The Best Father’s Day Gifts for New Dads

These shorts are comfy enough to sit in at home all day but also nice enough to wear on a coffee run. One Amazon reviewer even compared them to Patagonia’s widely beloved Baggies.

This book of crossword puzzles will definitely keep his brain active.

If he plans on spending time around the fire this summer, this marshmallow-roasting kit will complete the night. The telescoping metal forks can extend up to 32 inches and have two prongs to hold marshmallows or other roast-able treats secure.

If he’s sleeping through alarms (either the one he set on his phone or his newborn’s cry), this clock should get him up on time. Designer Paul Smith travels everywhere with it, and its alarm never fails to wake him up. He says, “I’ve knocked it over while jet-lagged on my way to the loo in the middle of the night and the clock still wakes me up in the morning.”

If the demands of a new child mean Dad has let his fitness regime fade, a subscription to user-friendly digital-workout platform Obé Fitness will give him access to 4,000 on-demand and 100 live weekly classes in all kinds of categories, from yoga to Pilates, HIIT, and more. All of those classes are just 28 minutes long, and none require more equipment than a gym mat. Subscriptions start at $27 a month.

In speaking to scholars and experts about the best books on Black feminism, five of them recommended this collection of essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom. While focused on Black women specifically, the book explains the struggles faced by all Black Americans. One professor who recommended it noted the book’s powerful “crossover energy” between academia and the general public: “I’ve had discussions about this book in college classrooms and over dinner with friends,” Regina Duthely told us.

This beard shampoo cleanses without stripping your face and prevents itchy beards in the process.

With this portable putting green, he can practice in the living room. (If he’s looking for more of a challenge, read about how John Rotunno, the dad of one of our former editors, used the mat to turn his living room into a mini-golf course.)

This space-saving bottle-drying rack is a favorite among NYC moms; any dish-doing dad will appreciate that it’s upright, compact, and can store baby bottles, breast-pump parts, and pacifiers.

You can only hear Blippi so many times before losing your mind, so a little noise-canceling action might help him find a quiet moment to himself. We’ve written that these Cowin headphones are some of the best you can buy for under $100, thanks to their cushioned, breathable ear bands and crisp sound quality.

Actress Kaley Cuoco swears by this foam roller; she says the big divots allow her to “wiggle around on my side or back or legs and get the spots that are extra tender.” If Dad has been walking around bouncing the baby into slumber, he’ll thank you.

Maybe he went from drinking beer to drinking ’booch. If so, this handy kit will reduce the number of times he has to run out to the nearest health-food store to get his fix.

Instead of living in the rocker this summer, he can sway with baby in this hammock that has nearly 30,000 Amazon reviews.

If the new dad in your life is determined to stay fashionable, gift him this Chris Black–approved “slipper” from running brand Hoka One One. It’s the perfect twofer: Cool enough to strike up conversation on the street, yet supportive enough in the sole to make the actual reality of his day-to-day commitments that much more comfortable.

His old pillows might have worked fine before the baby’s cries started to wake him nightly, but now he might need something more comfortable to ensure he catches whatever z’s he can. With an adjustable pillow from Coop Home Goods — our best overall pick for a bed pillow — Dad can make it as firm or soft as he wants so when he does get some rest, he sleeps like a log.

Strategist staffers, Judd Apatow, and Andrew Yang are among the many people who swear by this white-noise machine. Babies (and adults) are comforted by the “womblike whoosh,” so he might even be able to catch some Z’s too.

Former Strategist tech writer Jordan Bowman says these TikTok-esque smart strip lights can turn an ordinary work desk into a “Daft Punk–style, Tron-like mash-ups of alternating colors” — which can be pretty cool for the part-time gamer.

The wild rollercoaster of cravings doesn’t always end once the baby arrives — and that includes sympathy cravings, too. To satisfy the taste for something spicy, this trio of fancy hot sauces by Truff is made with premium ingredients like black truffles, organic agave nectar, and red chili peppers.

He’ll love being able to go that extra cleanliness mile with this sanitizer. The UV-C bulbs inside kill 99.99 percent of all bacteria and germs. It also doubles as a phone charger.

Dermatologists we spoke to about the best products for under-eye bags all told us that caffeine is the “No. 1 ingredient” for making skin look more awake. This eye cream that those same doctors recommend is “chock-full of caffeine and ginseng,” two ingredients that “will reduce puffiness and make eyes look less tired.” It’s also simply packaged, so it doesn’t necessarily look like an under-eye treatment.

After parental leave, this stepper that New York mayor Eric Adams uses will allow him to squeeze in a workout during the workday. Adams says, “I can use it while I’m on the phone, talking to people, and doing my work.”

A slow cooker is a nice gesture if you think they’ll have the foresight to think about dinner hours in advance. If not, go with an Instant Pot, which author Lauren Weisberger says is efficient enough to turn frozen chicken into a meal in ten minutes.

This outdoor rocking chair will allow him to relax and listen to the birds without leaving his own backyard (or balcony). Four camping experts we spoke to about the best outdoor chairs recommend GCI’s rocking chairs, and 50 Campfires editor Clint Carlson told us that this specific model is his favorite because it’s lower to the ground, which he finds to be “even more relaxing.”

Maybe he no longer has time to care for a backyard full of flowers, but this mini herb garden should be manageable. It has a built-in grow light and self-watering mechanism, so he’ll be able to sit back and watch it flourish.

This hoodie will make the early years of fatherhood a bit more streamlined. Made of cozy, tri-blend fleece that gets softer over time, the Dad Hoodie features six handy, hidden compartments. He can carry baby essentials like bottles, wipes, diapers, and their favorite lovey, all without lugging around a diaper bag.

Keep Dad stylish and the rest of the family entertained when the baby inevitably tries on these classic sunglasses.

A quick spritz of this cologne will deliver not only a scent that’s “subtle and clean” but also a bright spot on days filled with dirty diapers and 3 a.m. feedings.

After consulting with experts, we named this shaver the best overall electric razor for most people because its rotary mechanism means it can handle both stubble and the fuller beard that a new father may have grown during the baby’s first few week’s at home. What’s more, the larger surface area of rotary razors like this means they take less time to pass over your face, making it an especially great idea for the new dad who’s looking a little scruffy but doesn’t have time for a luxurious routine in front of the mirror.

Perhaps his home office is wherever the baby is. If so, these linked Wi-Fi routers will help ensure your new dad can get online wherever in the house he and baby may be. Strategist contributor (and former tech columnist) David Pogue swears by the Eero system, which he uses in his own home, telling us that not only does it do what it promises from day one but there’s also a “roughly monthly” software update to ensure that smooth service never lets up. As a bonus, he says the gadgets themselves are “smaller, sleeker, and less technoid-looking than other companies’ base stations.” For more tech gifts for a new (or any) dad, click here.

Start them on vinyl early with this Audio-Technica turntable. It’s one of our top DJ-recommended turntables, and it’s fully automatic and easy for beginners to use.

If new-dad duty is getting in the way of his household chores, his life may be permanently changed by this robot vac that Strategist senior writer Liza Corsillo says is both efficient and “super-quiet,” which is essential when you have a sleeping baby on your hands.

If they need a little escape from new parenthood, Selsberg says this rig will provide it. A dad friend of his who owns it gets to play virtual table tennis with people from around the world every night after the kids go to sleep.

This machine can save a new dad precious time in the morning while also giving him a bean-to-cup brew because it has a built-in grinder. And not just any grinder but a burr grinder (the style preferred by every barista we consulted for our roundup of the best coffee grinders). According to Kat Odell, the author of Day Drinking, “the Capresso drip machine yields the cleanest-tasting cup.”