Wool sweater, because every dad needs a good elbow patch. $118.
Steve Jobs biography, $18.
German camping utensil set, $12.
Hot air balloon ride, $250/person.
Beer-of-the-month club, the gift that keeps on giving, $37/month.
Gold cheese!!! $Bucks.
Napoleon wine bottle stopper, $14.50.
United States cutting board, featuring his favorite state, $40.
P.S. More gifts for dads (and how to make bullet potatoes:)
(Hot air balloon photo by Celine)
How you come up with this…Do you have some more gifts to share?
Joanna – love the idea of a hot air balloon ride! My beau would love it!! I’m looking for a service close to us – thanks so much.
Great list! I had seen the state cutting boards on another list! Bought one for my Dad. Also…you can choose where you want the heart to be!
My dad is very hard to shop for, usually we get him clothes or books he has already picked out. Every year I try to find something original for him, but I was totally at a loss this year.
The Finnish snowball would be perfect. We live in Vermont, and he loves winter, and has a stressful job. This would be perfect for his desk at work!
Totally bought the snowball for my sister-in-law who moved from the east coast to Oakland, CA a year ago! She misses the snow terribly! Perfect!
Wow — the snowball looks crazy. Have you touched one, Joanna? Does it feel cold? I’m super curious!!
I think I might buy one for my meteorologist boyfriend, I think he’d love it since we live in the southern US and snow is scarce!
Great gifts!! Love the ideas – thanks!
xo
Caitlin
http://hauteeyes.com
Great guides. Can you please do a gift guide for a guy you just started dating? I’m at a loss – I want to get him something personal and cool but not too intimate or expensive. Help please, Gift Guide Guru?
Joanna, this is a GREAT post! I love all of these things, and I am not even a dad. :) Bravo. The Napolean wine stopper, and cheese board are especially suave.
I am actually trying to make cutting boards via design sponge this Christmas for people, not as nifty as the state designs, but I hope its a start :)
http://www.designsponge.com/2011/09/diy-project-homemade-cutting-boards.html
Have you ever heard of the hennessy hammock? It’s a tent that hangs from two trees! The photo of german camping silverware reminded me of it. I have really been enjoying all of your posts for the past few months
i put a hot air balloon ride on MY christmas wishlist. hope i get it!!!
Love the magnet pictures! The hot air balloon ride is another awesome suggestion ;)
thank you so much for the magnet picture idea i just ordered some for my dad’s gift i hope he enjoys it
the Finnish snowball would be so fun to get for my dad!! as Finnish is our background :)
haha, i realy love the Napoleon wine bottle stopper!
Joanna, I’d love you to do one for gifts for boyfriend’s parents…I’m doing my first xmas with his fam this year and want to make a good impression. I love your gift guides.
bought the shaving cream for my husband. thanks Joanna!
What a great list! I had such a hard time figuring out what to get my dad. He doesn’t eat cheese and I got him a cutting board last year, so that knocked out a few of your suggestions unfortunately.
We got my dad a Pennsylvania-shaped cutting board (complete with a heart over Philadelphia) for Father’s Day this year. He is so incredibly hard to buy for, but I think he liked it. This year, we had a nice photo album made for him.
That sweater is awesome — I think my husband would love it. Maybe I’ll buy a sweater and add an elbow patch. Thanks for sharing!
All great suggestions! I wouldn’t mind having some of these on the balloon ride! :)
These are all great gift ideas and I love the beer of the month gift idea! I didn’t know what to get my husband and now I do. Thanks sooo much for sharing!
mann, this inspires me not to just get my dad a tie this Christmas! xD
Wow! Six gifts down! LOVE your gift guides. My husband and I live in Congo and our families are in the States. With your clever gift hints, online Christmas shopping is a breeze. Such a joy to read. Merci!
joanna, you are really the best at finding gifts for guys.
Love, love, LOVE that snowball! So cool.
My father would prefer to be shot dead before wearing a sweater with elbow patches…or probably any sweater at all, really. One way to tell my dad isn’t British…hahahahaha
I just ordered the cutting board in the shape of Indiana for my husband, who is a proud Hoosier. What a fantastic gift idea…he will love it and I have you to thank!
Thank you, thank you…you’re a life-saver. I was at a complete loss, wondering what to get my dad-in-law. Love the salut flask!
jessie, i’m on it! :)
Absolutely can’t wait for the husband/boyfriend/brother guide! All of your gift guides are amazing and I am at an absolute loss as to what to get a gentleman friend of mine.
These were great, and so timely. My husband and I are racking our brains trying to figure out what to give my father-in-law and 2 or 3 of these ideas are just perfect for him! Thanks!
The only thing more genius than coolmaterial’s german camping utensil set is the guitar pick punch I just found! Totally getting that for the hubs for Christmas. YAY! :)
rachel, when you click “personalize your item,” it will take you to a grid of nine photos and you can upload nine different ones. xoxo happy shopping!
Great collection! I love guy gifts.
I bought the cutting boards to be wall art for my husband. We got Massachusetts & Maine (our home states). They’re beautifully made and I love them!
Joanna, I LOVE these magnets!! I went straight to PP to check them out, but it looks like the sets are all one picture, rather than an assortment. Is that offered somewhere else on the site that I’m missing? Thanks!
Very nice. My husband would go nuts over the hot balloon ride. An experience is a great gift for someone who doesn’t need anything.
LOVE this list! Most gift guides include things you’ve already thought of but I’ve never seen a Napoleon bottle stopper or Gold cheese!
~Lindsey
forloublog.com
I like the Finnish snowball. Also, my dad is such a kid at heart (like me! he’s where I get it from:) I’m sure he’d be thrilled to go up in a balloon.
Dudes are SO hard to shop for; these are awesome ideas!!! My dad defaults to slippers and socks all the time but I think I like that state cheese board!
a hot air ballon ride would be AMAZING!! Great post :)
xo
ellie
http://occupystyle.blogspot.com/
haha, so funny, rebecca! they are so good, especially with butter, sour cream AND cheese:)
Really like that J. Crew sweater. Looks like a winter workhorse.
Great suggestions! I’m keeping the snowball in mind for my husband, too–he loves fun desk items.
Seriously, you are saving me here. Not just for Dad, these are geat gift ideas for Husband, Stepbrother, Stepcousin-in-law… you name it!
so funny you mentioned bullet potatoes. i searched for it on your blog last night cause i couldn’t remember how to make them. success!
11 gifts for kids, including the cutest dog game.
Is it a thing? Because I really want to.
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