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Sunday, June 21st; Father’s Day. A day when fathers can expect to put their feet up, pop on the telly, and promptly fall asleep. Or, at least, that’s what my father always does. Father’s Day comes around once a year to give us the opportunity to show our Dad’s just how much they mean to us. Mum’s are easy to buy for. Most are happy with any standard perfume or pamper kit, but men are a bit more tricky.
My father loves history books. Anything about world war one or two and he’s happy. The problem is that we’re beginning to run out of reputable material to buy him. He has so many books and movies that he could probably write the next Band of Brothers at this rate! But as my father gets older, it’s becoming more apparent that he needs to start looking out for number one. Gifts promoting self-care or relaxing hobbies might not be ‘cool’ for his generation, but it’s much better than yet another Dad’s Army marathon.
Personalise the occasion with Moonpig!
I want to say a big thank you to Moonpig for helping me out with this post! My dad can be awkward to buy for, so I was relieved to find that Moonpig has a wonderful selection of gifts and cards to suit his needs. Remember how I said my Dad loves anything to do with history? Well, I was able to send him an adoption certificate for a spitfire aircraft! How cool is that? He can read all about his newly adopted plane while sipping on some flavoured gin. Just what he needs after a tough day!
You can get your very own gifts from Moonpig by popping onto their website. Customise your own cards, mix and match your own gifts and even send them directly to your desired address! No need to deliver them yourself so it’s perfect for sending your love while also social distancing.
I’m awaiting photos for this but will update once they arrive!
5 Fab Father’s Day Gifts.
From Moonpig.
Retro gaming!
Old school games are a perfect gift to help your Dad relive his youth. Not into video games? No problem. There are a variety of pop-culture board and card games such as Queen Monopoly or Bean-boozled! Wondering how this encourages self-care? It brings the family together and even encourages relaxation by escaping into a retro world of pixels. It’s never a bad idea to shut down from the noise of modern life and enjoy yourself.
What a better way to spend Father’s Day than starting a feud with your family banker? I suggest steering clear of Monopoly if you want to keep your relationships solid.
An experience.
There are so many experiences you can find on Moonpig. From clay pigeon shooting to a relaxing country break, there’s something for everyone. Encourage your Dad to take some time to himself with a microlight flight. Or why not send him on a relaxing spa day?
You might be tempted to purchase one of these experiences for yourself but please remember it’s all about your Dad for today, okay?
Facecare kit.
Encourage your Dad to look after himself. Skincare is no longer just a feminine secret, and even my own Dad moisturizes. This set encourages the men in our lives to look after the skin they are in! Do you want to know the best news? It’s 100% vegan!
The kit includes;
- 100ml Facewash
- 100ml Moisturiser.
Moonpig also offers a beautiful men’s grooming kit containing face and beard soap, beard oil, mosturiser, and even a wooden beard comb!
Beard Care Kit.
If your Dad has a beard then this is essential for father’s day. Johnathon Van Ness (the kween of the gays) is constantly prompting beard care to all the guys on Queer Eye. This beard oil set is just another way to prompt your dad into taking better care of himself.
Grow your own vegetables.
Gardening is the ultimate form of self-care. Why? Because you’re getting out into nature, you’re learning a new skill and you’re planting your very own vegetables. How cool is that? Even I’ve taken up gardening during lockdown!
Maybe your dad already has a well-pruned garden plot, or maybe it’s a new hobby for his upcoming retirement? Either way, this is the perfect kit to get him started!
*You can read more about why gardening is so good for your mental health in this article by Ellie Roddy.
I hope you all have a wonderful, peaceful father’s day with the men in your lives. Be it your father, step-dad, grandad, partner, husband, or even your mum who basically was your dad. Celebrate them!
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I really want to get myself one of those grow your own Veg kits haha! Some great ideas here x
Thank you Jenny!
My partner love cooking, and I think giving him a Veg kit will be nice. I’m excited 🙂
There’s some great ideas on here! I swear I have the most difficult Dad to buy for on the planet though – he pretty much only likes heavy metal and guitars haha. Must admit I really want the veg kit and the mug building kit for myself…
OMG if that was my Dad I would know what to get him every year! My dad is just into military stuff, history books about war and British soldiers, and anything to do with walking! Gardening, he was more into when Granda was alive and well.
The problem is I think I’ve bought him every possible item to do with guitars and music that’s affordable 😂 I guess there’s a few things you could get related to military – books, art, ornaments… Dad’s are just so difficult, aren’t they?
That build on mug is so cute! I could definitely see my husband playing with that hahaha – I’d have to ban him from bringing it to work 😉
Might have to check out the bathroom kit! My father travels for work for 3 months at a time, so I’m sure he’d like it!
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THat LEGO mug is cool!
It’s so cool, isn’t it!?
Hello!
That is a great post! Very good ideas, especially The Lego Mug. I find it very interesting present, my Dad will like it! 💖
TopBeautyWoman
Thank you for reading 😀
I love the veg idea! That’s right up my dads street, although not sure he has anymore room in his garden or greenhouse!
Lovely picture of you and your parents x
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I love the beard care kit is perfect for my brother he has a big beard. I think these are some excellent Father’s Day gift ideas and I like it that is simple I think I’m going to get the hiking boots for my husband.
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My Father doesn’t love the novelty of a wireless speaker that talks back! Watching him try to get Alexa to play his christmas song of choice at my brothers last year had the whole family cracking up!
Gardening is the go to for my Dad – he is a wee bit obsessed with some mangetout plants he remembers when he was younger and as a family we have been trying to find the strain ever since because he does not remember what variety it was only that they have purple flowers. So far none of us have been successful XD
My dad barely uses Alexa – but everytime she’s on Dad starts asking her questions, so we just refer to her as his girlfriend!
My Dad and late-grandfather would have done a bit of gardening together, and I know that my other grandparents used to love gardening, so this just seemed the obvious choice for him this year 🙂
Thank you so much for stopping by and reading Ruth x
This is a great post! I struggle every year to find something to get my dad for Father’s Day and you just made it so much easier, so thank you!
-Jackie
https://jackieofalltradesblog.com/2019/06/06/vacay-recap-cali-pt-3/
These are some great ideas for Father’s Day. My dad has everything he wants and if he doesn’t he buys it for himself. So I just do little gestures etc. Thank you for sharing these ideas! Xx
This year, after some news about my granny, I think we’re just going to do what we can for him in terms of both his parents. That’s all he would ever want at this point.
Bless you xx
Great list! I love the LEGO mug idea.
It’s so cute, itsn’t it 😀
My dad loves gardening and growing his own veggies. The funky veg kit is such a cute and unique idea!
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My granddad always loved gardening, so I just wanted to add that in therefore for anyone whos father / granddad is the same 😀
I love the beard care kit!! Thanks for sharing these ideas!
Thank you for checking them out!
I agree, it’s always a bit harder to buy things for dad!
Thank you for agreeing! My dad tried to convince me he was the easiest to buy for!
I absolutely love the build on Mug! Great fathers’ gift ideas!
Ahh love this gift guide! I thought the Lego mug was super cute. Who wouldn’t love an Amazon echo?! 😁 Thanks for sharing lovely!
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I have no idea what to get my dad thank you for the ideas ! I love the LEGO cup.
I actually might get my dad an Alexa, such a good idea! I’m so bad at buying presents for my dad and feel like such an awful daughter 😩
Same! When Father’s day rolls around, and he gets yet another book, or nothing, I always feel awful! Even though he would never say it!
The Amazon Echo is a brilliant idea, at least for my Dad, he would love this! Thanks for the recomandation!
Thank you for checking out the post 😀
Love the LEGO mug!!!
Nice post! It’s great that you have a father that you feel more comfortable talking too. My mom is that way for me. I also like your gift ideas, as I usually find my father very difficult to shop for. Last year I put out a feeler on the Amazon Echo by casually mentioning it in conversation. He sort of scoffed, so I past on the idea.
Sure enough, when I saw him again a few months later, there he was talking to Alexa like a best friend. Sigh! 🙂
Roger
Thank you so much for stopping by Roger. My Dad hated the idea of Alexa at the start, stating it was too expensive for pretty much what the TV did (??). Then at Christmas he asking her all sorts of questions, asking her for songs and then getting annoyed she didn’t have them. He loves her now!
Lol! So funny!
I agree that self-care promoting products are the way to go for father’s day. I especially like the beard grooming kit!
Such original and fun gift ideas. I’m sure your dad will be pleased with which ever one you get, the lucky fellow 🙂
I think getting something they wouldn’t originally think to get for themselves is what they will appreciate.
Love the Lego mug, what a clever idea! I’d never heard of the Funky Veg Kit, but I think that would make a fun gift, too! I agree that getting out and digging in the dirt is a great way to relieve stress and promote positive mental health, for fathers or just about anyone!
Your dad seems very similar to mine and I love that. My dad is all about his history, but I didn’t even click about a bathroom survival kit for him which is totally dumb of me because he’s shaved his head and moustache since I was a tote! I might actually get him an Amazon Echo for his birthday because the thought of him yelling at Alexa has me snort laughing into my tea! xx
My Dad has been looking after his skin more lately since cancer has been running through our family like a hungry ghost. He does tend to look after himself, but lately, he’s been run down traveling up and down from Cookstown to Antrim and then across to Craigavon to see his parents, so I just wanted to bestow upon him some self-care incentives. Every older person I know who has an Alexa treats her with the same dignity; Shouting at her until she sort of listens. x
Poor Alexa, I’m sure you guys get some laughs from her, though lol. xo
My Dad is going to love the ManCave products!!
I like the idea of getting a gift that promote self care. I also adore that lego mug!
You’ve made a great list of gifts, especially Alexa and the Lego mug.
These are some really great ideas! My husband isn’t too hard to shop for, but my dad is. This was really well thought out!
Thank you 🙂
Some great ideas here! I feel like my Dad would have hours of fun with the Amazon Alexa or Google Home, and that Lego mug looks like I would enjoy that, let alone him 🙊
I personally love the lego mug!
I can recommend the funky veg kit! My Dad loves his vegetable plot and He likes this set.
My father was the same! He wanted a new one this year, but once my grandfather went so did his interest in planting 🙁
Even though I don’t have a relationship with my father these are some cool ideas.
Thank you 🙂
These are some great ideas. Thank you.
Thank you for stopping by 😀
A much needed post! We don’t really celebrate Fathers day in India but I’m always at such a loss when it comes to gifting my father. This gives me so many good ideas!
Lovely post!
Shalvika
Thank you 😀
Some great ideas here! My dad has recently got into growing vegetables and fruit (since last year) and my parents’ back garden is the most beautiful place I have ever been in. Already got him a band tee but I might get him the funky veg kit or the Lego mug!
My father loved gardening for ages, now he has little motivation since my grandfather passed. But I hope this will get him back into it.
for some reason i see beards and all the tools that come with maintaining one are becoming very popular. not sure of the origin of this trend though.
It could just be men are looking after themselves more? Beards are all back in, especially among younger men, so it could be part-in-partial.
Oooh I love the mug! I am a sucker for a good novelty mug, haha. I have been stuck for ideas and it’s so so close now. Thank you for sharing these ideas! 🙂 x
Thank you for stopping by 😀
Moonpig looks like they have a lot of great options! My kids and I need to figure out what we are going to do for my husband.
They have an amazing selection. I live 20 miles from my parents so I’m just sending stuff down to them. I’m kind of relieved I don’t have to do the actual family thing!
We got my dad a new American Flag for the flagpole and also a Cubs flag. I’m so psyched to give them to him!
I’m sure he’ll love them! I dare not interfere with my father’s love of flags! I’d never get it right lol.
Thanks for the gift ideas! It looks great!
xoxo
Lovely
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My husband would like the hiking boots. This is a good list of gifts
Thank you so much for reading and commenting. x
These are all great ideas. Books are always cool. I was thinking of getting my dad some toiletries this year. He might enjoy that.
Thank you for reading and commenting! I hope you manage to have a lovely father’s day regardless!
Thank you for the tips! Father’s Day is fast approaching and my dad will for sure enjoy the gardening/grow-you-own-veggies kit. Great post!
Thank you!
Ah, these are such great ideas! Thanks!
Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
Been a father myself I would love and be so happy with some of these as gifts. I love the hiking boots. I’ve seen the grow veg kits before and would love to give them a go sometime.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment 🙂
Growing your own garden sounds like a good idea, although my dad has never been much into gardening but he surely enjoys being surrounded by plants, so guess its time he can indulge into this and make the most of it.
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I know so many people who like growing their own produce, so I just thought it would be a great addition.
love the list! father’s day is precious to me because I am totally daddy’s girl. thanks for tips!
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Loving the bathroom kit idea! So unique and a great gift to give to dads!
Thank you 🙂
I’m still trying to figure out ideas for the hubby from the kids. Some of the novelty stuff is really cute, but he’s not fond of “stuff” so it needs to be more practical.
I know what you mean. My dad doesn’t like clutter – he likes things he can eat, drink or use lol.
These are some cool ideas! Finding a gift for my dad has never been easy, but I think he would love the funky veg kit. Thanks for the tips!
These are great suggestions! Each is unique and eclectic! Dads are notoriously hard to buy for but you’ve offered some original suggestions!
These are great gift ideas. My dad will surely love getting new shoes for Father’s Day. He might also like the beard kit and toiletries too.
My dad has a garden so I think he’d like the veggie kit. He likes taking care of plants. Very nice list here.
I think I will be gifting my partner a new hiking boots. This is perfect coz we will be visiting local places for the weekend.
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oh i want the veg kit!!! That would be awesome…I would love to grow my own vegies…
I love the idea of growing my own fruit and veg but the climate here really doesn’t work unless you have a polytunnel or greenhouse!
Thank you so much for commenting! 🙂
Ooooo that veg kit is cool. I wouldn’t mind that 😃
It’s a lovely kit!
Thank you so much for popping in and reading.
These are some great gifts for the father’s day. I think that a good book is always a good choice, everyone should read more 🙂 – Paolo
Thank you! You can never go wrong with a good book.
These are great ideas! Now I dont know about anyone else, but I am very into gardening and the kit is looking very appealing right now
Choosing a best gift and especially for father is really very difficult situation…these ideas are much unique and lovely.loved these..Thanks for sharing..🙂
Thank you so much for reading.
It’s really exciting to shop for the best gifts to our dads! We just want to make them happy.
Thank you so much for commenting. That’s all we really want but they can be difficult!
The mug is cool.. And remaining all these are perfect gifts for fathers.
Thank you so much for popping in and reading.
I haye shopping for my dad so much. He never says what he wants and I feel like none of my gifts are quite right.
This is an awesome list though! Maybe this year will be a good gift year.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for taking the time to read 🙂