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    Home » What We're Doing » DIY Father's Day Gift: Building Memories with Dad

    DIY Father's Day Gift: Building Memories with Dad

    Published: Jun 1, 2016 by Blair Lonergan

    Long collage of easy DIY Father's Day Gift Idea
    Jar with legos for a DIY Father's Day Gift

    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!

    Jar filled with Lego Duplos for an easy DIY Father's Day Gift Idea

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    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!

    Another favorite father-son activity? Watching a movie!

    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!

    This particular afternoon included a Thomas the Tank Engine movie, as well as some Horizon Cheddar Snack Crackers...

    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!

    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!

    Some additional ideas that made it into our jar were making s'mores around the fire pit:

    Keith and Boys Smores

    Keith and Spencer Smores

    planting a tree or working in the garden,

    Keith and Boys in Garden

    Keith and Boys with Peach Trees

    Keith and Boys with Trees

    riding the tractor (always Spencer's request),

    Keith and Spencer on Tractor

    going for a hike (don't forget to pack the Horizon Fruit Snacks for easy energy on the trail),

    Keith and Spencer Hiking

    Horizon Fruit Snacks

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    having a water gun battle,

    Keith and Casey Water Guns

    and enjoying a picnic.

    Picnic

    These Horizon cheese snacks are perfect, by the way, for stashing into picnic baskets!

    Horizon Cheese

    For the leader of our pack,

    Keith Walking with Spencer

    and the man who can do it all,

    Keith and Spencer in Snow

    the gift of time and special memories with his babies is the most precious present available!

    Keith and Spencer 2

    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!

    Building Memories with Dad 4

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon Organic. The opinions and text are all mine.

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    1. vivian

      June 09, 2022 at 2:27 pm

      love this

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    2. Jen

      June 11, 2022 at 3:35 pm

      Is there a link available for the printable tag? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Blair Lonergan

        June 11, 2022 at 7:12 pm

        Hi, Jen! No, unfortunately it's not a printable tag -- just some stickers that I used to make a homemade tag. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Shelby

      June 17, 2022 at 5:37 pm

      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.

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      • Blair Lonergan

        June 17, 2022 at 6:29 pm

        Hi, Shelby! These were Lego Duplo, which are the larger Legos for younger kids (but not quite as big as Mega Blocks). 🙂

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