Cool christmas gift ideas for dad?

I agree about the vacation. Even if you don't have a lot of money to spend on him, you can buy Marriott gift cards at a variety of locations. (Grocery stores that sell gift cards should have them). For $200, he can easily afford a weekend away.

I also agree that spending some time with him would be great. He gets quality time with his daughter, and he isn't likely to say "no" to that! Buy some movie ticket gift cards or tickets to a show or sporting event. You could also arrange for a nice lunch.

Since you say he doesn't golf enough to buy him any golf equipment, why not pay for a round of golf?

You can always buy him some scratch off tickets aside from the "real" gift.

And don't feel bad for buying your father tools for work. He sounds like he is dedicated to his job, and having fresh tools to work with makes his job easier more enjoyable. And while he's working, it's always in his mind that the tools came from you.

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Ideas of mine:

since he likes exploring and learning, give him a

MAP or ATLAS or a book that is called "Tell Me Why"

the "Tell Me Why" books have 5 series and answers to hundreds of questions that people ask themselves and other people and the internet

since he's a nature photographer, give him a

PAINTING OF A FOREST

since he works w/ computers, give him a

GIFT CERTIFICATE for BEST BUY or STAPLES

for his sense of humor, give him a

MAD LIBS BOOK or a JOKE BOOK

hope it helps :D

You can buy for your dad DVDs: Planet Earth and Blue Planet: Seas of Life - The Complete BBC Series is the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced! I think it's a good gift .

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MR9D5E?ie=UTF...

Outdoorsy, huh? I'd say a good gift would be some military-grade thermal optics, you know, like NIGHT VISION GOGGLES...how many people can earnestly say that they own a pair of night vision goggles? It's a unique gift...

Bass Pro gift card. As a guy, I love that place and any excuse to wander around in there (say, a free $100 bucks to spend), well, I'd jump at that!!!

If Dad lives in the Northeast / Mid-West US or Canada, consider giving the maple tree tapping kit offered at www.tapmytrees.com (offers step by step instructions and supplies to tap maple trees at home). It is a unique gift and he can make his own maple syrup.

I am going to buy a few nice cheap bits of make up for my friends. Miss Sporty has very nice make up with everything under £3.00! Also nail varnish is very cheap, so maybe get them all a pretty, bright colour?

Socks. Cashmere socks, wonderful socks. Or underwear made of Sea Island cotton, such as available from Woods of Morcambe.

How about a train?

Christmas & trains are a natural..

You don't have to buy a whole set,

just a locomotive, a car or two and

a couple/few pieces of track.

he can set it static on his desk

or a she

buy him something for his camera ,, or a nature book to take with him when he is taking pictures ,, or google something ,, if you cant think of anything else buy socks and Pj's dads always love that