🎁 What Are We Getting Dads for Father’s Day? Here’s What Mamas Are Gifting This Year (Local Ideas Too!)
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The original question: What are you getting your dads, husbands, partners, or baby daddies for Father’s Day? Bonus points if it supports a local business!
From personalized shirts to locally made beard oil and even “Daddy” sourdough, Mamahood members are going all out with fun, creative, and meaningful Father’s Day gifts this year. Here's a roundup of what real moms are planning—straight from the thread!
🎨 Personalized & Sentimental Gifts
"I bought my husband a shirt on Amazon with pictures of him and the kids on it." – K.J.D.
"Family photos." – H.T.
"Personalized cutting board and a shirt." – G.Z.
"Cousin baby face socks and a couple nice shirts." – C.K.
"Taking him to the House of Prime Rib, socks with our babies' faces on them, and a personalized Funko Pop of Daddy and baby." – L.C.
"We made a painting—painted one kid's hand and one kid's foot and turned them into monsters (Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc) and wrote 'Daddy’s Little Monsters.'" – S.R.
"Google Photo book." – I.S.
🛍️ Local & Woman-Owned Businesses
"Ok, I found this super cool jacket called The Dad Hoodie. It's super nice quality and has a ton of secret pockets inside—super cool for a dad with little ones." – F.R.R.
"Woman-founded, led, and owned: Formosa Chocolates —so yummy." – S.Y.
"Oaktown Spice Shop" – K.M.L.T.
"Wish Walnut Creek has a great selection of gift ideas. Local woman-owned business & the owners are the best!!" – K.P.
🍽️ Foodie & Cooking Gifts
"I bake sourdough and can write 'Daddy' on it." – M.O.
"Lots of Fishwife goodies (he loves them) and a burger smasher thing for the grill—so far." – K.S.
"Rest EZ BBQ resting blanket since he ALWAYS takes our good towels and wraps meat to rest in it! Some new BBQ gloves and a Yeti tumbler since his old lid cracked." – K.K.
"Was thinking of getting a small tabletop hibachi grill for the son and dad to grill together—small size, small hands. The one I found is at World Market." – P.S.
🎶 Experience-Based Gifts
"We may also do an overnight to our fave beach resort on the coast." – A.J.
"I’m taking mine to the Posty x Jelly Roll concert." – K.M.
"Just lunch or dinner, lol. We both hate buying gifts." – J.R.
"In this economy? We're doing homemade cards, breakfast in bed, and going to do something in nature. Quality time > gifts." – C.N.G.
😎 Style, Sunglasses & Gear
"A real $100 bill bow tie. LOL." – T.B.
"A massage, some loud Sunday Swagger golfing shirts, and some sunglasses." – J.M.T.
"Sports Basement has a lot of sunglasses." – L.L.
"Maui Jim sunglasses—online." – S.Y.
"Heatwave Visual has great sunglasses. Great prices and most men love them." – H.F.
"My husband does custom engraving! Great for knives, Stanleys, beer mugs, anything!" – K.C.
"I got mine the Brick, which is this device that's supposed to limit your phone addiction. We'll see if it works, but we're trying to work on this as a family." – I.S.
💡 Creative & Handmade Gifts
"Just ordered this off Etsy. DYCustomDesigns." – H.M.
"For the craft cocktail-lovin' dads, you can order a customized cocktail herb garden I will put together from our Martinez garden; pair with a nice bottle of a fave spirit, maybe a new shaker, silicone ice tray with large cubes. For the music lover with an appreciation of nature or who enjoys time in your yard, I can paint a stepping stone with the cover design of a fave record album. monroeflorals.com IG: @monroeflorals" – K.P.
💬 Keep the Conversation Going
Whether you're spoiling Dad with a concert ticket or crafting a handmade keepsake with your littles, these heartfelt gift ideas show there’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to Father’s Day love.
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