Thursday, October 16, 2008

Top 10 Holiday Gifts For Dad


Looking for fun gifts for dad this Holiday Season? Don't just reach for another tie! There are a lot of unique gifts to choose from. Here are the top 10 best gift ideas this holiday season. Get these cool gifts for dad and make him feel really special. 1) Free throw basketball This cool indoor basketball tops the list. Bring the life of the game indoors with this easy to set up and easy to fold free throw basketball. Definitely one of the best fun gifts for dad, he can play it with the kids or even with his friends when they come over. 2) Foosball Second in the top 10 unique gifts for dads is - what else? - foosball! What could be more cool than giving dad his own foosball at home? Now the whole family can enjoy the game. 3) Robe A robe is another hot item on the list of holiday gifts for dad. Give him something soft to wear after having a hard day at work. And to make your gift even more unique, you can have his name embroidered on it. 4) Diver's watch Let's face it, all men like to wear diver's watches - even if they don't really dive. Diver's watches definitely belong to the list of cool gifts for dad.
5) Personalized Pocket knife Personalized pocket knives as holiday gifts for dad? He will love them for sure. Whether for Christmas, or Father's Day, or his birthday, pocket knives will always be on the list of cool gifts for dad. It's a guy thing. 6) Cuff links Don't forget to put cuff links on your list of holiday gifts for dad. Make him look elegant with silver cuff links, which can be personalized with his initials on them. 7) Barbecue tool set Landing on number 7 of unique gifts for dads this holiday season is a barbecue tool set. Dad will love using it when he sets up the grill for some juicy steaks. 8) Daddy tees Daddy tees make fun gifts for dad. Choose a tee with a design that best describes him, such as "Awesome Dad" or "Happy Dad." 9) Office accessories Help dad organize his office desk by getting him some office accessories. You can give him something that will be useful for his daily work activities. 10) Picture frame A good old picture frame is still among the best holiday gifts for dad. Picture frames may seem ordinary, but you can turn these common holiday gifts into unique gifts for dads by doing one simple thing - adding By Jim Hubley

Monday, October 13, 2008

Gifts For the Dads to Be


Do you know a man that is about to enter fatherhood? This is a great and joyous event for him. You want to help celebrate this event by getting a gift. You wonder what are good gifts for the dad to be. This can be a difficult decision to make, but it really should not be that difficult. Think about this person and what they have told you about their upcoming fatherhood and you may realize that they have actually told you something that they need. Below are a few gift ideas for the dad to be. Books If this is the first child, one of the great gifts for the dad to be is a book about the experience. The book could help him learn what is going on with his child and what to expect out of the whole experience. It can help him know in what ways he can help his wife in this experience. Often, dads feel left out of the birthing process and do not now how involved they should be or what they should be involved in. A book could help eliminate this confusion. Additionally, the mother would probably like her husband to be more involved and would like the dad to have read up on the subject.

Night Out Another one of the great gifts for the dad to be is a gift that can be enjoyed as a night out with his wife. As the couple is embarking on bringing a child into the world, they have likely focused much more on their unborn child than on themselves. It would be great for them to be able to go out for a night and just enjoy time with the two of them. A gift certificate to the couple's favorite restaurant could be the perfect gift. Guys Night Out Just as the future dad has likely focused more on his unborn child than on him and his wife, the future dad's time hanging out with the guys has likely decreased. While becoming a father means less time hanging out with guy friends, it is still important to maintain those relationships. A great gift could be a gift certificate to a golf course or batting cages, or whatever he enjoys doing with the guys. Baby Stuff When having a child, a dad could always use baby stuff. Especially if the couple are young, perhaps still in school or just finishing school, money may be tight and they may wonder how they can afford all the baby stuff that they will need. Ask what baby items they already have and see what they may need. Cash Gift Card If you are out of ideas, a cash gift card may be the way to go. These are just like credit cards and are accepted wherever credit cards are accepted. You put a specified amount of money on the card and then the person can use the card to buy whatever they need wherever they want to. These cards are very versatile gifts for the dad to be. By Robert Grazian

Friday, October 10, 2008

Gifts For Dad


As a dad, I can tell you what works for Father's Day and what doesn't. Over the years, I've received ties with flashing lights, "World's Greatest Dad" T-shirts, picture frames, electronic singing and dancing hamsters, and even a set of tires. While I've worn or used every one of those gifts even if it was just for making my kids happy. There are some things I'm hoping to find under my "Father's Day Tree" this year.Making the top of my list is the Sirius Stiletto 100 with the car kit. This thing is so cool. Not only can I listen to Sirius radio, it's got a built in MP3 player that lets me listen to my own music, as well as record whatever is playing on the radio. What's really neat about this little guy is that I can use the Stiletto 100 over any public Wi-Fi network. That means I can sit in my favorite coffee shop and listen to satellite radio without having to have a high-gain antenna of some sort. If the Sirius 100 with the car kit is out of the price range, I could live with Stiletto 10. It's a more barebones option, with no Wi-Fi connectivity, but it still gives me access to my MP3s.

I'm also hoping to get a nice set of portable speakers to go with my MP3 player on Father's day. The Altec-Lansing InMotion series is pretty slick, as is the LG MSP-100. These guys will look great sitting on the desk in my den. I can almost hear the Jazz bouncing off of the bookshelves now. Every dad should have some sort of portable music option so we can have music when working in the garage or enjoying a nice spring day on the deck out back.If I can go way out there and dream for a minute, I'd like to think that my kids have been saving their allowances for the last six years or so, and that they've been working a part-time third-shift job I don't know about. If that's the case, I'm hoping for the Hitachi P50T501. With 50 inches of pure High Def, I'll be in heaven come World Series. A high definition receiver with a DIRECTV HD subscription would add even more enjoyment to the mix. By Bob Maines