Great Gifts for New Dads (or Dads-to-Be):
The Man Behind the Bump t-shirt
I saw a picture of a guy that wore this shirt to the hospital when his wife gave birth and it just cracked me up. – Similar shirts, $14
Be Prepared book
There’s nothing I love more than a good field guide. Not only is this book a fun take on getting ready for parenthood, it actually gets really good reviews for being a great resource. You can shop it here for around $10
Washable Bluetooth speaker
Perfect for a dad who like to rock out but doesn’t particularly enjoy the remnants of baby’s sticky hands all over his electronics. It’s pricey at $270 but we get a ton of use out of our bluetooth speaker with camping, picnics, hanging outside and even just cleaning out the garage with some tunes. You can find it here.
Countdown printable
An excited Dad-to-be would love this. (Also great for the dad-to-be like my husband who could not for the life of him remember how many weeks we had to go.) $7 on Etsy.
Daddy & Me t-shirts
Love this battery charged combo for the tired guy in your life. $27
Cool Diaper Bag
I think everyone would love this awesome diaper bag back pack, but its lack of frills might make it more appealing for the dude in you life. Water-resistant camo printed polyester with leather trim. Five exterior pockets including two insulated side bottle pockets. Includes an interior padded laptop sleeve, changing pad included, and is free of harsh chemicals such as PVC, BPA and Phthalates.
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Big dipper/Little dipper shirts
I can’t even handle how adorable these t-shirts are. The little dipper comes in sizes as small as 3-6 months. They are around $50 on Etsy.
Number tracing T-shirt
I will take 10 of these, please. They have the car playmat t-shirt as well. You can find them on Etsy.
‘Dad’ Library
How about giving dad his very own library of books that are sure to become nighttime favorites?
- Daddy Cuddles board book $6
- Dada board book $7
- My Dad Loves Me board book $7
- Daddy Hugs board book $7
- Because I’m Your Dad board book $7
- My Dad is the Best Playground $5
- I Love You Daddy board book $5
Dad-Friendly Baby Carrier
I love seeing dads babywearing. Keeping comfort and street cred in mind, a LILLEBaby Carrier is a great product that tends to work well for both mom and dad. Just be sure to use it properly unlike my beloved Ryan Reynolds above – hey, it could happen to the best of us. I still love you, Deadpool. $140
Daddy’s Little Beard Puller onesie
For those itty bitty hipsters in training. You can find this one on Etsy.
Daddy & Me Personalized Board Book
Upload your favorite pictures and customize the text with large, easy-to-read type. You can find them on Pinhole Press for around $40.
Pint and Half-pint tshirt and onesie
I also love the Little House on the Prairie reference that some people may or may not get. You can find them on Etsy.
Dad’s Playbook
This gift book for dad collects more than 100 inspiring quotes from the greatest coaches of all time. I doubt that “go ask your mother” is in there. Around $9
Personalized Photoshoot
Create a photoshoot with letters or a simple sign. I found this one on Baby Center.
Grande & Pequena
Love this Big and Little set – at least I think that’s what it says. Si? On Etsy for around $35
Personalized Daddy keyring
I love this keychain for a Dad (or Grandad) who likes to know where his heart – and keys – belong. Around $17 on Etsy
Adopt an Anaconda
“My anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns, hun!” All kidding aside, charities are a wonderful gift for the guy that has everything. $55 WWF.
Let me know what other gifts would be great for a rad dad!
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I bought those Big Dipper/Little Dipper shirts for my husband and daughter last year for Father’s Day! They are SO SOFT and my husband still wears his all the time. This year I’m buying them vinyl record/45 adapter shirts. I think I have found our Father’s Day tradition: matching shirts! So thank you!
My boyfriend is a interested in anything space so I bought him a night sky print out from https://thenightsky.io
You choose a date/location and they’ll print out what the sky looked liked that night. You can also add a message and it’s an 18X24 print. It just arrived and I absolutely love it! I highly recommend this.
I bought my son the Daddy back pack from his registry at Babies R Us. This one looks even better! It has a changing paid inside and a thermos bag built right into the backpack. It is stylish and he can have both his hands free to handle baby. I made a ” Daddy Duty” bag out of it with some fun things ( goggles, earphones, ear plugs, box of gloves, heave duty gloves, sented poop bags, a couple masks- all for fun for the Dad to Be, then I put in baby wipes, disposable bibs, baby powder, a couple of outfits saying I love Daddy or Daddy sayings, a book to add to his growing library along with other baby necessities. I put it into a cellophane bag and tied it up with a whistle and a baby boy key ring for the baby shower. He will be mommys birth coach, so why should he be left out. You can see my creating on Pinterest alone with the baby diaper cakes I made from one box of size1 diapers. This is a great gift for mommy also, she can grab this back pack and have hands free. All she has to do is put her small pocketbook and phone in the inside large pockets. Great Shower gift also.
I can’t get over how wonderfully adorable the Daddy Baby-wearing is. Good going, Dads!
Oh my gosh, we have that Jimmy Fallon DADA book and we HATE it so much! There’s no story to it and it reads awkwardly. Our daughter does love the pictures, but we hate reading it to her! LOL!
But I LOVE those Big Dipper/Little Dipper shirts. And my husband would love that testicles tea bag! Thanks!
WE HATE THAT JIMMY FALLON BOOK TOO! IT’S THE WORST. It’s just….nothing of a book. Jimmy should be ashamed to have his name on it.
Lol! We have, like, half the stuff on the list already. Great minds think alike. Gotta love Etsy!
Wow! The list is so awesome that I want to buy them all..The baby carrier and the man behind the bump t-shirt…They are just so awesome..Awesome Picks!
I just bought a Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 shirt and onesie set for my hubby’s first father’s day! I’m a gamer, too, so I wasn’t about to get left out 😉