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When I was a kid, Fathers Day fell toward the end of the school year, so often the overworked elementary school teachers were itching to give us easy projects to work on as we all spent the last week of the year coasting on towards summer. I didn’t have to think about what type of gift to honor my dad with – in fact, I cannot recall ever coming up with an idea for a gift for my dad. Ever. I’d make something like a golfball paperweight in art class or I’d spend a few minutes dashing off a quick paragraph in English class about what our dads meant to us.
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A Letter to Dad on Father's Day
Panthers Coach Fox on Sports and Family by Charlotte Parent's Eve White.
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Reading is a great way to spend some quality time with dad. For some ideas on what to pick from the library for Father's Day, check out these cool titles contributed by Lucy Cash, author of Life in Forsyth.
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With a Little Help from Daddy. Dan Andreasen. Follow a young
elephant as he does well at every challenge he encounters... with a little
help from Daddy, of course. Preschoolers will most enjoy this book, though
in our house it's still a bedtime ritual.
You Can Do Anything, Daddy! Micheal Rex.Children from 4-10 will giggle
at the illustrations in this book as the ordinary-looking father rescues his
small son from increasingly complicated villains and scenarios.
Just Me and My Dad. Mercer Mayer. Little Critter, imperfections and all,
goes on a camping trip with his father, who brings his own imperfections
along with the tent. The love both have for each other shines through.
Ages 4-6.
My Daddy Snores Nancy Rothstein, author, Stephen Gilpin, illustrator.
It's hard to decide which is more hilarious: the wonderful text or the vivid illustrations that bring the family's struggle with Daddy's snoring to life.
Ages 5-7.
The Dangerous Book for Boys. Con and Hal Iggulden.This is a book
that should be on every father's bookshelf, full as it is of arcane knowledge
that can only lead to fun for father and children. Learn how to properly
construct a paper football, a bow and arrow, a simple go-cart, how to tie
knots, use Navajo code, and make invisible inks. Ages 9 and up.
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Do the men in your life look like they
could be clones? Enter our contest for
a chance to win the new Adventure set
of the Indiana Jones movies.
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What is it that makes a father special?
Visit our Hall of Fame to read some really touching stories.
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A Father who has served in Iraq for
7 months, returns from duty and surprises
his little boy at school.
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