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01
June
Father's Day Gifts - For the first-time new dad
This year we thought we'd do something fun for our Father's Day Gift Guide - introduce a new category every day or two. Keep checking back for all different Father's Day gifts for all different cool dads on your list!You never forget your first Father's Day. Which is why we wanted to launch our Father's Day Gifts series with gift ideas for that guy who's one part sentimental, one part exhausted, and all parts awesome--the first time new dad.
A big gesture doesn't have cost a fortune--or anything at all. The We Love You Daddy printable garland from Happyshop Printshop is absolutely free.
Silhouettes can be a little grandmotherly, but the custom silhouettes from Pretty Faces open up the options. If you've got a full-body photo of the new dad wearing the baby in Bjorn or holding the baby in the hospital, that would make a pretty darn cool gift. ($30 from Pretty Faces)
Prepare to take more photos than you ever have in your life. Grab the new dad a shiny new SLR for all those memorable moments, like the Nikon D3100 14.2 Megapixel Digital SLR on sale now at Best Buy. Think of it as his own push present Nice touch: it comes with a free photo book from Shutterfly for a limited time. (Camera $649 at Best Buy.)
New daddies new their for special places too. While you can personalize it with a name, we think the Reserved for Dad pillow says it all. Perfect for the man cave--or what's left of it, now. ($33 from shannspishak)
More Father's Day gift ideas from Cool Mom Picks:
Father's Day Gift Guide: Custom Gifts for Dads
Father's Day Gift Guide: Gifts for Grandfathers
Father's Day Gift Guide: Gifts for the Manly Man
Father's Day Gift Guide: Gifts for the Gourmet
Find More: Father's Day Gifts, For the Menfolk, Holiday Picks
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This is sweet! really cool picks for cool dads, thanks for sharing... I need to get shopping :) Maybe I should actually make something though, I'm a crafter after all ;)
Love, love, love the printable garland and the biplane diaper bag (Daddy is a pilot after all)! Great ideas. I look forward to all of your posts every day!
Such rad ideas! Thank you so much!
LOVE that biplane diaper bag!! There are so many cute finds for new dads out there... Happy Father's Day, everybody! :-)
I love the printable garland too but the link isn't working for me. Any suggestions?
The link to the garland is fixed!
I just have to have the pint and half pint t-shirts! If anyone find them in the us please post it here!
Thank you!
ok I found the pint and half pint on cafe press and ordered them - they had no cool colors for toddlers but still cute baby blue and yellow
Great stuff! I have a custom silhouette from PrettyFaces...It was such a hit!! They do a beautiful job! Her use of color is FAR from "grandmotherly", sooo cute! Oh! the frames she uses are beautiful too!
I just found Tyler Florence's new baby cookbook Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating, which just came out and would be an amazing gift for any new dad!
(includes Sprout baby food recipes and they work for parents, too!)
I made my husband a book on snapfish.com and made it all about dadd and me. I found poems and quotes online and used only pictures of our son with his father for the book. I just ordered it today and they had a coupon for 50% off. It will be a great gift and my husband will love it!
I think a lot of men (at least the ones
in my life), can be difficult to buy for!
Your ideas always are very helpful to me...
Many thanks, Cindi
I found the daddy and me pint and half pint shirts from Twisted Twee on cool moms. I ordered them from Twisted Twee May 24 and never received my order. I contacted Suzi in June and was told my items would be sent immediately. It's mid-July and I still have not gotten my stuff and no reply to my last emails. Be careful about ordering to the States from this website!!!!