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Father’s day is up close, and if you are planning to make a gift or order your father’s gift online there isn’t much time left. A DIY gift by a child has a special meaning of care. This article helps you with 10 different ideas that you can choose from, a lot of which can be prepared by mom and the kids to surprise dad!
1- DIY Fishing Kit: Survival kits always have fishing kits inside, here is a cool survival kit you can buy and then add your own touch to it by following this video
2- Leather phone cover: A new phone case could be it, follow this video guide to make a DIY cover, you can get creative and add something like a card pocket to it. you can shop for ready-made fancy covers here
3- Hand painted pots with succulents: if he is into gardening, options 3 and 4 could be something he will appreciate
4- Plant holder: If you think your dad’s place needs a bit of decoration you can do a DIY: Hanging Macrame Planter like the one in this video or buy it here!
5- Letter Organizer: I certainly would love to have one of those, I know it will fill up like crazy but I can really use a staging organizer. Here is one you can get from Amazon ready made.
6- Wood magnetic knife rack: This is nice for a garage, you can use larger magnets to be able to hold bigger tools like those heavy duty magnets. This will make tools much easier to find.
7- Wall Clock: This is a nice gift for an office or a living area, all you need is a clock kit and a pine round, she used Roman numbers but you might want to use family pictures or other markings, you can find the full DIY Kit here
8- Mug Warmer: Maybe this is something your father won’t appreciate until he tries it but if he likes his cup of coffee you can follow this video to turn an old coffee maker into a cup warmer. Maybe take the plastic apart, make some decor or write a message on it and put it back on. Or you can order an electric warmer here
Finally, you can find a book that your dad might enjoy, here are a couple of suggestions:
9- Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto
Written by Aaron Franklin, a complete meat and brisket cooking education from the country’s most celebrated pitmaster and owner of the wildly popular Austin restaurant Franklin Barbecue. Your dad will appreciate some of what this book has to offer.
10- Sick In The Head
A collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years—including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr, Harold Ramis, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, and Lena Dunham.
The New Yorker review of this book says ““An amazing read, full of insights and connections both creative and interpersonal,”
