| As long as your memory stretches back, your dad | | | | day? Don't tell him anything that you'll be doing, and you |
| has been the creative, spontaneous type. Whether it's | | | | make all the arrangements. Whether it's a picnic in the |
| been putting together models, dragging you to the art | | | | park and then an afternoon of bowling, or hitting the |
| museum, or creating his own paper, he's just got to try | | | | bookstore to hear a local writer speak, chock it full |
| his hand at it. | | | | with things that he would love to do. He'll never forget |
| Getting him a meaningful gift for Father's Day can be | | | | it. |
| easy, as long as you think outside the box yourself. | | | | If your dad has a favorite photograph, why not bring it |
| Why not think about buying him a year's membership | | | | to a camera shop that can print photographs on |
| to the local art museum (or botanical gardens)? | | | | canvas? They can be mounted on wood just like a |
| Members usually get in free whenever they want, and | | | | work of art and blown up to almost any size. Whether |
| also get special invites to come hear speakers or take | | | | it's a picture of the family on vacation or a gorgeous |
| classes. It would be a gift he could enjoy all year long. | | | | sunset over the lake, he'll be touched that his favorite |
| Or, if he loves to write, how about a variety of | | | | picture is now a treasured work of art for everyone |
| writing-inspired gifts? For example, you could get him | | | | to enjoy. |
| some stationery embossed with his initials, an exquisite | | | | If you're tech savvy, why not spend some time |
| pen, and perhaps some books on writing fiction, or the | | | | combing through the family home videos? You can |
| art of composing letters, or whatever type of writing | | | | take funny clips and weave them all together to |
| he enjoys doing. All of this could be wrapped and | | | | create a new home video just for him. He'll be left with |
| placed inside a leather messenger bag he could tote to | | | | the primo clips, and if you put it all to music it can be a |
| the local coffee shop when the creative muse strikes! | | | | hilarious, treasured keepsake he'll watch again and |
| If your dad has always had an adventurous spirit, give | | | | again. |
| him the world. Literally. There are companies that | | | | As you can see there are plenty of great, unique gifts |
| make wall-sized maps of the world, and this would be | | | | you can come up with to show your dad how much |
| an awe-inspiring gift to put up in his library or study. | | | | he means to you, and they certainly all don't have to |
| You could supplement this gift with a few amusing | | | | cost a fortune. What counts far more is the obvious |
| travel memoirs to get him geared up to hit the road. | | | | time and consideration you poured into the gift idea, |
| Sticking with the traveling theme, if he already has a | | | | and he'll definitely appreciate your thoughtfulness for |
| trip planned, why not put together a trip-inspired gift? If | | | | not getting him yet another tie! |
| he's traveling to a foreign country, pick him up the | | | | Karen Fusco is co-founder of which supports Busy |
| Rosetta Stone software so he can start learning the | | | | Moms with free gift ideas and helpful tips to meet the |
| language. Water bottles, passport holders, expensive | | | | challenges of motherhood. She is also co-founder of |
| hiking socks, the ideas are endless for this creative gift. | | | | WellnessArticles.net , a directory of articles covering |
| If you'd like to give him a memory that will last a | | | | many areas of wellness. |
| lifetime, why not take him on a mystery trip for the | | | | |