Father’s Day 2025: Forgot Gift For Your Father? Here are Some Easy DIY and Last-Minute Ideas to Surprise Your Dad

Father’s Day 2025: Father’s Day is a special day to commemorate fathers and father figures.  Many countries, including India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, celebrate this cherished day on the third Sunday of June.  Father's Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 15th, in 2025.

Father’s Day Importance

• Father’s Day provides an opportunity to recognise fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles, and other father figures for their love, advice, support, and sacrifices.

• Fathers play an important role in influencing their children’s values, confidence, and overall well-being. This day emphasises their significant influence.

• Spending quality time and expressing gratitude promote deeper bonds within families.

• Modern fatherhood includes a wide range of responsibilities, from providing for the family to actively participating in childcare and domestic chores. Father’s Day commemorates these developing responsibilities.

DIY Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

• Make a booklet containing coupons for acts of service, such as “one car wash,” “breakfast in bed,” “a movie night of your choice,” or “help with chores.”

• Gather smooth stones and allow youngsters to adorn them using paint pens and washi tape.  Add a punny message

• Fill a jar with small notes about your favourite memories or reasons to appreciate your father.  He can take one out whenever he needs to smile.

• A framed handprint or footprint art creation can be a very meaningful souvenir for younger children.

• If your father enjoys cooking or grilling, make a personalised spice blend or a batch of his favourite barbecue sauce, packed in an attractively labelled jar.

• Simple leather keychains can be personalised with initials or a simple design, making them a useful and fashionable gift.

Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

Life gets busy, and it is common to forget Father’s Day. Don’t worry!  Try these last-minute ideas that will make your father feel special:

• Purchase tickets to a sporting event, concert, or movie, or organise a day trip to a location he'd appreciate (for example, a fishing locale, a new brewery, or a golf course).

• There’s a subscription box for everyone’s interests, from gourmet coffee to craft beer, shaving supplies, and even book clubs.  Many provide digital gift options with immediate delivery.

• If he enjoys films or TV shows, a subscription to a new streaming service he’s been wanting to test is a kind and useful gift.

• Create a basket with his favourite snacks, craft beers, specialty coffees, or chocolates. Many online sellers provide same-day or next-day delivery for tailored hampers.

• For fathers who live far away, a dedicated phone call or video chat to show your love and admiration can be the most significant gift.

• Treat him to a great lunch from his favourite restaurant, delivered directly to his or your door.