Father's Day for Grandpa

JenJar

For the 2 Grandmas in G's life, I went to Hobby Lobby and got "make your own keychains" and let him color them for Mother's Day and then put his picture in a bookmark.  Very simple, very inexpensive.  Any ideas for something small and inexpensive I can do for my dad for Father's Day from G?  He doesn't read, and I wanted to do something different than a keychain.  TIA!

TinaL99

Does he drink coffee or tea?  What about G's picture on a coffee mug? 

Read2Me

Last year I got the grandpas mouse pads with Eva's picture on them.  I have no idea what to do this year!

JenJar

We've done both of those ideas - a mouse pad for the first Father's Day and a mug for his birthday one year.  I wish I had more money to spend right now....

June4bride2be

I decided we had to draw the line somewhere, or else I would go nutty and broke trying to give give give.....grandpa is not LO's father. I will do gifts from LO on Grandparents Day which is in September.

JenJar

June4bride2be:

I decided we had to draw the line somewhere, or else I would go nutty and broke trying to give give give.....grandpa is not LO's father. I will do gifts from LO on Grandparents Day which is in September.

I totally understand - I guess I should add that since having G, my gifts to my own parents for MD and FD have stopped and they get something from G instead.  They prefer it that way anyway.  I did something for Grandparents Day the first year, but we just did cards last year and that's what we're planning to continue.

RubyRed1085

We just did cards for Mother's Day, so it will probably be the same for Father's Day for our parents. Like June4 said, Grandparents get a special day all to themselves in Sept.

 But, you could always print out a pic of your LO and their Gpa onto an iron transfer and put it on a tshirt. That's what we did for my father for Christmas. He loved it.

colflowerM824

One year my sis had all of the grandkids put handprints/footprints on a blue t-shirt.  On the back, she wrote "Papa John," which is what all the kids call him.  It was really cute and inexpensive.

MarcyIam

I like this idea!

JenJar

Just thought I'd add what I decided on -

We went to Hobby Lobby and a little unfinished wooden desk caddy jumped out at me.  My dad's desk is always a mess.  It was on sale for $3.  So I got that.  I painted it today during "craft time" with Gavin.  Then I'm going to put his handprints on one side and decoupage a picture on him on the other and use my scrapbooking stickers to add "Beepa's Stuff" (that's what he calls my dad.  Hopefully it turns out ok....