Wednesday, June 14, 2006
This Sunday, June 18th, is Father's Day...
Mother's Day came first, but Father's Day wasn't too far behind. It's amazing what people accomplish when they put their minds to good use and encourage others to join their cause. It just wouldn't be the same without many of our holidays and Father's Day is one of them.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. Father's Day is now celebrated in every part of the world. In the United States, Canada and most countries in Asia, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
There are all kinds of things you can do to make Father's Day special for your dad. Here are a few suggestions:
Mother's Day came first, but Father's Day wasn't too far behind. It's amazing what people accomplish when they put their minds to good use and encourage others to join their cause. It just wouldn't be the same without many of our holidays and Father's Day is one of them.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. Father's Day is now celebrated in every part of the world. In the United States, Canada and most countries in Asia, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
There are all kinds of things you can do to make Father's Day special for your dad. Here are a few suggestions:
- Make dad breakfast in bed.
- Send him flowers, the red rose is the official Father's Day flower.
- Do secret acts of kindness, this might include doing one of dad's chores for him, like taking out the garbage :)
- Be obedient.
- Do your chores, without being asked.
- Get along with your brothers and sisters.
- Make or take him out to dinner.
- Send him an on-line greeting card or make a heartfelt CARD.
- Check out some great ideas to make dad a homemade GIFT.
- Kids Domain
- DLTK Kids
- Enchanted Learning
- Billy Bear4 Kids (I especially like the "virtual tie")
- The Holiday Zone
- Child Fun
- Lots more links at Black Dog
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 5:01 PM 
