Listed below is a collection of ideas wards have used for their Father’s Day gift. If you have an idea that should be added to the list, comment on this post and it will be added to the list. Be sure to check back because this list will definitely grow.
- Chocolate Candy Bar (Big Hunk)
- Brownies & Ice Cream (3rd Hour)
- Cinnamon Rolls (3rd Hour)
- Root Beer (You’re a great “pop”!)
- Tape Measure
- Pie (3rd Hour)
- Cookies made by the Young Women
- Bag of trail mix
- Bacon Roses (recipe)
- Fatboy Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Foam Neckties (designed by the Primary)
Honoring Everyone’s Father
One idea that came out of the Ward Mother’s Day Gift Survey needs to be shared and can easily be done for Father’s Day as well. The reason I like this ideas is because it removes the awkwardness of trying to honor those that struggle with motherhood or fatherhood because they are single, divorced, etc.
The reader suggested that the ward purchase red and white carnations. Each adult that attends that day gets a red flower if their father is alive and a white flower if their father is deceased. That way everyone walks around with this token that honors their father. It generates conversation and brings a sweet spirit to the meeting.
In one of the many wards we have be members of….we are retired military…the RS did root beer floats for Father’s Day. They were a huge hit! I was serving in the RS presidency so I helped make and serve them and saw that first hand. The mem were like kids eating them! It was fun and easy to do! Oh and we had a container of sugar free ice cream and a 2 liter bottle diet root beer available for those who could not have sugar.
Food is a lousy idea. Our church has such a deeply entrenched food culture – for those of us with food allergies, it is deeply disheartening to feel like second class saints at every event. The carnation idea is an excellent one.
YES!!! I’m trying really hard to convince the RS president (I’m the 1st counselor) to not do candies or baked goods for Father’s Day. I’m a type 1 diabetic, so food has always been something I’ve been wary of with regard to handing it out to people.
I’m trying to persuade the presidency do a bulk pen purchase with tags that say “You’re Ink-credible!” Everyone can use a pen, and a dad pun seems appropriate.