{"id":1798,"date":"2010-12-13T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/great-christmas-gifts-for-dads\/"},"modified":"2013-06-24T13:07:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T13:07:59","slug":"great-christmas-gifts-for-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/great-christmas-gifts-for-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Christmas gifts for dads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  OK, it&rsquo;s time to get those skates on (not literally, unless you want to, of course) &#8211; because *DON&rsquo;T PANIC* there are only 10 shopping days left until Christmas.   <\/p>\n<p>  So if you&rsquo;re struggling for ideas of what to buy the men in your life, here are some gift suggestions:   <\/p>\n<p>              I always think photo gifts are so simple to make, but they&#39;re a lovely way to remind him how much he&rsquo;s appreciated &ndash; <a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/PhotoBox.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Photobox<\/a> has a fab selection, including the new rustic stripped back&nbsp;chic box frames, which come with black, brown or natural wooden edging and satin finish (from &pound;24.99).     &nbsp;     &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dad1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dad2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp;      &nbsp;     &nbsp;This Hemp gift set from <a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/TheBodyShop.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">the Body Shop<\/a> has masculine packaging so he can pamper himself without feeling like a wuss. It includes Body Butter, Lip protector, Foot protector and hand cream, all in a nice handy tin (&pound;14, reduced from &pound;20).\n<p>              If he&rsquo;s a fan of The Inbetweeners, then he&rsquo;ll definitely enjoy the boxed set, which includes all the classic episodes from series 1-3 (&pound;26.99, available from <a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Play.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Play.com<\/a>).&nbsp;     &nbsp;     &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dad3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/p>\n<p>              &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dad4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>      &nbsp;     &nbsp;<a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/BananaRepublic.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Banana Republic<\/a>&nbsp;has a gorgeous range of scarves to keep him warm, including this&nbsp;beautiful Walnut Leaf wool scarf (&pound;24.50, reduced from &pound;35).           <\/p>\n<p>              And if you need more inspiration, have a browse of <a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/ActivitySuperstore.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Activity Superstore&#39;s<\/a> days out &ndash; there&rsquo;s everything from golfing, driving and flying days out to paintballing and tours of stadiums. And you can go along too, if you want to *ahem*.&nbsp;     &nbsp;     &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dad5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/p>\n<p> written by Liz Jarvis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not sure what to buy the man in your life this Christmas? 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