There's going to be a new father in our family this year. That had me thinking about gift ideas for newbie dads.
Ten Gift Ideas for Dad from Baby
1. A 3D Ultrasound of Unborn Baby
This is my son's father's day gift. With Covid restrictions, he hasn't been able to attend the regular ultra-sound visits. Once restrictions were loosened, mommy-to-be arranged for a 3D ultrasound that daddy-to-be could attend.
2. Make Matching Baby & Daddy Clothes an Annual Tradition
Baby clothes with cute sayings about daddy are a standard choice. However, kick it up a notch by choosing matching baby-daddy items. Continue this tradition for every father's day. Choose a unique set of matching clothes for each year. Collect them over a twenty-year span. What a great memory to keep in the memory box.
3. Baby's Hand and Feet Prints Framed
Make it an annual tradition for the first ten years of baby's life. Then, each year, as baby grows, prepare a framed piece with a lovely saying that features the little one's traced and painted hands and feet.
4. A Key Chain with Baby's Hand Print
Make a key chain that features a clay cutout of baby's hand. If clay work isn't your thing, place an artistic tracing of baby's hands in a keychain frame.
5. A Future Date or Fun Night Planned with Dad
Give dad a card from his baby that promises a daddy date night when baby turns five. It could be dinner, a movie or a day at the park. Frame the card with the promise, and put it on the wall of the nursery. Baby will grow up looking forward to that one special night promised when he or she was an infant.
6. Start a Daddy Memory Book
Create a book that assembles key photos between baby and dad for that year. Each year add to the book. Keep this memory book going until baby is all grown-up.
7. Create an Annual Video Memory of Daddy and Baby
Once you've created this video, upload it to Youtube. Make the video public or private. Each year add a new video to the collection. After a lifetime, daddy will have a lot of easy-to-access video memories.
8. Frame a Large Photo of Daddy and Baby to be Featured in the Home
Create a family wall and add this large custom-framed photo of daddy and baby. If there isn't any room for a full family wall, centrally locate the photo for all to see; a foyer, the nursery, a hallway, the family room, or the home office.
9. Plant a Tree in the Yard for Dad
Choose a place in the yard that's perfect for featuring dad's tree. Plant a tree that will grow for years to come so daddy and baby will always know and enjoy the fact that it's their shared memory and special spot.
10. Create a Garden for Daddy
Plant a garden for dad. Baby can partake in its care for years to come. Baby will grow to know that this garden was gifted to daddy when he or she was an infant. What a lovely gift to enjoy day after day and year after year. Plus, it's the gift that keeps on giving. Feature a sign in the garden that says, "Dad's Garden from Baby." Place baby's name on the sign, or word the sign in any way that you feel honors dad and baby.
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All ten are wonderful suggestions for Father's Day gifts from baby to dad. I especially like the daddy memory book (#6).
ReplyDeleteI wish I had done some of these things for my husband when our children were babies! The scrapbook/album would be such a treasure to have now. I realize it is not to late. I could go back through the albums now and create one, but it would have been so much easier to add to throughout the years as they passed. I also love the idea of the hand prints and foot prints. Definitely real treasures!
ReplyDeleteReally lovely ideas here for Fathers day gifts from baby. These will be very special gifts and memories to treasure.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, you have a unique “gift” for thinking of meaningful, memorable gifts! We don’t have kids, and my parents passed away many years ago, but I still wish I had the opportunity to create some f these beautiful memories for a dad and child in our family. Thank you for sharing such wonderful ideas!
ReplyDeleteNice ideas for that First Father's Day! I love the idea of the ultrasound being a focus, after all they look like a little "peanut" and that is Dad's first and most important peanut, the one that will make him "Father"! It is life changing for sure and should be celebrated!
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