The Best Personalized Father’s Day Gifts

At some point, most parents will struggle to manage their kids’ artwork, especially all of the stick-figure family portraits and handmade cards that little kids make at school. This frame is built for that exact problem: The front is like any other picture frame, with shatterproof acrylic and a white mat. But it also has a magnetic back section that can hold up to 100 more paintings or drawings, like a wall-mounted keepsake box. To make it Father’s Day specific, I suggest commissioning a kid portrait of dad or granddad that you can wrap up with the frame.

Editor’s note: In-stock orders ship within one to three days.

If the thought of choosing just one or even a dozen photos seems too difficult, then you should get your dad adigital picture frame. It’s the easiest way to share and display all of the photos that would otherwise sit unseen on your phone’s camera roll. Strategist senior editor Jen Trolio has given them as gifts to multiple family members. Her current favorite is the Aspen frame from Aura, which has a nice-looking mat and is easy to preload with a whole gallery of favorite moments before you present it as a gift.

Editor’s note: If you order through Aura’s website, your frame will arrive within seven business days. If you order through Best Buy, it will arrive in two business days.

Personalized gifts don’t just have to be photos or items with initials engraved on them. If your dad is a Deadhead, he’ll be thrilled to receive this needlepoint travel pouch with four dancing bears on the side that can still be monogrammed too.

Editor’s note: For personalized items, order by Monday, June 9 at 6 a.m. PT to ensure arrival by Father’s Day.

Designing a custom Lego minifigure in his image will also make a dad feel loved, especially if you work hard to get all the details right. The minifigure factory lets you choose from dozens of different hair types, hats, faces, shirts, pants, and accessories. You could even design a whole custom family of minifigs that he can keep on his desk.

Editor’s note: Most orders will arrive within three to five business days.

You can also make a custom Funko Pop vinyl figure in your dad’s likeness. It’ll cost you a bit more money but it’s also bigger — around twice as tall as a Lego minifigure — with just as many options for hair, clothing, accessories, and even animal companions.

Editor’s note: With standard shipping, the order deadline toensure arrival by Father’s Dayis Sunday, June 8, at 11:59 p.m. PT, and with expedited shipping the order deadline is Tuesday June 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Make your note-writing or always-doodling dad feel extra important and official with personalizedFrom the Desk Ofstationery. Or, for grandfathers with grandchildren who are old enough to write letters, I suggest buying a set for each to encourage regular correspondence.

Editor’s note: Orders typically arrive in three to five business days.

You could pair the notecards above with this wobbly yet ergonomic engrave-able pen from Craighill.

Editor’s note: Personalized items from Craighill will arrive in seven to ten business days.

For an extra $35 White Bark Workwear will embroider a name or a short sentence on one of their cross-back aprons. You can choose from five different fonts including two very nice scripts and three colors of embroidery thread.

Editor’s note: All aprons are made to order and ship in around seven business days.

Strategist deals writer Alexandra Polk gave her dad a personalized Spalding basketball a few years ago, customizing it with his high-school basketball-team nickname. “He currently displays his in the packaging in his office like an NBA championship trophy,” she says. You can choose from four fonts and ten colors for your personalized text.

Editor’s note: Orders ship from Texas and typically arrive within one week.

AnOxford shirtmight not seem all that sentimental. But noticing the exact oxford shirt he wears on a regular basis, knowing his size, and customizing it with his initials definitely is.

Editor’s note: Monogramming costs an extra $12 and monogrammed shirts will arrive in three to seven days.

Or you can customize his favorite Chacos with your own choice of colors, patterns, uploaded photos (like the landscape photo I added from my own camera roll above), and embroidery.

Editor’s note: Custom orders take around two weeks to complete and ship, but you can always print out a photo of the custom sandals you created along with a gift receipt.

Mejuri offers free engraving on many of its products, including this minimal string bracelet that comes with either a 14-karat gold or sterling-silver bar. You can add up to three letters, making it perfect for a monogram or the wordDAD.

Editor’s note: Engraved orders ship in two to four business days.

But if you have more to say, this leather and stainless-steel keyring lets you engrave up to four lines of text front and back.

Editor’s note: Personalized orders will arrive in approximately two weeks with standard shipping, but express shipping is also available and takes about half as long.

For baseball-loving dads, or dads who are coaches, these handmade baseball keychains are also an excellent choice. They are cut from real baseballs and can be personalized with up to three numbers or letters.

Editor’s note: Orders ship from California and typically arrive within three to five business days.

Dads who never miss an NBA game will be delighted to open a jersey with their own name on the back. He doesn’t have to be aKnicks fan; custom jerseys areavailable for any NBA team.

Editor’s note: Custom jerseys may not arrive in time for Father’s Day — the lead time for customization is up to four weeks.

If he’s a sweatshirt guy, Oxford Pennant will a personalize a heavyweight cotton crewneck with preppy hand-stitched letters. You can choose from three sweatshirt colors and white, tan, or gold letters, then add two lines of text that will fit up to nine characters each.

Editor’s note: Custom orders ship in about four weeks, so this gift won’t arrive in time for Father’s Day, but you can write a thoughtful card that reveals your customized text and promise it will arrive in time for cooler fall temps.