Father’s Day is around the corner and whether it’s your dad, grandpa, mentor or coach, it’s a great time to celebrate what they mean to you. We’ll highlight unique gift options ranging from tech to time together, and options that reflect dad’s personality.
DIY MAKER DAD
From firing up the grill with personalized gear, to baseball and favorite hobbies with a fun twist, dads can get creative too and we love the idea of giving dad a Cricut. The Cricut Maker works with 300+ materials, including popular materials like vinyl, iron-on & cardstock — plus felt, acrylic, leather, matboard and more. And if dad or grandpa enjoys woodworking or other DIY projects the Cricut Maker is also a great gift idea for Fathers Day. The dads of Family Entourage love grilling and baseball so we used our Cricut to make them some personalized gifts. We used our Cricut Easy Press Iron on to create this apron and paired it with some monogram coasters using Infusible Ink.
One of the things we love to use is Cricut Design Space. You don’t have to be a professional designer! There are amazing designs that you can customize and personalize for your dad or grandpa. We took a baseball glove silhouette in Design Space and used our Maker to cut Faux Suede to have that baseball glove look and feel. Pair it with tickets to dad’s favorite team to let him know he’s a “real catch.” We created the home plate picture frame in design space using a template and adding some finishing touches. We used Cricut Natural Wood Veneer – Walnut to edge the frame and Basswood for some 3D effects. The Cricut Maker helps you take all of your crafting projects up a notch.
FAMILY PROTECTOR
Most Dad’s feel part of their responsibility is to be a family protector, and that just got easier thanks to Vivint Smart Security Systems. Many people have asked, sure it’s an alarm but what sets Vivint apart and what are the ways it can actually protect my family? All of Vivint products work together to connect
your home—inside and out — it’s a complete smart home. You can customize based on the needs of your family and connect everything to the Smart Hub in your home.
Now with Vivint Smart Security System not only can homes be protected from burglars, but you can oversee deliveries, interact with others, and even monitor your family members all from the palm of your hand — or from the office if need be! The Vivint App provides for complete mobility and gives Dad that needed peace of mind that his wife, kids and house all have extra eyes watching.
Vivint monitoring specialists are always ready to respond in an emergency with 24/7 monitoring and the best support in the industry for surveillance. Plus Vivint Smart Security Systems technicians that are certified, trained, and knowledgable come to your home to set up your system according to your preferences, and walk you through how to use it. They don’t leave you guessing with a booklet in hand.
We love that alerts come directly to the phone, the cameras give clear clean video and the audio if talkback is needed works great too. Once Vivint comes and outfits your home and your family gets in the groove of using it, well, there’s no going back… you feel safe, supported and able to function more efficiently in other areas of your life too!
TIME TOGETHER
A value cannot be placed on that of time spent together… which is why we love the idea of getting dad a gift card to his favorite restaurant to take the family out (see how you can win on this one too!). Our top pick in San Diego is Jake’s Del Mar.
We’ve spent many celebrations at Jake’s from birthdays to anniversaries, and sometimes we go because we just want the vacation vibe that you get immediately when you set foot in the restaurant. The floor-to-ceiling glass windows with full ocean view, gorgeous sunsets, and literally dining beachfront keeps us coming back. Couple that with the staple Hula Pie — the macadamia nut ice cream stacked high on scrumptious chocolate cookie crust covered in hot fudge — let’s just say your first slice won’t be your last. Be sure to try other signatures like their Duke’s Mai Tai. Our family loves to start with crispy calamari and if you go for the filet, it will be cooked to your perfection every time, and many Dads pair the steak with the a lobster tail or maine scallops.
Give the gift that keeps celebrating dad for longer than just a day by getting a Jake’s Dal Mar Gift Card so the whole family can go out for a delicious day together!
THE SPORT AND ADVENTURER
From walking the beach to boating, golf to going for a walk, dads everywhere love the sandals and sneakers from OluKai. It’s Jason Kelce’s favorite flip flop and this pro-NFL dad and other notables love the exclusive collaboration with Kahala aloha shirts too since they have been creating Hawai‘i’an shirts since 1936! The Mea Ola is actually Jason Kelce’s favorite sandal – you can catch him wearing them almost everyday!
Also, the collaboration with Kahala is special because they have been creating Hawai‘i’an shirts since 1936 and have come together with OluKai to design a shoe and shirt bundle representing the ocean’s significant role in Hawai‘i’s culture – aka the perfect gift for Dad. This special pattern features names of iconic beaches, surf and outrigger illustrations, and the famous jumping rock at Waimea Bay. This collaboration weaves these elements into a timeless design, celebrating an ocean lifestyle deeply cherished across generations.
