This is a fun, meaningful gift for dad or grandpa. You can put this together with the kids in no time! And you’ll have as much fun making it as he does opening it!
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What do you get the guy who has everything?
My dad is the kind of person who buys what he wants and gets what he needs himself, so thinking of something to give him for his birthday is always quite the challenge. Last year, however, I think I hit a home run. The idea I had was awesome! Let me share it with you:
Gift for Dad or Grandpa
First, I asked each of my kids to think of 3-4 things they love about their grandpa. My kids were 8, 5 and 3, so their answers were cute and thoughtful, and also kind of funny.
Once you have your answers from your kids, write them down on our darling printable cards. I literally wrote word-for-word what my kids said, so some of them were not the best English, but it made the gift all the funnier.
Once you have your tags, hit the store and buy a small item that represents each answer. For example, my dad is known for always having a bag of those frosted animal cookies in a high cupboard that he likes to share with his grandkids. So one of Leah’s answers was “I like when grandpa shares his animal cookies with me” and the item we got were those animal cookies.
This one was my favorite – from Ryan, my then 3 year old.
My dad shaves his head completely bald and for some reason, the kids think it is so cool! So I partnered Ryan’s answer with some shaving cream and it got some great laughs!
Once I had all the tags attached, I put the items in a basket and it was ready to go!
This idea was thought of and created all in one afternoon, and with the 10 items and the basket, it only cost me around $20. Super simple, super thoughtful, and my dad loved it.
Want to make one for dad as well as grandpa? We’ve got 2 labels for you – one for dad and one for grandpa!
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Happy gift giving!!
Hi! This is darling! I can’t find the printable of the “10 things I love about Grandpa or Dad”? when I open it , it only has the basket of love paper.
Is this the one you are looking for? https://www.somewhatsimple.com/free-fathers-day-printable-top-10-countdown-list/
Super cute thanks for sharing! Quick question…when i get the download it just the blank labels it doesn’t have the one that says “10 things we love…” Is that download somewhere else?
I think there was an issue with the file – it should be fixed now. Happy Father’s Day!
This was is such an amazing Idea! I love it, I’m going to make this with my daughter for my husband! Thank you so much for the idea!
Thanks Brittany, you are too kind! I’m sure your husband is going to love it!
This is a CUTE idea. I think my girls even at their age 11 & 12 could make this work. So simple and meaningful.
Thanks for this idea and so many more.
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Steph- what a super idea- so thoughtful (and simple!) thank you for sharing.