Post by chuicafina on Oct 21, 2012 16:22:42 GMT -5
So my dad's 60th is coming up in about a month. I'm at a loss for what to get him. He's a "has it all" kind of guy and is not sentimental (i.e. would not really appreciate a framed picture type of gift). He has plenty of money, and well, I'm a SAHM. So anything that he would really like/need, would be something in the price range of an iPhone 5, which is
I usually get him a book because he's constantly reading and learning about anything and everything, but I feel like that's not quite special enough for a 60th birthday. He's also a cyclist, but I feel like I've exhausted the potential cycling gifts.
I've been kicking around the idea of making him some handkerchiefs because he still uses them. I haven't embroidered in years, so it might be a total fail, but I could embroider his initials on them. Is that weird, though? Giving him something he's going to blow his nose in as a 60th birthday gift?
Post by glitterfart on Oct 23, 2012 6:53:55 GMT -5
I think the handkerchiefs is a great idea. For my Dad´s 75th birthday we made him a scrapbook with memories and our favorite Dadisms. He´s not a terribly sentimental guy either, but her really seemed to like it. I asked close friends of the family, extended family, etc. to write down their favorite memory or quotes about him and e-mail them to me or mail them. My sister and I printed them out on fun paper and put them in a scrapbook. We added pictures we had that fit and any other sort of embellishments that worked with the memory. My brother came up with a best of list that was really funny as well. Maybe something like that?
Post by chuicafina on Oct 23, 2012 22:30:48 GMT -5
Thank you for the ideas, ladies. I think I'm going to go with the handkerchiefs, but I'll tuck your ideas away for later. Sorry for the delayed response. It's been a busy couple days with hubby out of town.