{"id":156,"date":"2017-05-10T08:22:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T08:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2018-01-09T10:34:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T10:34:38","slug":"celebrate-first-fathers-day-original-gift-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartphoto.co.uk\/blog\/celebrate-first-fathers-day-original-gift-ideas","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate his first Father’s Day with these original gift ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having your first child: what a miracle! And also: what a challenge! Changing nappies, learning to breastfeed, speaking baby talk and learning to survive without sleep. These are just a few of the learning processes you\u2019ll go through. Luckily, you’ve also got a motivated dad on your team who is going to give it his best shot.<\/p>\n

But despite the best of intentions, a new dad is something of a phenomenon. Because behind his beaming smiles, a whole lot of questions are often concealed. He feels like he’s going through a second puberty: the body is changing (even if it’s his wife\u2019s body) clumsiness is his new middle name (which is the front side of a Pamper?), he\u2019s constantly having to answer mathematical questions (weight, length, age…) and what’s more, female attention is often scarce.<\/p>\n

Being a dad for the first time is no joke! That’s why his first Father’s Day<\/strong> is the perfect opportunity to come up with a cool gift.<\/p>\n

But maybe your mind is a bit of a blank right now? No worries! Here, we’ll give you two easy and original gift ideas to make it a very happy first Father’s Day.<\/p>\n

1. Gift card for two<\/h3>\n

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I\u2019s a big taboo, but that doesn’t make it any less true: in the first months after the baby arrives, there’s not a lot of romance for a while. So what better Father’s Day gift than some quality time for two! First, find yourself a reliable babysitter, so that you can head out with peace of mind. And then surprise him on the morning of his first Father’s Day with a gift card.<\/p>\n

Top tip: making your own voucher<\/strong> is a lot more original than just buying one. Here’s how you do it:<\/p>\n

If you can work with Photoshop, then use an existing photo of, for example, a wellness spa and find an amusing way to stick your own heads onto the bodies of the models.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to keep things a bit simpler, then just choose a photo card<\/a> with a Love you design and add a text telling him why he deserves this gift card. Is it because you\u2019ve successfully faced this new challenge together, side-by-side, in the past few months? Or because he\u2019s learned so quickly how to be the best dad in the world?<\/p>\n

You can also turn this quality time concept into a good habit: every time somebody changes a nappy, drop 50 cents into a piggy bank<\/a>. At the end of each month, you can count out how much is in the piggy bank and use it to do a fun activity together.<\/p>\n

2. Lazybones coupon<\/h3>\n

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Dads don’t always do what they should. You can tell him a hundred times and he’ll still leave the toilet seat up. But what if you could combine a gift for the new dad with some useful conditioning? Use a personalised notepad<\/a> to create a personal coupon booklet<\/strong> with vouchers for all kinds of little jobs:<\/p>\n