Celebrating Fathers Day
While dad’s come equipped with many different hobbies and interests, it seems that many dads share a common love of golf. While celebrating Mothers Day may begin and end with a special meal, like breakfast in bed or lunch on the screened in porch or even a barbecue at the family picnic table, Dad might enjoy celebrating his special day at a a different location. You can make his Fathers Day fantasy come true by making the necessary arrangements in advance for him to play his favorite game at his favorite course.
But to make it a real celebration, don’t just send Dad out on his own, make it a family event with all the adult Dad’s in the family sharing the fun. Why not celebrate Father’s Day with a family tournament or scotch foursome involving adult children and mom’s either on the course or in the cart. If younger children are involved then all you need to do is take it down a notch and move the group celebration to a miniature golf or pitch and put range. And of course follow up on whatever golfing event suits your group with a family meal, snack or trip to the pro-shop where Dad can be treated to hat, shirt, top of the line golf balls or whatever your wallet will allow. If Dad’s a golfer, celebrating Fathers Day by keeping a golf club in his hand is likely to be well received.
Because Fathers Day celebration takes place more than half way through the month of June, you may want to give your ocean loving dad a carefree, chore free “day at the beach”. Because it is Dad’s special day make him responsible for exactly nothing. Depending on the makeup of your family group, someone other than Dad can assign tasks to that anyone other than Dad packs up the car, arranges the lunch, brings along the beach chairs, radio, newspaper, sunscreen and possibly even fishing gear. Someone else gets the assignment to drive , park , pay, unload, hold onto the kids and find a suitable place on the beach. Once on the beach the day belongs to Dad. A real celebration means that he gets to enjoy the beach according to his own personal taste. Maybe he doesn’t want to take a long, lazy walk on the beach. Maybe he doesn’t want to make a sand castle, throw a football around or jump over the waves. But maybe he does!
In fact the celebration can be as festive or as peaceful as the prime celebrant wishes. If he wants to simply sit and people watch, that’s OK. If he wants to try his luck with a little surf casting, that’s fine. If he wants to eat lunch, read the paper, put on some sunscreen and fall asleep, it’s his call. It’s his day and his beach and if Dad is a beach lover you have brought him tot he perfect place to celebrate Fathers Day.
Most everyone knows the classic baseball tune, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, but maybe we need to hear it as Dad’s way of telling us how he would like to celebrate Father Day. Getting Dad out to a major league game will definitely take some advanced planning and a well lined wallet to get tickets . But if you can swing it, Dad can celebrate Fathers Day in a way he won’ t soon forget. But what if yo don’t have the cash, the game is sold out or travel is an issue? No problem, plan to celebrate Fathers Day by taking Dad out to the ball game in his own living room. Set Dad up in his favorite recliner with a new team hat or t-shirt , gather the family together and serve up all the ball park favorites. Kids can help to prepare and serve hot dogs, popcorn, soda, peanuts, crackerjacks whatever Dad and his crowd will enjoy. Turn on the TV and turnoff the cell phone and just relax and enjoy the game. And don’t forget while you are cheering on Dad’s favorite team to cheer on Dad on his special day.
What about the dad who really has little or no interest in sports, and there are really lots of dads in this group. Maybe Dad is someone who loves to spend his spare time reading. To celebrate Fathers Day for a dad with a lust for literature why not pack Dad into the car and take him to his favorite bookstore. Many bookstores have their own, in shop coffee stop where after browsing the shelves Dad can rest a bit and be treated to the house special. While he’s relaxing you might present him with gift certificate that he can use, when he finishes that coffee, to purchase a reading treasure that he would never buy for himself but is happy to purchase with a gift certificate. Turn him loose and know that he is celebrating Father’s Day in a setting that he can truly enjoy.
Mid June is usually a special season for gardeners. If Dad loves the garden why not take him on a family walk through the nearest park or botanical garden where together you can enjoy the full beauty of the season. Let Dad be the tour guide pointing out the various plants and wild flowers along the route. When the walk is done , let Dad celebrate Fathers Day at his favorite e garden shop or nursery, pick out out just the plant or tool to bring home as a reminder of what a special Dad you all know he is. But don’t stop there, when you get home make sure everyone lends a hand with at least one garden chore that Dad just hasn’t had time to do. Now there’s the kind of celebration that any garden loving Dad can really enjoy.
Fathers Day and Dad’s sometimes get a little bit overlooked after the excitement of Mothers Day. You can make sure your Dad gets the celebration he deserves by simply calling to mind what he really enjoys and then making the arrangements that will allow him to do what he likes- and do it with the whole family. This is the kind of celebration Dad will remember and cherish and want to have repeated next Fathers Day.
