Looking for the perfect Father's Day gift? I've compiled a pretty comprehensive list for all types of dads. Read on for some great gift ideas and Happy Father's Day!
For the Barbeque Fanatic/Golfer Dad:
A Barbeque Gift Set
Source: Denny Mike's
If your dad is a fan of grilling, he'd love the set from Denny Mikes, featuring 2 sauces, 2 rubs, and 2 recipe books. Plus, the gift keeps on giving because he'd definitely need someone to try the new sauces with!
A 5 Piece Grilling Set with Golf Club Handles
Source: Home Wet Bar
Your dad will need some new tools for grilling once he gets those barbeque seasonings, so why not pick him up a set of tools that are fun AND useful? The 5 piece set includes a grilling fork, slotted spatula, tongs, and a wire grill brush. All the grilling utensils are accented with real rubber golf club grips and the set comes complete with a mini golf bag for easy portability.
For the Health Fanatic Dad that always made you eat your Vegetables:
Organic Dark Chocolate Covered Goji Berries
Source: Kopali Organics
My dad has been eating goji berries since he was a kid, but I don't think he's ever had them covered with chocolate. Your dad will appreciate the healthy snack AND they're covered with dark chocolate, making them good for you! ;)
An Organic Vegetable of the Month Club
Source: Organic Vegetable Club
A vegetable of the month club is the perfect way to get your dad a gift that keeps on giving. Each month, your dad will gets a delivery of organic veggies - an assortment of artichokes, asparagus, beets, peppers, brussel sprous, so much more!
A Fruit of the Month Club Membership
Source: Harry & David
If your dad isn't into veggies for an entire year, why not get him a Fruit of the Month membership at Harry and David? Each month, your dad will be surprised with a new type of fruit (plus some popcorn one month!)
For the Not Afriad to Indulge Dad:
Chocolates and Cheese from Vosges
Source: Vosges Chocolate
Vosges has some great chocolate creations (ever tried Mo's bacon chocolate bar?!) and this gift set might top them all. It includes 5 cheeses & 28 chocolate truffles, 1 mini Red Fire Exotic Candy Bar, 1 mini Barcelona Bar, a Flying Bacon + Chocolate Pig, Armenian apricot preserves, Aboriginal Riberry confit, Australian akudjura (dried indigenous bush tomato), fermented black garlic, black pepper crackers, paper cheese markers, 5 Teppo Gushi (Japanese wooden knives) and a guidebook outlining cheese and chocolate tasting notes, fun pairing suggestions, the history of cheese and everything you need to know to throw a smashing Cheese + Chocolate soirée. Flip the lid of the box over and use it as a cheese board!
Cheese from Artisanal
Source: Artisinal Cheese
Artisinal Cheese, located in NYC, has a great gift set for dads - for $45, you get three different types of cheese: compte, cabecou feuille, and smokey Oregon blue, which would go perfectly with....
A Wine of the Month Membership
Source: Wine of the Month Club
A wine of the month club membership! The membership can be purchased in a 6-month or 12-month increment and comes with goblets so all you need to do is be ready to drink!
A Bacon of the Month Club Membership
Source: Grateful Palate
Who DOESN'T love bacon?! Your dad will love this bacon on the month club, which sends your happy dad different types of bacon (from all over the US) for 6 months. What's not to love?
A Beer of the Month Club Membership
Source: Beer of the Month Club
Each month, your dad will be rewarded with a 12-pack with four different varities of beer. Wouldn't it be fun to drink some beers, grill some burgers (with the new golf-themed grill set from above) and finish the meal off with some cheese and chocolate? That sounds pretty ideal to me!
For the Dad Who LOVES Food but is on a Diet:
Le Whif Chocolates
Source: Le Whif Chocolates
There's nothing worse than loving chocolate and not being able to eat any. The scientists at Le Whif created Le Whif, which gives you the experience of chocolate - without the calories - by breathing it! I have yet to try it, but it looks and sounds pretty cool.
Bacon Shoes
Source: Geekologie
Okay, so this may not be ideal (especially if your dad is a huge bacon fanatic and you walk in on him trying to eat his shoe), but it's fun, whimsical, and your dad might get a kick out of it.
Hope you end up having a wonderful Father's day!
Want to cook your Dad a gift? If he likes seafood, check out The Old Man & The Seafood recipe ideas.
Posted June 18th, 2009 at 11:09am Permanent Link
All Comments (6)
Hey Grace, thanks for introducing me to Le Whif, even though it smells of Le Fraud!
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 20:05:54 GMT ReplyFlag
These are all entirely ridiculous and impractical. I'm over the age of 60, I'm a father myself as well as a grandfather & I know personally a lot of other fathers & grandfathers. I for one would not enjoy receiving any of the mentioned items for Fathers Day or at any other time of the year, in fact, I'd be insulted by such audacities. Every item mentioned belongs deep at the bottom of an enormous livestock manure pit because they all stink (some literally like the bacon slippers ... I've seen these & smelled them ... like they were just dug out of a livestock manure pit).
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 19:22:43 GMT ReplyFlag
Check out our photo ball markers as a great father's day present.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 06:21:08 GMT ReplyFlag
I think I saw a bacon wallet on Archie McPhee's website. That would make a gift set! Ha ha
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 00:53:29 GMT ReplyFlag
These are way better than the sucky ties and useless coffee mugs, I always get him. Bruce will thank you!
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 22:21:34 GMT ReplyFlag
Whoa, bacon shoes!
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 22:08:01 GMT ReplyFlag