The Origin Of Father's Day Celebrations And Some Cute Gift Ideas

Even though the celebrations were not very common until many years after the official declaration of Father's Day in 1910, the Father's Day celebrations eventually spread outside America too, and in many countries the day of celebration is the same, the third Sunday in June. However, the date of Father's Day celebrations vary in few countries.

Earlier Celebrations To Honour Fathers

In the Monongah Mining Disaster that happened in 1907, nearly thousand children were left fatherless. To honour all those fathers, a Father's Day Service was held on July 5th, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia. This was done in the Central United Methodist Church and the event was organized by pastor Robert Thomas Webb according to a request from Grace Golden Clayton who was mourning her father's loss at that time. Her father was a Methodist minister named Fletcher Golden. The date July 5th was chosen for the service because it was the birthday of Grace Golden Clayton's father.

This was just a local church event and it was not much known outside Fairmont since no one actually promoted the event. And so there was no further services or celebrations in the subsequent years. However, it is believed that Clayton was inspired by the work of Anna Jarvis who found Mother's Day in order to honour all mothers.

Whatever the history is, Father's Day celebrations are meant to honour all loving and caring fathers in the world. Maybe you would love to spend the day with your father, maybe you would love to give him a nice gift or you might love to send him a lovely card to show your appreciation for all his hard work and also to thank him for the way he cared for you. Anyway, this is a wonderful occasion to honour your dad and show him your love, and make him feel loved and respected.

The beautiful Acrylic Cube has an LED lighted base which when turned on displays "I Love You Dad" in glowing multi colours.

The Kosher Certified sweet and savoury gift tray will make a lovely gift for Father's Day.  This gourmet gift consists of salted and roasted pistachios, almonds, honey roasted peanuts, almond pecan popcorn, chocolate covered nuts and cherries.

A beautiful way to express your love and respect for your dad!

Father's Day is also a nice occasion to celebrate with your husband or partner, if you are parents. It would be especially more wonderful to celebrate, if he is a new dad. If you have small kids, you can all do something special to present a memorable day for their dad!

If dad is celebrating his first Father's Day, the baby definitely needs a matching clothing for the celebration. Here is a cute and fun design for your baby!

"Just Me And My Dad" is a great book for father's day. Reading stories together is a wonderful activity for parents to bond with the child and this is a beautiful book to do that.

Does your dad appreciates humour? If he loves funny ideas, here are some cute and funny T Shirts for him.

Here you can find some nice coffee mugs from Zazzle for Father's Day. They are very much customizable, so if you want to change the text or add a photo it is easy to do so.

If your dad loves chocolates, then the countdown calendars from Zazzle will be a lovely gift for him. If it is for your husband, maybe you can share the chocolates with your kids too!  With the seven day countdown calendar, you can countdown to any anticipated day of the year, in this case the Father's Day. The gift comes with milk chocolate pieces hidden behind each of the seven openings. The wrapped chocolates are from The Madelaine Chocolate Company.

Just like other zazzle products, you may change the text, background colour or add any personal photos to the product if you wish.

Giving gifts is a lovely thing to do, but a child's time and affection are the most precious gifts a truly loving and caring dad can ever get in his life.