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Gift ideas

Birthday gift ideas for Dad, from you and the kids

Dads are famously hard to buy for, mostly because they buy the small things themselves. Aim for one thing from the kids and one thing he would never get around to.

Make it together, free

A birthday page in the Grow BookA photo with the kids and a short recording of them singing to him. Keep one every year. A card the kids makePrint a coloring page and let them turn it into a card.

Under $20

  • A morning with no jobs in it. No list, no errands. Say so out loud, or he will find something to fix.
  • His favorite meal, made at home. Plus the cake the kids choose, whatever it looks like.
  • A letter from you. One page on what this year was like with him in it.

$20 to $75

  • Something for the thing he actually does. The grill, the bike, the garage, the guitar, the fishing.
  • A day out, planned by the kids. They pick it, you book it, he just turns up.
  • A framed photo of him with the kids. Most dads are the one holding the camera. Take one on purpose.

Worth it

  • The upgrade he keeps not buying. The better tool, the decent headphones, the boots. He has priced it already.
  • Tickets for him and one kid. A game, a race, a show. The one-on-one is the gift.

Questions people ask

What can the kids make for Dad?

A birthday page in the Grow Book — A photo with the kids and a short recording of them singing to him. Keep one every year. It is free on Keepers of Childhood.

What is a good His birthday gift under $20?

A morning with no jobs in it. No list, no errands. Say so out loud, or he will find something to fix.

What if we want to spend more?

The upgrade he keeps not buying. The better tool, the decent headphones, the boots. He has priced it already.

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The free half of this list

The homemade ones, ready to print

Every “make it together” idea above prints from a free account — letters, scrapbook pages, photo signs and coloring pages. It remembers your children’s names so you are not retyping them, and it costs nothing.

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