OTHER IDEAS:

Recycle and paint old soup cans as pencil/pen holders. You can paint these, then write on them, or you can create a colored tissue paper collage by diluting white glue and pasting it on with a brush, for a neat effect.

Give a hug. If you have paper large enough, great. If not, you can tape several pieces together, or you can even use newspapers for this. Lay your child on the floor, and trace his or her head and arms. Cut out, and decorate, then fold. It’s a paper hug for dad.

Desktop clutter catcher: By layering popsicle sticks into a box, log-cabin style, your child can build and decorate a shallow box for dad’s desk to hold paper clips, etc., and think of your child every day.

REMEMBER: Dad can always go out and buy his own golf balls, sweaters, and ties. He won’t, however, be able to go back in time and get tangible reminders of how little their thumbprints were, or how big a hug really was.