Nothing beats a homemade gift from the heart! Enjoy quality time together and create an easy DIY Father’s Day Gift that will build memories to last a lifetime!
Buying gifts for men is always hard! It seems like Keith rarely needs or wants anything, which can make material items seem like a waste of money. But I do know one thing that he always enjoys, and that’s spending time doing fun activities with his three boys…making THIS the perfect gift!
The kids and I recently sat down together and brainstormed a long list of their favorite activities to do with Dad. It wasn’t hard, since he keeps us constantly on the go! Plus, each child had their favorites, so our jar quickly filled up when we began writing these different adventures onto individual building blocks. I know that Keith will love the thought behind the gift, as well as the seemingly endless stash of readily available options for those precious Saturday afternoons when we happen to have some free time! And as we check off each item from our “list,” the boys will literally AND figuratively be building special memories with their Father.
That’s a gift to last a lifetime!
So what exactly went inside Keith’s jar? What are the kids’ favorite ways to spend time with their Dad? Well, let’s start by making one thing clear: whatever these boys do always involves food! So if you’re gifting Dad with a jar of activities, you’ll probably want to include some snacks to have on hand as well!
For instance, I recently caught Keith and Casey diligently working on one of Casey’s new Lego sets that he received for his birthday…while also munching on some Horizon Snack Grahams!
Another favorite father-son activity? Watching a movie!
This particular afternoon included a Thomas the Tank Engine movie, as well as some Horizon Cheddar Snack Crackers…
Some additional ideas that made it into our jar were making s’mores around the fire pit:
planting a tree or working in the garden,
riding the tractor (always Spencer’s request),
going for a hike (don’t forget to pack the Horizon Fruit Snacks for easy energy on the trail),
having a water gun battle,
and enjoying a picnic.
These Horizon cheese snacks are perfect, by the way, for stashing into picnic baskets!
For the leader of our pack,
and the man who can do it all,
the gift of time and special memories with his babies is the most precious present available!
I hope that you’ll take some inspiration from our family’s favorite activities and snacks to create a special DIY Father’s Day Gift for your own dad this season as well — and build many special memories along the way!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon Organic. The opinions and text are all mine.
I made this today with my kiddos, turned out super cute! My son is 2.5 so our intent was to use the jar over the next year to make new memories, things they haven’t already done yet. I thought it would be a cute idea to do a new jar every year, sort of a family tradition moving forward, especially since the activities will continue to change as the kids get older. I used Duplo square legos, and I must have had a smaller mason jar because I could only fit 10 legos. I noticed many people were looking for a template/printable for the card. I just googled an image of legos, copied it onto my word document where I had typed the “Building Memories with Dad” title, sized it to fit, and then printed on card stock (in color). Turned out great! Would definitely recommend this gift, very meaningful and special.
That’s such a fun approach, Whitney! Thanks for sharing the tips about creating the card, too. So helpful!
Do you share the tag you made for your jar? I would love to use this for my K-5 program at church.
Hi, Lisa! I’m sorry, but I just used some Lego stickers that one of my boys had received years ago. I don’t have a computer form that I can share. 🙁
Do you have a link to the “building memories w Dad” label?
Thanks!
Hi, Margaret! I’m sorry, I don’t. The label is just something that I made with some stickers that my kids had — it’s not a digital file.
I made a tag but I’m not sure how to add it in the comments. If anyone knows how I could do that, I am happy to share.
I’m not sure how you could do that but if you’d be willing to email the tag I’d love to use it! My email is mandylynnxo@gmail.com
I’m not sure how you upload to the comments however, if you’d be willing to email the tag I’d love to use it! My email is brittany_jackson1992@yahoo.com
I’d also love the tag if possible! Ames.erin@gmail.com
Hi, any chance you still have that tag you’d be willing to email to me? Thank you so much! lizm73@hotmail.com
I would love to have a copy of your tag, can you e-mail it to sjmoore@telus.net
Thanks ever so much!
I would love a copy of the tag. Could you email to doppler51671@gmail.com Thank you. 🙂
love this
Is there a link available for the printable tag? Thank you!
Hi, Jen! No, unfortunately it’s not a printable tag — just some stickers that I used to make a homemade tag. 🙂
What kind of blocks are these? I’m having trouble finding ones that are smaller than mega blocks but bigger than Legos because that’s what it looks like would fit in a large jar.
Hi, Shelby! These were Lego Duplo, which are the larger Legos for younger kids (but not quite as big as Mega Blocks). 🙂
I was wondering if you had a printable tag for “Building memories with dad”
Hi, Michelle! I’m sorry, I don’t. Those were just stickers that I used to create that particular tag. I bet you could find similar clipart online, though. 🙂
I found your site looking for easy, creative and fun craft ideas for kids ages 4-18. I followed the link to “Building Memories With Dad,” and now I can’t stop crying.
What a beautiful family! Thank you for sharing your precious family photos. There is nothing better than a doting dad spending quality time with his children. That last picture of your beaming husband and gorgeous baby nearly broke my heart.
I’m an African American Air Force Brat, and I was a daddy’s girl. I live in Hampton, VA and lost my own dad to COVID a few years ago. He would have loved any of the handmade gifts on your site.
Thank you for such a kind note, Lisa. It makes me really happy to know that the idea resonated with you. I know you must have so many wonderful memories of your dad!
Hello,
I am a pre k teacher and I love the building memories with my dad idea and it looks great as a gift that my students can give their dad for a father’s day gift. My question is that I was just wanted to know what program did you use to create that awesome gift tag.
If you can answer this comment, I would really appreciate it. b
Thank you
Hi, Danielle! That tag was just made from a sticker that I had from one of the kid’s. Unfortunately, it’s not something that I can recreate on the computer. Hope you’ll give this a try, though!
Oh my gosh… What an amazing hubbie/dad you have. I am just loving the ‘building memories
jar with duplo. How super cute. I am wondering if you have and feel comfortable sharing the gift tag. That would be amazing.
Thank you, Margot! Unfortunately I don’t have a way to replicate that exact tag. I just used some stickers that we had on hand. It would be really cute to have your kids make (or decorate) a tag of their own, though!
This article gives no actual instructions and it’s infuriating. LEGOs and a jar, yeah. But what size jar? What’s the template for the tag?
Hi, Ashley! It’s simply intended to share an idea. You can use any size jar that you want. The one that I’ve shown here is a 32 ounce wide mouth mason jar. There isn’t a template for the tag. I just made that one on my own with some Lego stickers that the kids received at some point. I’m sure you can design one that’s similar on Canva or another site, but you can also just draw or write a note by hand. Whatever you like will be well received!
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