Unique Father’s Day Gifts

So what is Father’s Day? It is a day to honor and remember fathers. In the United States, the idea of Father’s Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, WA, while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children by himself on a rural farm. However, it appears that as long as 4,000 years ago a young boy named Elmusu wished his Babylonian father good health and a long life so he honored him by carving a Father’s Day message on a card made out of clay. No one knows what happened to Elmusu or his father, but the tradition of having a special day honoring fathers has continued through the years in countries across the world.

President Lyndon B. Johnson recognized the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day with a presidential proclamation in 1966, but the holiday was not really made permanent until 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed a presidential resolution that made the third Sunday in June officially Father’s Day in the United States.

The number one gift for fathers in the US is a tie, not typically considered one of the more thoughtful or unique gifts. Nothing beats the uniqueness and thoughtfulness of personalized gifts. And why not? Personalized gifts are made from the sincerity and creativity of one person for another person. If you have the artistic knack and the time to create personalized gifts for the people close to your heart, how wonderful that is. However, if you lack the time or creativity required to make a personalized gift, what can you do?

There are many gift shops that will personalize a gift for you – such as engraving a key chain, or putting a name or picture on a coffee mug or t-shirt. But what if you want something truly unique. What better way to make someone feel special than to reconnect them with past memories and feelings through personal photos. And how do you do that? Easy!

Mimi’s Memos is a company that creates personalized notecards and memos to keep family memories alive! How do we do that? We use personal pictures from you that will remind your loved one of special memories or special people. Let’s use your father as an example. Perhaps you have pictures of your family on special occasions or outings; or pictures from a favored trip; or playing with his children, grandchildren or golf buddies; or of his pets; or of him catching the one that almost got away; well, let’s just say photos depicting anytime or place that is important to him, that bring back memories he cherishes. Mimi’s Memos will use your photos and add cute little “bubble captions” or quotes and then print them on notepads or memos. These notes/memos come in a variety of styles and prices, and are very affordable.

So for this Father’s Day, check out Mimi’s Memos, everything in the store can be personalized for that someone special in your life – father, brother, uncle, etc. Make this a truly special Father’s Day for someone you cherish and respect, give Dad a gift he will cherish and that he can share with friends and family!