Husband's 40Th B'day - Need Ideas for Gifts

Hi,
My hubby loves electronic stuff! Anything that does cool stuff, for Christmas he asked for a coffee maker with a timer, he loves it! And I also got him a GPS last year and that is a lifesaver! He couldnt thank me enough! Its been a year and he is still thanking me for it! LOL

One year for my husband's birthday I contacted as many of his old friends/other family members as I could and asked them each to email me a favorite memory they have of him or something they admire about him and I put them all together in a memory book for him. He really loved it and it's a great gift to pull out every now and then to just read over and help him feel good about himself.

Consider a photo book from Shutterfly.com. It could be from you or from your baby. They are hardback bound books and Shutterfly has decent prices and specials on their products. I gave it to my husband last year for his 40th birthday.

When my 1st son was about 6 months old, I made a frame for my husband. I bought a big, black matted frame with about 8 or 9 openings for small pics. I copied pictures of Daddy and Tanner in black and white and put them in the frame. At the bottom, in a silver acid free pen (on the matte) I wrote "Happy Birthday, Daddy, 2005, Love, Tanner." My husband cherishes this frame. I have an 18 month old now, and I need to make one from him, too!

Any gift that involves time alone with you is the perfect gift - it's an investment in your relationship. Depending on your budget, give him a dinner out with just the two of you, a weekend get-a-way or two weeks on a beach somewhere. This will also be a gift to your son and his grandparents - time they can spend together bonding. Hope this helps, S.

Hi B.!
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My husband is also the primary care giver and his 13 month son is right now his best friend. He was thrilled when a former co-worker of mine who is now an owner of an embroiderme store gave him for Father's day a puzzel/coaster of our son wearing a "I LUV Daddy!" shirt. I don't think it was too expensive and she just used a picture I emailed her. I have also seen picture books of Family that have been formatted by the computer and then several sites will send you a hardcover coffee table book. If you have an Apple computer I hear, from my Brother and Sister, that it is easy to do.

This is a simple gift it always works around my house.

A gift card from a coffee house or get someone to made a basket of he's favorite sweets.

One of the best presents I got my husband was a shaving mirror from Sharper Image. It hooks onto the shower faucet and does not steam up like a regular mirror. My husband loved it. A cute framed photo of you son is always a great picture or even one of you & your son for your husband's desk. Or if your husband loves cooking, you could have your son in a cookig pot for the picture, golf -put him in a golf outfit, etc. A massage or maybe a surprise golf outing with his buddies would also make a great gift. Hope this helps.

Here are some ideas that come to mind: first, portraits of your husband and son together- the black and white/ close and emotion-evoking kind. Then, something with your son's handprint/footprint will always be a great gift as they grow. Since he stays at home with him, how about a membership to a baby-fun-time place, such as Gymboree. Then for the two of you, maybe you could get away for a day or two and leave the little one with grandma!
Best wishes!

things you might get your husband is mabey a watch,walet,shirt,shoes,jacket

Since your husband is SAH, and will likely start needing places to go with your son, I'd suggest a membership to the Zoo, Botanical Garden (great for out of town company), or even the Children's Museum. If you work for a large company, you may even be able to get a discount or a matching gift to the organization (which they LOVE). I turned 40 yesterday.

My husband is a 42yo SAHD, and is helping me compose this response :-) ! He suggested a speed camp, where they go and get to drive race cars, or maybe a trip to Vegas. We don't know his personality, but Vegas has lots to offer besides gambling.
One year for our anniversary, I gave my husband tickets to the Florida/FSU football game--maybe tickets to some sporting event he would like.
A cruise.

I have a hard time finding gifts for my husband, and am rarely able to surprise him, but for Christmas I found the perfect thing! I went to one of our local small airports with my 2 kids and bought him a gift certificate for a flying lesson. He LOVED it, and can't wait to go again! It was much cheaper than I had thought it would be (about $80 for an hour), and the kids liked being a part of getting it for him. I know it's a gift he'll never forget!

I say surpise him by spicing it up and go have a sexy picture taken (a large one).Or with something new in the bedroom from spencers in the mall.As for the baby, I say don't really worry about it right now,he offers his dad everything he needs right now.

With respect to a gift from your son, give Daddy something that they can play with together later, like a baseball mitt and ball sized for both, or something to that effect. I gave my husband gifts like that from our first child and he loved them (framed photo of the two of them is also a good one). Also, anything that suggests alone time for the two of you (without baby) would probably be appreciated. Not necessarily something sexy (although that NEVER hurts!), but even movie tickets, dinner reservations, a bottle of wine or some such. As a SAHM anything that says "I'm getting you out of the house" is a great gift! I don't know what your husband is like but I know mine loves this place down by the Perimeter called Roosters, it's basically a fancy barbershop/spa for men where they give them free beer and sports tv and WiFi while they are waiting for whatever their appointment entails (haircuts, shaves, "man"-icures haha, whatever). I know some guys think they are turning in their man card when they do this stuff but this place is just for guys and I figure your hubby would appreciate even just a nice hot shave at a place like this since he probably doesn't get out of the house much without the baby.

Some nice smelling cologne or a subscription to a magazine about his favorite sport. From your son, maybe a small scrapbook that says, I love my daddy, with pictures of them in it. Hope this helps.

Not sure if you live in a house or apt., but planting a tree for his brithday and having a plaque made with the baby's handprint and daddy's print too, date of planting, name of tree ( you can get a cheap square of white time at Lowe's and use any paint that you can wash off of hands -of course, you would need to put a sealer on the tile before leaving it outside) Then take a picture each year of the tree and the family to add to the scrapbook! A living treasure! My aprents have an azaela they got when I was born and it is alive and living beautifully 55 years later! Good luck!!!
S.

I went to Things Remembered (at most malls) and bought my husband a keychain that you open and can insert a small picture. He loved it. I had it engraved also from my son. Very reasonably priced also.