Sometimes it is challenging to come up with the best gifts for dad. One of the most pleasing gifts you can give him is time.
If you live far away the simple act of coming to visit would be wonderful for your father. If you absolutely cannot get away to visit then a nice long phone call would be wonderful as well. What most fathers want more than anything is to spend more company with their children to get to know them and be more involved in their lives.
Another way to give a gift of time is simply to put time into the gift. You can give your time to assist him in the garden, around the house, or on a project. You could commit a tiny bit of time to go fishing with him. You could show him that you put time into the gift you do offer him.
Companies have some great personalized gift ideas such as a custom etched glass. These could include personalized etched messages or words you want to be remembered with time. Some other gifts for dad that show you put some time into them are presents which you create. If you can work with wood you may choose to make a nice framed mirror or picture frame for him. If you are the imaginative sort you could make a nice painting or frame a nice photo of you and him together. He may also like a hand written letter that is from the heart or a poem you wrote yourself. You may also choose to think about having the poem framed.
Other gifts of time might involve planting a tree in his yard or somewhere in his honor. You could also do some undertaking for him around the house. You could organize and decorate a room together. You could also want to wash his car or rake some leaves for him. Think of any little task to make his day less difficult.
You could also merge buying a gift with giving the gift of time by taking him shopping for the gift. You know you loved it when you were a kid and were given some money to spend however you wanted. You could do the same and give a gift card or tell him an amount you will spend and accompany him at way to spend some quality time together.
Whatever you decide when picking out a gift for dad you know he will most appreciate the gift of time. He will be grateful for both the gift of time with you and the gift of the time he knows you spent thinking about him. One thing all fathers have in common is longing to spend more time with their kids and to feel closer with them.
