{"id":1146,"date":"2014-06-09T09:54:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T09:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2023-04-15T18:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T18:47:09","slug":"father%e2%80%99s-day-the-gift-dad-really-cherishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/babysitter\/father%e2%80%99s-day-the-gift-dad-really-cherishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Father\u2019s Day: The Gift Dad Really Cherishes!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

As Father\u2019s Day rapidly approaches, kids (and Mothers!) worry about getting that perfect gift for dear old Dad \u2013 something that really shows\"\"<\/a>how much they care.<\/p>\n

Many go to the old standbys \u2013 a new tie or Soap on a Rope. Some go for the \u2018big ticket\u2019 items such as power tools or the latest offering from the Apple Store. Whilst still others will be busy Googling for the top trendy gifts for Dad this year.<\/p>\n

Before getting too caught up in the \u2018what to get\u2019 conundrum, consider what we heard Dad\u2019s say they really cherish the most. We conducted an informal survey, for this article, in which we asked a number of Dad\u2019s from different walks of life \u2013 from a taxi driver to a top executive in a global organisation \u2013 what they best liked to receive from their kids on Father\u2019s Day. The results might surprise you!<\/p>\n

Every Dad we asked told us that the number one thing they most enjoyed receiving from their kids on Father\u2019s Day is \u2026.drum roll please\u2026 a handmade card. Who\u2019d have thought it? Dads \u2013 with their seemingly tough exteriors \u2013 are actually quite sentimental. One Dad even described the special place in his closet where he keeps the cards he receives each year. Another Dad said that he takes pictures of the cards and keeps them on his phone!<\/p>\n

So it turns out that you have all you need to make the Dad in your kid\u2019s life happy right there in your own arts and crafts drawer! This is a special project so you will want to make sure there is plenty of time to get it just right. You can enlist your babysitter or nanny to help supervise the project.<\/p>\n

If you have older kids who want to get in on the action, they can use resources online that let you create cards using your own pictures and messages. Be sure to leave enough time for the card to arrive in the post. Babysitters and nannies can help with these projects too \u2013 particularly as they involve using the internet.<\/p>\n

It turns out that the old adage is true \u2013 It is the thought that counts. And Dad\u2019s prefer the thoughtfulness of a homemade card from their kids. Simple!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It turns out that the old adage is true \u2013 It is the thought that counts. And Dad\u2019s prefer the thoughtfulness of a homemade card from their kids. Simple!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[209,284,285,287,289,288,286],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-babysitter","tag-card","tag-fathers-day","tag-gift","tag-homemade","tag-thought-that-counts","tag-thoughtful","tag-tie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2034,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions\/2034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}