When is Father's Day 2025? The clock is counting down, but never fear - we've got you covered! Our Father’s Day gift ideas will inspire you to give Dad the ideal present. Read on for a range of Father’s Day gifts: personalised, handmade, and bargains under £25.
From foodie Dads and gardening Fathers to playful Papas and sentimental Daddies, find the perfect gift. Just make sure you check the last delivery dates, and get your Father's Day gift sorted ASAP.
When is Father’s Day 2025?
This year, Father's Day is on Sunday 15 June 2025. It's a different date every year because it's always celebrated on the third Sunday of June. So, what will you buy your old man this year? Here are plenty of ideas...
Crafty Father's Day gift ideas you can make yourself:
Get crafting and you can create a really special gift for very little outlay (or even for free).
1. 'Building Memories' jar:
For the father that loves playing with building blocks, you can create a special jar using a few spare blocks that will spark the imagination for fun things to do together. Simply clean and dry an empty jar, and then fill it with blocks that have a word you/your child has written on them, that describe some activities he'd enjoy doing - such as 'cook' or 'game' or 'explore' or 'LEGO'. The idea is that he'd close his eyes and pick a block at random, and then the two of you can follow that idea.
You could use LEGO bricks, of course, but as they're tiny you'll need small handwriting and a fine-nib permanent marker! Going big can make it easier, which is what my daughter did, using a few spare Mega Block pieces (pictured above). If you need to stock up, you could combine the jar with a set of Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Bag - 60 Pieces (£7.99, was £15.99) from The Entertainer to give to Dad too.
2. Homemade biscuits:
For sweet tooth fathers, you can't go wrong with a plate of sweet treats made by you/your child. I have a fail-safe gingerbread recipe that we use for sugar biscuits too (just leave out the ginger and cinnamon), which is from a Winnie the Pooh cookbook from my childhood. If you'd like to spell out words, like my daughter did (pictured above), you can get a set of Whisk Alphabet Cutters 26 Pieces (£6.99) from Hobbycraft, or a simple Gingerbread Cookie Cutter 9cm (£3) that you could decorate to look like Dad.
Simply melt 85g butter, 85g brown sugar and 3tbsp golden syrup in a pan. Pour into a bowl of 225g plain flour mixed with 1tsp baking powder, 2tsp ground ginger and 1tsp ground cinnamon. Mix together, roll to the thickness of a pound coin, cut out your shapes, and place on baking parchment on a tray. Bake at 180°C for around 8-12 minutes (until golden brown, but be careful not to overcook - they're much nicer soft).
Leave them to cool, and then decorate with icing sugar mixed with a bit of hot water, and the colours of your choice. You can make your own piping bag by cutting a small hole in the corner of a sandwich bag.
3. Hand-painted pottery:
A piece of pottery decorated by your own/your child's fair hand will be a treasured gift that's also a practical piece Dad can use. You could go to a local pottery painting cafe/studio to make one, like my daughter did for her Daddy's bowl (pictured above), but there is a quicker/cheaper option - a Mug Painting Set (£3) from The Works, which comes with everything you need - the ceramic mug, coloured paints and instructions.
The benefit of buying an at-home kit is that you won't have to factor in the extra time to wait for your creation to dry and then the pottery studio to fire it - which can take a couple of weeks. Going the DIY route at home is also a money-saver, too.
4. Drawing:
Go back to basics with a hand-drawn picture to melt Dad's heart. The time and effort that are involved in a unique drawing are priceless, and it'll be a beautiful piece to look back on over the years, as it really captures a moment in his child's development, both in terms of their skill and their interests - my daughter was perfecting her stick people, and very into wizards and witches when she drew this (pictured above)!
This can be entirely free, using what you have a home i.e. a piece of paper and colouring pens/pencils, but you can also buy an affordable frame to put it in. We've used George at ASDA's range of photo frames and found them to be good quality and great value for money, with prices starting from 98p.
5. Decorated apron:
For the Father who loves cooking, a hand-decorated apron by his child will be a useful and beautiful addition to his kitchen goodies. We've used the Baker Ross Fabric Aprons (£6.34 for a pack of two from Amazon) and a pack of fabric pens to make a colourful apron (pictured above).
Father’s Day gift ideas under £25:
You can gift Dad an awesome present on a budget, as these affordable picks prove.
1. Golf ball ice cubes:
If Dad loves nothing better than a round of golf and a cold drink afterwards, then the Gentlemen's Hardware Golf Ball Ice Mould (£14) from John Lewis is ideal. The silicon ice cube mould cleverly transforms frozen water into the shape of golf balls for fun golf-themed drinks on 'hole 19'.
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2. LEGO car:
Does Dad love LEGO and fast cars? Then combine the two with the LEGO McLaren F1® Team MCL38 Race Car (£22.99) from the LEGO Store. With 269 pieces, it's suitable for ages 10+, and comes with a very cool minifigure racer. It's much more affordable than an actual race car, and you get the joy of building together - now that's priceless.
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3. Beer and snacks:
When it comes to the perfect night in, some Dads will be all about the food and drink. And if that's the case for your father, then the Serious Pig & BrewDog ‘Little Night In’ Gift Set (£25) could be just the ticket. He'll get a mini version of Big Night In gift hamper for a fun yet sensible evening at home, with salami, pickles and cheese alongside lager, IPA and a glass to enjoy the cold stuff from.
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4. Retro sweets:
Is your father nostalgic? Does he have a sweet tooth? Then take Dad right back to the glory days with the Sweets of the 1980s Gift Box (£25) from MenKind. We're talking all the classics - Wham Bars, Refresher Packs, Popping Candy, Double Dip, Strawberry Cables, Flying Saucers, Love Hearts, Fried Eggs, Strawberries, Cola Bottle, Dip Dab, Fruit Salads, Jelly Beans, Jelly Babies and Milk Bottles. Plenty there to share with you too, right?
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Personalised Father’s Day gifts (for all budgets):
These Father's Day personalised gifts range from £5-£20, proving special doesn't need to be expensive.
1. Under £5: Father's Day wildflower seed packet
Give the gardening Dad the gift of beautiful blooms that'll last longer than a bouquet with the Father's Day Gift Personalised Wildflower Seed Packet (£5) from Kate Moby via notonthehighstreet.com. The standard packet costs £2.95, and the personalised Father's Day design adds an extra £2.05, bringing the total to exactly a fiver (there's free postage). You can personalise two lines of text (one at the top and/or one at the bottom with Happy Father's Day in the middle) to send Dad a totally unique message.
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2. Under £10: Dad book
This one takes some effort, but it'll be all worth it when you see the look on his face as he reads his personalised book. The Daddy I Wrote A Book About You (£6.73) from Amazon has blank spaces on the pages that let you/your child express in their own words how much he means to them, add drawings and fill with photos. The 20 prompts help guide you through, such as 'You are so much fun when you...' and 'I love you because...'. There's also the Dad I Wrote This Book About You (£7.19), perfect for adult children to express themselves, with prompts like 'I love it when we ...' and 'You are such a good ...'.
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3. Under £15: Dad mug
Give the Dad that loves a cuppa a Dad's montage mug (£11.49) from Photobox. Pick three photos and arrange them in the letters D-A-D on the mug so that he can smile at the special memories you've shared over the years each time he takes a sip.
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4. Under £20: Dad cushion
You can make happy memories a permanent feature of Dad's favourite chair/spot on the sofa by getting them printed on a comfy cushion. Select four photos for the Personalised Photo Cushion - Wonderful Times With Dad (£19.99) from cardfactory and he can cosy up to his one-of-a-kind creation.
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However you celebrate your Dad, have a wonderful Father's Day.
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