10 Father’s Day Gifts That Will Bring Tears To His Eyes

Whether you’re looking for something thoughtful to give Dad this Father’s Day, or you’re celebrating your partner’s first ever one with your new baby, there are plenty of beautiful gifts that will bring a tear to his eye with a personalised touch. Ditch the socks and leave the aftershave for another occasion - it’s time to show Dad how much he’s loved.

1. A Box of Notes & Photos

Tell Dad how important he is to you with messages and photos in a NoteCube. Select his qualities, preview the notes, edit them to your liking and add pictures of your life together as father and child. If you have siblings, you can create a joint one filled with messages and photos of all of you that he can treasure forever in a keepsake box.

2. Personalised Children’s Storybook

Bring Daddy and child together in their very own storybook. If you’re creative and have the resources, you can write and design your own, but there are plenty of publishers who have stories ready to go - all you have to do is add the names. The next time Dad reads the bedtime story, he’ll be describing the adventures of him and his little one!

3. Matching Sporting Kits

If your partner supports a particular team or cheers on his country during a sporting event, surprise him with a matching kit for his kid. He’ll love his little one showing their support alongside him, and they’ll look ridiculously cute in photos with their matching names on the back!

4. Joint Hand & Foot Print

It may give Dad a clue as to what his present is, but get him to stick his hand and foot in paint to get a print of them, then carefully do the same with your child in a different colour, overlapping their Dad’s. Let them dry, write their names and the date underneath, and frame it all together. Try clay moulds for a more 3D print.

5. A Framed Poem

There are loads of heartwarming, funny and inspiring poems you can find online that you can design, print and frame from your new baby or young child to your partner. Tell him he’s their hero, how lucky you all are to have him and how lucky he is to have you! Design it in credit card size so he can carry it around in his wallet or phone case.

6. Matching T-shirt & Babygrow

Dad’s t-shirt says ‘Pint’ with a picture of a pint of beer, while baby’s babygrow says ‘Half Pint’ with a picture of a bottle of milk; Dad’s says ‘Ctrl C’ while baby’s says ‘Ctrl V’; Dad’s says ‘Big Fish’ while baby’s says ‘Little Fish’. There are so many combinations available that are equally adorable and funny.

7. Illustrated Family Portrait

Send your favourite photo of the family to an artist and see yourselves turned into a cartoon through the artistic talents of an illustrator. Include names, a quote, pets, outfit choices, a background - it’s completely up to you!

8. Personalised Hobby Tool

Keep the kids in Dad’s thoughts while he’s off doing his favourite pastime. Give him a wrench that reads ‘We’re nuts about you’ or present him with a guitar pick that says ‘I couldn’t pick a better Daddy’. If he enjoys fishing, have a key chain engraved with ‘Offishally the best Dad’ that can have fish charms added to it with each child’s name.

9. ‘My Family’ Drawing

One of the first pictures young children draw is of their family. It usually includes parents/carers, siblings, pets and their house in the background, but, of course, differs depending on circumstances and family structure. Whatever the make-up, it really pulls at the heartstrings. Nowadays, you can take your child’s ‘My Family’ drawing and have it turned into an engraving on a keyring, a mug, a plaque, a coaster - something that Dad can cherish forever.

10. Photo Collage

Dad may have had his role as a father for a short while or a long time, but, either way, there are bound to be plenty of photos with him and his child(ren). Gather the best pictures and put them together in a collage to celebrate the memories so far, in what would surely be his favourite job.

Don’t forget Father’s Day is Sunday 20th June in the UK and US, and Sunday 5th September in Australia! Start your NoteCube to your Dad for Father’s Day here.