Christmas Gifts for Dad

The best Christmas gifts for Dad are a Reasons We Love Dad mug or cushion, a jigsaw or a Printerpix photo book of a day he loved, like the old car or the seaside. Dads often claim they need nothing, which is usually true of things. Reasons We Love Dad lines up your reasons beside bold numbers.

A good Christmas gift for Dad from a daughter is a jigsaw or photo book of a story only the two of you know: the first driving lesson, or the match he took you to in the rain. Add your own words opposite the first page. Father and son gifts work the same way, like a mug showing you both beside the old car.

For a dad who has everything, the best Christmas gift is Photo Letters, which spells DAD in big capitals with a family photo in every letter, on a Printerpix jigsaw or canvas. A Things We Love About Dad canvas is written rather than photographed, so it suits a man who hides from cameras. He will call it unnecessary, then hang it himself.

For Daddy's first Christmas, the First Christmas design puts the baby's name on a mug for every night feed. A first-time dad will treasure a canvas of himself with the newborn, signed by the baby. Expecting? A father-to-be will like a mug with the scan on it, which is a quietly proud start, and easy to make.

A good Christmas gift for a father-in-law is a Printerpix framed print from the summer get-together, with the family he gained. A step-dad gets a jigsaw from the trip where everyone finally relaxed, with no speech needed. For a retired father, Officially Retired gives him a bold badge and his name, for a mug or cushion.

A funny Christmas gift for Dad is his most famous dad joke on a mug, next to a picture of the family groaning. The Christmas Jumper design drops every face into a knitted pattern on a cushion, which is fun to unwrap and harder to hide. A jigsaw of him snoring on the beach gets finished faster than most.

If you have no good photos of Dad, ask an aunt or a grandparent for a candid one. If none turns up, use a photo of what he loves, the allotment or the dog, or skip pictures with Things We Love About Dad. Our personalised gifts for Dad page has more, and Christmas gifts for Mum has ideas for her. Browse the Christmas gifts page for everyone else.