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.
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
June 1, 2016 at 7:31 amWhat a cute gift idea, Blair! Homemade gifts are always the best, especially one like this. Sounds like your husband is a wonderful father!
Blair says
June 1, 2016 at 7:53 pmThanks, Gayle! 🙂
Courtney Hill says
June 12, 2017 at 4:34 pmHow many legos did you use and are these duplo legos??
Blair says
June 12, 2017 at 6:10 pmHi, Courtney! Yes, these are Lego Duplos (they just seemed easier to write on, but either size will work). I have no idea how many I used — maybe about 12-15. Hope that helps! 🙂
Cheri Butler says
May 15, 2018 at 6:48 pmI am totally doing this!! Is there a template for the hanging tag?
Blair says
May 15, 2018 at 8:14 pmHi, Cheri! No, 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!
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Blair says
June 1, 2016 at 7:53 pmThanks, Kristen!
Nesh Johnson says
June 2, 2016 at 7:58 amThanks Blair for giving fabulous DIY fathers day gift ideas. It’s such an very creative gift guide for dad and children can easily make themselves for their loving dad.
Blair says
June 2, 2016 at 3:51 pmThanks so much, Nesh!
Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners says
June 2, 2016 at 11:48 amOh, I just loved this post, Blair! Such a beautiful family you have 🙂 Memories are what it’s all about and those adorable boys are very lucky!
Blair says
June 2, 2016 at 3:52 pmThank you, Robyn! I agree…the memories are so special! It’s one of my favorite things about having a blog, too…most of these moments are captured in one place!
Micah says
June 13, 2016 at 10:51 amGreat article! I was looking for a link for a printable tag like you have on the jar; is that in the article somewhere? I might have missed it.
Blair says
June 13, 2016 at 7:01 pmHi, Micah! You know, I wish that I did have a printable tag. Instead, I just used some Lego stickers that my son got for his birthday last month and printed out the letters using Microsoft Word. Nothing fancy! 🙂
Selina (My Kid Needs That) says
August 11, 2016 at 9:10 pmHey Blair,
Absolutely LOVE the DIY Father’s Day Lego cubes.
My two little ones have a whole cupboard full of lego so it’s an interesting and fun way to make use of it.
Great content on your site and have enjoyed reading some of your articles this evening.
Thanks
Selina
Blair says
August 12, 2016 at 6:46 amThanks so much for your kind words, Selina! I’m glad that you found the blog! 🙂
Daniel says
February 19, 2017 at 12:06 amHi Blair ! Best memory and best sharing , you got a lovely happiness in your family I appreciate thanks to give an idea for Father Day gift I’m so jealous with you and I wish my self will going to get that either soon !!!!!
regard ,
daniel,
Jen Hoo says
March 12, 2017 at 12:15 pmHi Blair ! I’m really like your blog and your story, I’m so jealous with you. Thank for sharing your story with us !!!!!
Blair says
March 13, 2017 at 8:22 amThanks, Jen! I appreciate you reading along!
Forever Momming says
June 12, 2017 at 12:07 pmWow! This is such a great idea and amazing way to build memories with dad! I thought I also might do this for my oldest son on his birthday with some of his favourite activities and places to visit.
Thank you 🙂
Blair says
June 12, 2017 at 6:07 pmThanks so much! That’s a great idea to give a similar version to your son. Love that!
Manita says
July 11, 2017 at 12:34 pmHi Blair, this article make me feeling miss my dad after reading your article. This is really good idea for Father’s Day gift. Thanks for sharing.
Blair says
July 11, 2017 at 4:05 pmThanks so much, Manita!
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Brittany says
March 27, 2018 at 1:00 pmDo you have a print off for that jar label? Love this idea. Just made it with my son for my husbands birthday. Thanks for the idea!
Blair says
March 27, 2018 at 1:23 pmHi, Brittany! I actually don’t. 🙁 I used some Lego stickers that my mom had given my boys, but I bet you can find a similar logo or lego design online to use if you want to create something similar on your own.
Ali says
May 31, 2018 at 7:03 pmWhat size mason jar did you use ?
Blair says
May 31, 2018 at 8:08 pmHi, Ali! I used the big mason jar that holds 4 cups. That’s a good size to accommodate the larger Lego Duplo pieces. 🙂
Bright Steve says
June 6, 2018 at 1:02 pmThis is a great gift idea. 🙂 Thank you!
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December 1, 2018 at 5:04 amThanks Blair for giving fabulous DIY fathers day gift ideas. It’s such an very creative gift guide for dad and children can easily make themselves for their loving dad.