I want one of these patriotic ice cream sandwiches right now I can hardly stand it! Red velvet star shortbread stars are paired with cream cheese ice cream in this recipe from Brenda of a Farmgirl’s Dabbles. Check out her blog for both the recipe for the shortbread and the ice cream. More: How-To: Cheery […]
As people are often quick to point out, Father’s and Mother’s Days are Hallmark holidays, designed to sell greeting cards. But knowing that, I’m still all for any holiday that ritually acknowledges the people in our lives. I don’t think we do nearly enough to celebrate each other, the work we do, the sacrifices we […]
For this year’s Father’s Day celebration, we’ve put together a set of downloadable cards that you can print onto card stock, cut out, and make into a little present to give to dad, some other maker in your life, or keep for yourself. The three cards are: Basic Maker Skills for Kids, the Maker’s Checklist (for project planning), and the wildly popular Tips My Dad Says card.
Do you know a swell guy who might enjoy a duct tape Father’s Day treat this weekend? If you do, check out this treat presentation idea from Hostess With the Mostess. Who wouldn’t want a can of beer presented to them in duct tape?!
Tell us a story about the most out-there, ambitious thing your father, grandfather, etc, ever made.
Most of the fathers I know actually have very little in common with Demographic Dad. You know the guy I’m talking about, right? About five-nine, one-eighty? Likes big-screen TVs, neckties, and golf clubs? Largely an invention of greeting card publishers and retail marketing directors? Yeah, that guy. Between you and me, honestly, I don’t like him very much. In fact, he seems like kind of a doofus.
Last week, my kids and I stopped by the greeting card section in a big box store to try to find a card for my husband for Father’s Day. After several minutes of reading through annoying jokes about farting, or opening cards that blasted crazy music, I looked at the kids and said, “What was […]
