five Love Languages for gifts – ha! But one year I put a picture of our kids (covered in mud after they had been “helping dad”) in a card for my husband and he loved it.

Stephanie Zielke - The best gift given? A $50 gift card to Amazon. Boom!

Melissa Lam - I gave my hubby a new pair of biking shorts because he would never spend money on himself to buy a nice pair 🙂

Sara - Love all these ideas…our hand-cranked ice-cream maker has seen better days (evidence of LOTS of use😋). May need to get Dad a new one to make more sweet memories!

Jennifer D. - I’m not great on gift giving, but my dad acted pretty excited about the running shoes we’d always get him every year on Father’s Day. 😄

Nichole Merrell - I love the mug! I should give that to my dad 😝 My favorite gift I have ever given is when my siblings and I went in on a grill for my dad. His last one he had for 20 years so it was definitely time for an upgrade!

Crystal paine - Most likely if I win, the $50 amazon gift card will be the best gift I’ve ever given!

MW - A bible:)

Leah G - This year, I arranged for our lawncare to be taken care of so that my hubby could have more time to focus on his new company and his favorite people;)

Alisa - Cornhole set!

Heidi Jo the Artist - Fishing gear!

GB Jost - Love the Star Wars Aprons!

Amy L. Weber - I don’t think I’ve ever given “the best gift,” because he usually picks out what he wants himself. This year—I think I’ll nail it with that free-standing hammock and that mug!

Tracy Drollinger - The best Father’s Day gift I gave my husband was a scrapbook of him and our kids.

Pam Moul - I love your taste! Your ideas are awesome.

Brenda DeStefano - Thanks for all the great ideas! Love the trash can. ( a great gift for a kid’s birthday)

Stephanie - My dad is a huge LA Lakers fan. In 1999, I was at a pizza place in LA and saw Shaquille O-Neal eating pizza at the table next to us. I asked him for an autograph (before we had selfies and iphones) on a crumbled stained take out menu. I framed it and gave it to my dad for Father’s day. He loved it!

marjie - Cornhole was a great gift!

rachel s. - I got to take my dad to Wrigley field to enjoy a baseball game! That was fun!

April Cremer - Photos and a card

Lisa - Last year I gave my husband a hammock. It was s hit!

MaryAZ - We gave my husband an ice cream maker two years ago…I think it was a bigger hit with my kids than my husband! Always looking for new ideas! Thanks!

Kelly - We love experience gifts around our parts! I think I may have my kids put together the family movie night basket for Dad and we love to do something like put together a yummy picnic and go for a hike kinds of gifts. Kelly

Mitzi - My dad was a simple man who never asked for much, so no matter what his gift was he always got a funny card which he enjoyed!
My sons birthday (June 17) sometimes falls on fathers day and I think that has to be a pretty special gift for my husband!!!!!

Sarah M - I am notorious for missing the mark on gifts for my husband. However, one Father’s Day I got it right with a black leather lazy boy recliner for him. And I’ve missed the mark every Father’s Day since then. 😑

Rebekah - A baby 😁

Stacy C - We need a new hammock! Thanks for the ideas! I love your blog!

Arlene Haymond - Surprising my dad with a trip to Holland.

Andrea Taddicken - I surprised my husband with a kayak!

Christine - The gift of time spent with my dad. That is all he ever wanted and I cherish those days more than anything.

Heidi Johnson - One year when the kids were tiny they decorated a t shirt and my husband wore for years – anywhere – with hand and foot prints all over it!

B Crelly - A few years ago for Father’s Day, I bought my husband a shirt that says, #1 Dad with a picture of Darth Vader. He still loves it and gets complements all the time.

Emmeline C McWilliams - The best thing I got my dad was a handpainted coffee mug from my daughter- we painted her hands and wrapped them around the sides like she was holding the mug. He still loves it!

Larissa - My husband loves getting tools for grilling. He loves his grill basket.

Lori Myers - Last year I gave my Dad and my husband a basket of their favorite things- snacks, movies, gift card for coffee. They loved it.

Shelly - It’s funny, I can’t think of a single amazing gift that we’ve given my husband….we always seem to spend Father’s Day doing what he loves: boating, grilling playing ball in the park. I love the simplicity, but he’d look pretty hot in that Han Solo apron!!!

Abigail - I think this year it’s going to be a new amp for his guitar… But that squirrel feeder is Suuuuper tempting. lol.

Natalie - These are so great! Best gift- a cassette of us singing my girl from when I was so little!

Steffanie Fowler - For my husband’s 1st Father’s Day, I made him a scrapbook and have added to it each year….

Renee Wheeler - I’m not the best at Father’s Day gifts…that’s why I’m loving this post! I think the best I’ve ever done is a photo collage of the kids.

Rebecca - I’ll take them all!!!! But if I had to choose, it would be the Star Wars apron, bear claw meat shredders and the squirrel feeder!!

Tammy - Best gift… Croquet set 😀

Emily Ramstetter - You are so creative! Love these ideas. And I can’t wait to hear you on The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey!!

Peg - Fathe’s Day and my birthday were often the same weekend and we both loved pie so often celebrated together over our fav pie.

Bre Browning - I think the best gift I’ve ever given my husband for Father’s Day is a bunch of stuff for the grill (new tongs set, veggie grilling basket, stuffed burger maker, etc.). I’m a terrible gift giver so I always love these posts!

Stephanie A - oh my !!! forgot to add …..best gift was a big relaxing hammock☺️

Erin - These are awesome ideas! I need to get shopping!

Amy - I gave my husband a photo canvas of our family to hang in his office. He loved it! To this day it is one of our favorite pictures.

Denise D - The grill set is perfect!

Sarah - OK- that squirrel feeder? Priceless. I think my dad would love it!

Karen - I usually stink at giving gifts in general but I’m working on stepping up my game. I’ve always given my husband gift cards for golf (something he won’t pay for on his own) but this year, I’m hoping to give him the gift of a clean and organized garage as I know that will bless him so much!

Melissa Ann - Last year, my son (then age 3) gave his Daddy the DVD set of the old TV show The Lone Ranger. It was my husband’s favorite show as a kid and now it’s something they can watch together.

Whitney R - When my father was alive, we got him Royals tickets & dinner to his favorite BBQ
Restaurant. 🙂

Rachel Newswanger - A blueberry bush. He loves blueberries!

Vicki - Last year I went the sentimental route with my dad. I used my grandma’s recipes and made Dad his favorite childhood foods. Then I called each of the grandkids and had them tell me their 5 favorite things about their Papa. I wrote them all down and gave Dad the list of stuff his grandkids love about him. He loved it and it was a fun gift to give!

Stephanie - The best Father’s Day gift I’ve ever given was our first daughter, born a few days before!

Amy - Best Father’s Day gift I’ve given…. We lived in NJ at the time and I flew to Wichita rented a car drove to 2.5 hours home just in time to surprise my father for Father’s Day! I rang the bell he answered and started crying when he saw us!

Mel - Honestly I am not a good gift giver. I have an idea for my husband this year though. He’s been wanting a good weed eater for awhile now, so that’s my plan for this Father’s Day from our kids and me. I am saving some of these ideas though. You always have such great lists!

Christy - According to my dad, the best give ever gave him was tickets for us all to see a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds game. We had a great day together and he got to see his favorite team pull off a win!

Cara - A side of beef …he was in heaven.

Amy c, - I always got my Dad a couole cases of snickers bars. They were his favorite thing. He’s been gone for 4 years but I buy myself a snickers every Father’s Day and eat it in his honor, thinking about all the good memories.

Melanie Sietsma - definitely concert tickets to one of his favorite bands!

Cassandra - While we aren’t big into father’s day/mother’s day gifts. I’m liking that mug…A LOT!!!

angie - Our son was born on a Monday but we went to the hospital to be induced on Sunday, which was Father’s Day! I’ll never top that gift. But we have enjoyed giving him homemade gifts along the way.

Kristi K - My dad loves a home cooked meal.

Mary M - My boys have made hand-made books (things we do together along with pictures), but the best is riding with their Dad in a local bicycle race that is always held on Father’s Day.

Melanie - The very “bestest” Fathers Day gift I ever gave my husband was his kids.

Sheila - Tickets to professional baseball games, enough so he can take his dad and our sons and son-in-law. They love it!

Lynda - time !! and brunch on Father’s day morning…..

Amanda G. - I bought my husband an old fashioned metal cooler raised on legs for backyard cookouts. It’s been a family favorite for years 🙂

Kathie M. - My boys were in the NICU for my hubby’s first Father’s day. We gave him a batman t-shirt and took some super cute photos that day…it was the first father’s day we celebrated as a little family and that is what really made it special even if it was in the NICU.

Tiffany - My kids and I gave my husband a new grill one year! A win-win for all. 🙂

Lisa S - The best gift I ever gave was a tiny hand print tshirt to my husband when my babies were small – its so great to see since they are all so grown up!

Amy - My dad’s nickname at work is Mr. Happy (because he is pretty grouchy, but lovable), so a few years ago my sister and I made him a T-shirt with a smiley face on it that said Mr. Happy below it. It started a tradition of us giving him “Mr. Happy” themed things (like the Little Miss and Mr. Men books by Roger Hargreaves–there is lots of related merchandise). It’s cheesy and corny, but cute, especially for a grouch-but-softy-at-heart dad!

Vonda - Love all of your ideas & we have given a few of those things too!!!:) The hammock was a great one that the whole family has loved, but we did a fire pit one year for our patio and we use it so much-it,s probably our best and most used gift:)

Sharla - My husband LOVES BBQ so I gave him gift cards to some great BBQ places in KC. There are SO many! 🙂 I love that toilet light!! We saw that on Shark Tank a couple years ago and I had forgotten about it. My boys share a bathroom between their bedrooms and totally need that!

Liana - Best gift ever — probably baseball tickets or a day to golf 🙂

Janet C - When I was a teen, my dad was restoring a 1929 Ford stake truck. He wasn’t a person that swore, but say “ah, nuts!” a lot! I made him a big jar with the words “ah, nuts!” on it and filled it with his favorite cashews. I think that jar is still around somewhere! LOL

Lori - A homemade plaque for my dad when I was about 7. The flowers are scotch-taped onto it (haha) and he still has it. (I’m 37.)

Laura - Love all of these ideas! I just bought that T-shirt for my hubby! I don’t know if it’s the best gift we’ve ever given, but we did give him a “make your own butter” gift one year! He loves butter, so we thought it would be cute 😍

Beth Ann - after reading everyone else’s comments (for ideas) I apparently suck at giving my husband father day gifts…. this year he is getting a babysitter for the kids so he and I can go on a 90 mile bike ride – maybe I had better get him some Chamois Butt’r (http://www.amazon.com/Chamois-Buttr-10PACK9MLCB-Original-10-pack/dp/B000RLDZG8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1464276923&sr=8-2&keywords=chamois+butt%27r) 🙂

Also, I am getting the squirrel feeders for my entertainment!

Kate - My husband works hard and commutes a total of 3 hrs a day. He does so much for us. When he gets home from work he only has about 2 hours before the kids go to bed. So,on Father’s Day, we treated him like a king. The kids want to make breakfast in bed, then we spent the day doing activities he always wants to do with us but doesn’t always get time to. Then we saw a movie he loves and cooked his favorite foods for dinner. Then HE gets to pick what we did before the kids had to go to bed. For him it was the BEST.FATHER’S.DAY.GIFT.EVER! 🙂

kt - The best father’s day gift I have ever given (my self proclaimed non-technical Dad) was a “boombox” and set of my Dad’s favorite cd’s. I remember him working outside or in his office the entire summer listening to his favorite tunes, happy as can be!

Jenny d - The best gift my 3 brothers and I ever gave was a recreated 80s picture of us as kids. It was fun to go to goodwill to find 80s Easter outfit gear (think sailor-Esque onesie for my youngest brother, white hat and gloves for me, etc). We had a blast and the result is hysterical!!!

Kacy - I bought my husband a Traeger smoker for Fathers Day one year! I think he would agree with me when I say that’s the favorite. 🙂

Katie Skiff - Awesome ideas – I think my dad would love the ice cream maker. Or would I? lol We gave my parents those stadium seats for Christmas and had Grandma and Grandpa put on the back with vinyl. Mostly because everyone here has blue seats. HA. Sadly I can’t think of anything overly amazing I’ve given to my dad or hubby. boo.

Maggie Vis - My husband has the same 2 requests every father’s day. A pie he doesn’t have to share with anyone else and time to go play golf.

Sara G. - When I got my first “real” job after graduating from college I was so excited to buy my dad a DeWalt drill set. It seemed so expensive, but I was so proud to be able to buy him a gift that I knew he could use and would love! =)

Katie P NC - I gave my dad a (I think) cedar bird feeder one year. When he passed away that was one of the things I wanted to bring back to my house because he had loved it so much. Unbeknownst to me he had written the date and <3 Katie on the inside. So now I have his handwriting forever too. It was the gift that keeps giving!

Tracy Rizzo - I restored , enlarged and framed an old Polaroid of my husband and his father. He lost his father at a young age so this was very special to him and he loved it.

Penny - The best gift I have ever given to my Dad was probably the coffee mug that he used for over 25 years until he passed in December at age 95. Mom gave the mug to me now and I will always cherish it and the memories of my great Dad.

Lindsay - Anything food related is always a good gift for my hubby. A few years ago we woke up extra early to make cinnamon rolls from scratch for his breakfast!

Julie Anderson - i gave my dad my son’s essay and a pic of them together from grandparents day at his school. He loved it!

Katie pfeiffer - Handmade Bbq platter for his grilled goodness!

Holly - The best Father’s Day gift I have ever given was a handmade mug. At least I thought it was the best. lol

katrina caceres - My hubby’s love language is time (especially with our family)….so every year I plan an activity of his choice for his gift.

Jamie - Photos… Of course “)
To a dad with cancer…. And he wanted them with his kids and bride…: hardest session ever

Jessica Marston - A watercolor painted oak tree picture.

Jessica L Mooneyham - I gave my husband a sign for our Farmhouse with the toast he gave at our wedding which was the lyrics from one of his favorite songs “may your glass be filled.” He cried

Alexandra - I gave my dad a “this is what an awesome dad looks like” apron a few years ago. He loved it and wears it for “special” dinners. So cute! The Star Wars aprons you featured gave me a great idea for this year!

Avery Raley - I gave my Dad a “Papa Chug” (his grandad name) shirt that he loves. I think he’s in love with the name he picked, haha. He wears it all the time and I love that he loves it!

Kristin Joustra - A favorite craft my little girl and I gave to my husband for Father’s Day was a canvas we painted her hands on and turned them into Owls saying “owl always love you, daddy.”

Kim K. - The best gift I have given will be an iWatch – given this year!!

Jaclyn | One Thousand Oaks - Best father’s day gift we bought my dad was a trampoline. Not sure why my mom got it for him from us lol. It was more a gift for us. He used it maybe 5 times and we spend every day all summer long on that thing.

Stacey Gatlin - I told my husband I was pregnant with our second baby on Father’s Day. I’m still surprised I was able to wait 5 days to tell him!

Sherri Nichols - Legacy Box! Dad had reel to reels from his time overseas, his dad and family singing and playing and tons of slides. It was perfect.

Shelly Reil - I remember when I was in elementary school I insisted on buying my Dad banana yellow bikini underwear! OMG, who does that?!?! I die laughing whenever Mom brings out the picture. He was such a good sport!

Lisa - My daughter was born on Fathers Day so of course that was the best ever! But other than that, one year I made an apron for my husband for grilling and it says, “my daddy is smokin'” and then gave him some grill supplies. He thinks that’s pretty fun!

Shelley - I’m a single mom. My oldest son gives me a small father’s day gift each year, since I always had to be both 😉

Krystal - I gave my husband a guitar for Father’s Day once. He loves it!

lacey - I gave my husband a tiny baby hat letting him know he was going to be a dad! 💙💚💛

Jen Smith - I’ve always done the barbecue and let’s spend the day with dad Father’s day so I’ve never given a great gift but I CAN tell you that if I presented him with that ice cream maker he would, from now on, say that was the best Father’s day gift he’d ever received.

MaggieS - My dad is a drummer (retired now, but professional), and one recent year kind of last minute I got him these jingle bells you wear on your foot for toe tapping 😂 he called up when he got them in the mail and was SO enthused! He actually had been eyeing the same ones but just hadn’t ordered them yet.

This is my husband’s first actual Father’s Day, but last year I got him a record album from a band we had seen in concert earlier in my pregnancy.

Arlene - A grill. Best gift because our entire family enjoys the yummy food that comes off that grill. (Smiley face)

Julie Schomacker - Last year, we counted down to Father’s Day.
Beginning on the Monday the week leading up to Father’s Day, my kids and I gave my husband gifts of 7, 6, 5 and so on.
He received 7 t-shirts (We got your back),
6 beers (Because sometimes we might drive you to drink),
5 pairs of underwear (We got your back and your backside) ,
4 packages of different kinds of nuts, some chocolate covered (Because our Daddy is the sweetest and we are “nuts” about him,
3 lottery tickets (We hit the jackpot with you),
2 coffee mugs (Since Mom loves washing your coffee mugs, here are two more), and then on Father’s Day he got all of his favorite meals for breakfast. dinner and supper.
It was a lot of fun picking out the gifts and the kids were super excited to give them to him each day. A lot of things were items he needed (t-shirts and underwear), some were treats (beer and chocolate covered nuts) and some were just fun (lottery tickets).

Emily - Royals game tickets!

Vicky Bright - The best gift I ever got was my Nikon D 3100

Alice H - one year I gave my dad some tickets to a concert and he really enjoyed it! Thanks for the giveaway! And thanks for the gift ideas!

Hilary B - I gave my husband a cornhole set last year — he loved it! SO fun.

Amy - Personalized mouse pad when my kids were babies:)

Crystal Keller - I love when my kids (6 & 3) pick out gifts all on their own – love seeing what they think my husband would love. The most recent gift from my son to my husband was a pair of ninja turtle boxer shorts, lol. My son loves ninja turtles and thought my husband would just love them!

Margaret - I gave my hubby the day off to play golf for as long as he wanted to!!

Elizabeth C - I gave my Dad tickets to a baseball game, fun for everyone!

Debbie M - Hi! The hammock the kids and I got my husband years ago is the gift he has used more than any other! Of course, the homemade things the kids made for him when they were little are high on the list! One of my daughters painted a large rock to look like mu husband..haha! Its still out in his garage on display!

Sabrina - My dad always wants practical gifts for the farm they live on. My husband, only ever wants gift cards, but this year he wanted a fishing pole! That was fun to get him!

Janna - Traeger grill HANDS DOWN!!!!

Jen Higgins - I always make cards for Father’s Day, between my family and my husbands, we have a lot of fathers/grandfathers. I always take time to write something personal in the cards, thanking them for all of their love, help, and sacrifice over the years and every year it brings tears to both my dad’s and my grandpa’s eyes. My grandpa says that knowing that he has made such a difference and been such a blessing is the greatest gift anyone has given him.

Brandi - Real talk, I always look at lists of suggested gifts and quickly scroll through thinking, “nope. nope. nope.” because no matter how great the list is, they just don’t fit my fellas. I found four things I bought from your list. FOUR. Easiest shopping, ever. Thank you very VERY much!

Liz R. - This year’s father’s day present is a kegerator. 🙂

Missy Erstad - 19 years ago on June 18th we became parents~hands down our first born was the BEST gift I gave my hubby❤️💜💙

Sarah N - I gave my husband a really nice scrapbook of pictures of our son and him for his first father’s day. It’s been downhill in the gift department ever since. :/ I am eyeing up that bluetooth speaker for him.

Jazz - This is my hubbies first Father’s Day! These suggestions are so great! The best gift we have given to my dad was buying him fence pickets so he could finish his fence!

Tracey - My hubby & I aren’t great gift givers, but I did get him a card this year thanking him for not wearing skinny jeans. 😉

Bre - Beer ingredients! My husband loves to home brew. =]

Ashley K - I made my dad a cake with candy that looked like a sweater with a tie when I was little. it was my favorite thing to do for him. 🙂

Meredith Feisel - My daughter’s first year we have him a 3×3 in canvas with her tiny (5 month old) hand. It hags on the wall by his desk.

Wendy Van Der Meersche - Thank you for all the great ideas! Probably my hubby’s favorite gift was a family trip to the water slides. 🙂

Sarah Casella - Best gift was a surprise trip to Saratoga racetrack with my dad! He was sick with cancer and we payed for a special VIP experience for our whole family. Dad felt like a king! The memory is even more special now as he passed away three months ago.

Sarah - These are great suggestions! My husband would probably say that his favorite Father’s Day gift has been his safety razor and shaving kit that I got him a couple of years ago.

Karen - New grill that is now old and needs to be replaced.

Allison - Best gift I ever gave was a handmade book for my dad and my husband. I asked the kids – and myself – questions about Dad. Their answers were adorable. And I included pictures. They LOVED it. I am totally loving those squirrel feeders!!!

Gina - What great suggestions! I would say a golf club!! 😀

Nadine - The best gift that my kids and I gave my husband was a hammock for the front yard. He doesn’t get to slow down and relax much, but when he does, he really enjoys napping in the hammock!

Dani M. - My dad is really cool and sends a lot of handwritten notes and letters, so new stationery is always a good gift for him.

Trish - My siblings and I went together and got my dad tickets for a tennis tournament in Ohio a couple years ago and the rest of the surprise was it was a guys trip and all the boys (sons and son-in-law) were going with him. It was the first time we have successfully pulled off a surprise like that and we will probably never manage it again. He was as excited as I’ve ever seen him and I think they will all talk about that trip for years!

Jennifer Nanninga - I gave him a child. Ha!
He loves activities, so I sent him to take his Datsun racing!

Amy Coose - The best Father’s Day gift I ever gave was the gift of time. I sent him to play golf and have dinner with friends.

Shannon Chappell - The best Father’s Day gift I ever gave was 2 years ago when we got my husband KanJam! Such a fun backyard game. 😊

Anneliese Kliewer - I can be a really lame gift giver. but 2 years ago my husband was so touched by what I wrote about him in my caption with him & our boys. I guess I need to say more often that I hope they are just like him!

erica - We have 2 of those stadium seats. The first year our son wrestled I came home from the first tournament and told my husband that a seat was the ONLY thing I wanted for Valentines Day. I returned the favor and bought his for Father’s Day that year. They are the best thing ever for sports parents!!!

FYI the lady at the local store here suggested we buy the xtra wide seats because it gives you a little elbow room in crowded bleachers.