As we begin summer, there’s Father’s Day, graduations, weddings, and vacations! Father’s Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad, and to not only honor your father, but all men who have acted as a father figure in your life – whether as Stepfathers, Uncles, Grandfathers, or “Big Brothers.” Contrary to popular misconception, Father’s Day was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. For the origin of Father’s Day and some ideas on how to celebrate this day, visit Father’s Day. Ddi you know there are 70 million fathers in the United States?
Try to walk a mile in his shoes by imaging what life and fatherhood have been like for him by visiting Center for Fathering . Father’s Worldhas resources, health, legal advice and even tips on goofing off! Guess what… there’s a Facebook page for sharing for fathers and families http://www.facebook.com/sacfathersandfamilies Marvelicious Father’s Day is a wonderful site with great T-shirts that profiles the fun, the greatness of all fathers. New York Times says Stay-at-Home fathers are not so rare anymore. In today’s world, we have stay-at-home Dads. Here’s an information packed site just for them!
You could get him a subscription to his favorite magazine online, such as Sports Illustrated, Science Illustrated or Golf Digest . Does Dad like his computer more than sleep? ZDNet.com will keep him in chip heaven for hours every month. AND, with the proliferation of smartphones and iPads, apps is the name of the game! And there are games galore, business apps, fun apps, book apps! For a great list of current and special apps, iTunes, Android apps and even Google apps are the places to start your gift carding.
Who are the most famous Hall of Famer Dads? Find your hero at My Hero Or is your Dad the coolest of the coolest? Then check out Daddyos where the coolest get their coolness. How many TV Dads can you think of? Check your list at TV Dads. And for that day that culminates all the work and sacrifice on the part of Dad and grads, Present Picker sure does know how to pick that perfect gift! Or check out these Father’s Day recipes for a favorite treat. Here’s 20 activities for long-distance Dads, either from Dad or from child. Dads at a Distance. Father’s Day from Reader’s Digest 10 Father’s Day Adventures With Dad 25 Things I Learned From My Dad 9 Hilarious Father’s Day Jokes For greeting cards for both…find some pretty neat cards for them at Hallmark. More Father’s Day Cards.
Weddings, that is. If there’s someone you know taking this big step, introduce them to My Wedding Organizer which can finalize guest lists, design seating charts, track menu selections, as well as print invitations, thank you notes, and other important documents. Get interactive Planning tools from Brides. Having a hard time thinking about what to get that happy couple? The Ultimate Wedding Link will give you some ideas. And June must have lots of anniversaries because of all those past Junes, so send them real or Virtual Flowers or Great Flowers.
Here in the Valley our summer means those months in which we pay our dues for all the gorgeous weather the rest of the year! We do have water sports, lots of lakes, plenty of cool places to visit and fun things to do like lolling in our pools under the beautiful sunny skies, and I’ll tell you all about them next month. ‘Til then… |