Gift for New Daddy

Hi Girls,

I really want to purchase DH a gift to give him when the baby arrives. Something from me and the baby. I'm really aware that most people spoil the baby and/or the mother but rarely the father and don't want him to be excluded. Does anyone have any ideas? He has recently bought a new wallet otherwise I would have given him one with a piccie of bubs in it. I don't have *heaps* to spend on him due to an unexpected bill... The only idea I have at the moment is a nice picture of bubs in a nice frame for his new office but I won't be able to give him that on the day and I really want something I can give him on the day...

Thanks

MG

DD once "gave" DH a copy of the story book, "My Dad" by Anthony Browne. It was a favorite that they read together for many years.
:)

Maybe you could buy the frame and make it one of those puta onse then have it engraved if you know what you are going to call bubba :)
OR it could be a smallish double photo frame with one of you and the other spot free for the little one :)... mm yep... i love that idea... might do that myself!!! :D

I've (and bubs) given DH a little cartoon kind of book called "Great Lies to Tell Small Kids"... not quite the sentimental kind of gift, but DH loves it and it's hillarious! :cryinglaugh: We've spent ages imagining all the porkies we can tell Fruity (poor child)
Depends what kind of gift you're after I suppose...

MG
I recently gave DF a nice little frigde magnet with a sentimental saying on it.... something along the lines of "i know i dont say it but i love you and your the greatest". DF nearly cried when he read it. You could also get the saying on other things like mugs, keyrings etc and they dont cost a fortune.
I think your DH will love any pressie you get him actually.
Hows the cot going??
Jen

I'd maybe get a photo frame with "world's best dad" or "I love my dad" on it & then maybe put bub's first photo in it?

Wattle I love the sound of that book!!! Where did you get it from?

Looking for ideas here too!

LOVE the tool belt idea though!!

some great ideas. I love the book idea. The Daddy Survival Tool Belt is goodie as well.

Sounds really good its really easy to forget the other half that helps to bring the little one into the world. Im going to think obout what to get my hubby now im thinking a massage to relax him before we come home from hospital

kittykat
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My Girlfriends put a pack together at my Babyshower for my DH. It included panadol, night eye patch, small bottle of wiskey, and ear plugs. He thought it was really funny. If you want to take another direction - How about a massage (giving birth is stressful on Dad as well), a voucher for go-cart racing (my DH would love this), a t-shirt with bubs pic on it or a mug to take to work. I like the book idea as well.

Thanks Girls, keep the ideas coming! I am loving the idea of the tool belt! But any other ideas? Sadly he's not into massages and we have no idea it it's a boy or a girl so I can't get anything engraved. He would KILL me if I gave him a key ring etc LOL... Although I did make a badge for him that says #1 Dad (I just can't remember where I hid it!)... so keep those ideas coming!

BekZ - Panadol, ear plugs and whisky!! LOL What a top idea :lol:

Does he have a favourite hobby he wants to share with bubs? Maybe you can get something from bubs to him with something like "When I am big enough daddy can you show/teach me how to..." or "I can't wait to xxxx with you daddy"

*hugs*
Cailin

Trains Cailin! But he has this thing that he will only take a boy on the trains - it's not a girl thing :rolleyes: I keep telling him it doesn't matter! Maybe I can get him tickets for Puffing Billy and we can make that our first family outing...

YES do a puffing billy voucher? OR go there and get a souvenier and say "Daddy when I come out can you take me on the Puffing Billy with you?" What about matching conductor hats?

*hugs*
Cailin

Or a conductor hat with "Daddy" on it?

*hugs*
Cailin

Brooke - that's a brilliant idea! Where do you get them from? I can use the other box as a gift for friends here too - there are 3 more girls at work who are PG (2 due in April and 1 in March)...

I love that Cailin! You girls are very creative! My brain has been on strike for a few weeks....

Yeah, Those choccy cigars sound like a winner with my DH, he is chocolate mad..

Cheers
Mel

Thanks Brooke! You're a star!

Love MG :)

You could make up a little card on it that states that the bearer of this card is entitled to free hugs and kisses at all times. Or something similar could be written on it. He can keep it in his wallet. If possible, you could get a friend to take a photo soon after birth and use it as the background of the 'card'. If you do the template up early then it should just be a matter of sticking the photo in and printing then laminating.

I love the idea of a little train conductors hat. Or even a jumpsuit for bubs that says 'I have the worlds greatest dad' (or similar)
The choccie cigars sound great and so does the survival box.

Whilst it might be a little 'small' to give a new dad, I bought Thomas a little gift from our coming bub for christmas. I found a pair of black mens socks with 'Super Dad' writen on them in the style of the 'Super Man' symbol.

My usually tough as rocks man got all wet eyed and blubbery and told me that I had no idea how much that meant to him! Sometimes the smallest gestures can have a big effect!


....and he'd murder me if he knew I was telling you all this!

If your DH is a beer drinker there is a site where you can create your own label for a carton of beer (you can order 1 to infinity .... depending on your needs :D) which could be baby's first photo, or world's greatest Dad or whatever you want. They usually arrive in under a week so you could have it made in time for you coming home with the little persons birthdate and details on it if you liked. You then get to wet the baby'd head with the baby's label of beer. The name is brewtopia and it is an Australian site.

We did it for BIL wedding and it was a big hit!!