Help: What to buy my dad for his 60th bday?

[Aki]

i've bought him books, cds and clothes too many years in a row.
i need some new ideas!
hes also retiring this year...and hes into art, building things, renovating and travel. (my parents are going to europe this summer)
please help me out! his bday is on the 28th.

[All!e]

You say he likes art, what about a painting? Or maybe a set of photographs framed?

[Dr. Doom]

Get him an assload of lego.

[veN]

Hmm...

Luggage?
Home Depot GC?
Tools?
A nice picture/painting framed?

[KenJi]

Tools!!

[{dC!}]

Travel = many options. Although sending him on a trip is a bit expensive lol. If he's into building things why don't you buy him tools? Or a model of somesort?

I don't really know ... Just some suggestions :)

[MC Hammered]

Get a nice picture of you and him and transfer it onto a 5000 piece puzzle mat.

I'm sure it'll be a present he'll never forget.

[veN]

^ That's a dope idea!

[neoh]

an expensive cigar/bottle of wine, a travel book/guide, a model of some kind..

[{dC!}]

Originally Posted by MC Hammered

Get a nice picture of you and him and transfer it onto a 5000 piece puzzle mat.

I'm sure it'll be a present he'll never forget.

That's an AWSOME idea, ... How would you go about doing something like that?

[MC Hammered]

I've seen these kits that come with the pieces all assembled and you then transfer the image onto it.

Otherwise I am sure there is a place on the internet that can put a digital image on a board and then cut it up for you.

[Chewy]

gift certificate at canadian tire... you cant go wrong!!!!!!!!!

[trance4life]

take him to dinner?

[LiveOnJim]

Well one thing that i got my dad was a pure silver pocket watch with a nickname i call him ingraved in it , maybe you should put something personal onto it that way whenever he pulls it out he can always smile!

[miss.myra]

With all of his interests, I'd say that a nice piece of art in a stylish frame is a good gift for anyone. Especially if it is his favorite artist or style of art. I got my brother a Warhol reproduction from the Art Gallery one year and it was only something like 70-90 dollars (on sale, I think reg it ran for 130) and now he's got a big marilyn for his living room and it's something he'll treasure fooor-ever (w/o a lot of cost to me! haha)



I know that fathers always really treasure their daughters and hold on to memories that they had of you when you were younger. I'd say along with something like a piece of art, why not try to find something, anything, no matter how small it is that would remind him of something that you guys did that was particularly memorable from the good old days? Even if it is small and stupid, it's bound to make any father's heart grow three sizes, they never ever forget how much fun they had with you when you were a little kid! :)

[wum]

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[KandyKid]

A bottle of Viagra?? :D

[krisamata]

he's 60...so something to celebrate that

ummm


travel...how bout a digi cam for the trip

or gift certificates to the travel place to help offset the cost

the pocket watch idea is an AWESOME idea

[mojo]

-an organizer. as a gag gift.
-lonely planet has a book with info and pics on every country in the world. i took a gander at it and it is amazing. good if he is into travel and culture.
-a gift cert. to make his own beer/wine.

[SteveO13]

Originally Posted by MC Hammered

Get a nice picture of you and him and transfer it onto a 5000 piece puzzle mat.

I'm sure it'll be a present he'll never forget.

wow Thats the best Idea Ive ever heard


I was gunna say a stripper or 2 hahah cuz hey 60 I dont know what I'll do when I hit that yet

[Dr. Doom]

Seriously, get him a ton of lego.
If doom had a daughter and she got him lego for his sixtieth, he'd buy her a fucking pony (or some veal).


Ps. The whole custom puzzle thing can get to be pretty fuggin expensive.

[ppcock]

2 bottles of Viagra.

Take that Kandy Kid

[Jeaninah]

Originally Posted by LiveOnJim

Well one thing that i got my dad was a pure silver pocket watch with a nickname i call him ingraved in it , maybe you should put something personal onto it that way whenever he pulls it out he can always smile!

Just out of curiosity was the nickname you had engraved on it, "dad"?

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Buy him lunch out with you(at his fave restaurant) and a day going to all your favourite places from when you were younger and you used to go together. Bring a camera and take pictures then make a collage of all the pictures and have it framed.

[wikid]

hummmm luky me I dun gotta deal wit dis for a while =).

But I'd say one of those lazymans lawnmowers, that you juss sit down and watch it go around and around and around and around :) that would keep me amused for hours :D.