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Last Minute Father’s Day Ideas – Home Depot – $100 Giveaway

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If you’re like me, you have the best of intentions. A holiday or celebration is coming, so you start thinking of wonderful ways to celebrate another person. Planning awesome gifts in your head, thinking of fun gift baskets and themes that would be perfect for the person.

And then, suddenly, it’s almost the big day! And you didn’t actually BUY the present!

Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered. These fun ideas for Father’s Day from The Home Depot are perfect for the special dad in your life and are easy and fast to put together.

I put this awesome Father’s Day gardening gift together in less than 5 minutes:

 

Last Minute Father's Day Ideas

 

Want to make one for Dad?

Just head to The Home Depot in your area. Take a basket or grab one from the “Organization” section.

Is Dad a gardener? A DIY guy? Or maybe a cookout king?

Head to Dad’s favorite The Home Depot department and pick out a few goodies.  Grab a The Home Depot gift card up front by the registers and you’re done. So easy!

Here’s another idea for a Backyard BBQ lover:

 

Last Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas

 

There are so many fun ways to celebrate Dad with Home Depot!

Not sure which products Dad would prefer? Just add a The Home Depot gift card to a single tool like a hammer or a rake. Tie it with a ribbon or add a big bow and let Dad enjoy spending the gift card on his favorite products!

If you’ve got 10 minutes to run into The Home Depot, you’ve got an awesome Father’s Day gift! You can order The Home Depot gift cards online to be sent to Dad or grab one near the registers at your local store.

 

The Home Depot Toolbox Gift Card For Dad

 

Dads wear a lot of hats and deserves a great gift this year.  The Home Depot has the right gift for every dad on your list!

 

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One lucky A Helicopter Mom reader will win a $100 gift card to The Home Depot!

To enter, use the Rafflecopter form below. Giveaway is open to residents of the US, 18 years of age and older. Giveaway ends on July 4, 2014.

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The Home Depot partnered with bloggers such as me for their 2014 Father’s Day program. As part of this program, I received compensation for my time. They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about any product mentioned in these posts. The Home Depot believes that consumers and bloggers are free to form their own opinions and share them in their own words. The Home Depot’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.

 

Comments

  2. I would put it inside new work gloves.
    also in a basket i’d add some movies and snickers 😉

  3. I think my husband would love to find a gift card inside his beer carton or his lunch bag.

  4. I would put a gift card inside a box that had a shirt in it as a gift. Then he would be surprised by the card!

  6. I think a clever way would be to give a new wallet, but one that is really crappy looking so he would think it is a horrible gift, then put the gift card on the inside. I did that with my mom when she said she wanted a new camera. I put some piece of junk I got from Dollar General on top in the box with the real camera underneath.

  7. I would put it in my dad’s beer cooze. He would love that and think it was the best present ever.

  8. I’d wrap up the gift card as usual in a small box and gift wrap, then get my hands on a small crate with a top and nail it shut! I’d tie up the crate with big ribbons and attach a hammer to the bow tie.  He’ll have to work at it to get his gift but would love every minute of it.

  9. I would have it wrapped with a bow in one of the drawers, and then ask my husband to go get me something out of that drawer.

  13. I would tape it to the back of his TV remote so when he picked it up, he would find it immediately 🙂

  15. I’d sneak the gift card into his wallet and strategically have us go to the store where he could redeem it so he’ll find it when he goes to pay!

  16. I would put the giftcard into a basket filled with tools and painting supplies that my husband asked for.

  17. I would make a snack basket with his favorite goodies and put it in a tool box with the home depot gift card.

  19. I would put it inside of a new polo style shirt that I already bought my husband.

  23. I would put the gift card inside his work shoes so there is a surprise when he puts them on.

  24. I would put the giftcard inside the drawer he keeps the dog leashes. His routine in the morning is to walk the dogs he’ll see it there inside the drawer

  27. I would package it with some fresh herbs and veggies for my husband to plant in his garden

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  29. This is something that was done to me when I was younger and I would probably do this to my husband or dad as well. Take the card and place it in an item that one typically doesn’t find additional interesting object in, such as a pencil box, and place it within another box with various other items for one of them. The main box would be wrapped before I gave it to him. This way it would be a complete surprise when he opened the smaller object containing the card.

  30. I would make a crafty little box, put  the card in it and leave it on his dresser.

  31. Kiddos made daddy a shirt. I would fold it up in there with his Jelly beans and other man toys we bought for the special day.

  33. I would tape it to a can of peanuts.  That’s his favorite snack & what everyone gives him as a present!

  35. I’d love to get him the 2200-Watt Gasoline Powered Digital Inverter Generator and cover it in Dallas Cowboys items so that he can’t tell what it is! Not exactly a small little gift basket but he would LOVE it!

  36. I’ve wrapped up a gift card in an ugly tie, so he thought that’s what he’d be getting, but instead he got a few meals at his favorite restaurant.

  37. Well, I am not really creative but I would think to possibly do a scavenger hunt that leads him to it.  Or I would consult Pinterest for some ideas;)

  38. I’m not that creative but i would package it in a basket full of his favorite things.

  40. Not so creative. I would probably put it in a card that was made by the kids.

  44. I would fill a jar with peanut m&m’s and hide the gift card in the middle.

  45. My creative gift card packaging would involve slipping it inside a new video game and making it look like it’s still sealed 🙂  My favorite dad is a total gamer, so that’s a good way to surprise him twice over 🙂

  46. I would stick it in one of the veggie plants in the flat I bought him, I would use one of those card holders florists use and stick a bow on it.

  50. I would put it in his coffee can so that he sees it when he makes his morning cup of joe.

  51. i would put it in a big box and continue on down with other smaller boxes until he got to the last box.

  54. My husband really likes books so I would make a basket of books & book accessories like a book light and his favorite snacks.  Then I would put the gift card as a bookmark in one of the books.  

  55. I would package my Dad’s card inside his box with his shirt and tie that I get him every year! He would love to find a card here.

  61. I would make a small box of assorted screws and bits of wood and maybe some magazine pics of interesting projects and attach the card on top and say  “just do it!”

  63. i would put notes from the kids on it and wrapped it up and put it in his tool box at the shop where he works so when he gets a tool surprise

  64. I would put the gift card inside my father’s favorite empty coffee cup. So when he get’s his coffee cup in the morning, he would be surprised with the gift card.

  65. I would love to incorporate it in a fun, themed Father’s Day cake. Maybe one with a handyman theme, since he’s a carpenter.

  66. My husband would love a giftcard inside a bag of Trail Mix…he is addicted to the stuff 🙂

  69. I would hide it inside a can of his favorite coffee. One gift now and a surprise one later

  70. I would get an empty paint can, fill it with shredded gift paper and set the card in it.  I’d, also, decorated the outside of the can with a Father’s Day wrapper.

  71. We would put gifts in a tool kit. Tell hubby we need a hammer and when he gets there.. gift cards!!

  76. I would just put the card under his car keys.. OR right by the coffee pot, since that is the VERY first thing the man does upon waking up in the wee hours… he heads to the coffee pot!

  77. He likes cherry pie – I’d get a mini cherry pie and put the gift card under the pie tin

  78. My husbands browses Home Depot at least once a week. He loves looking at all the stuff he wishes for. I think just giving him a gift card would be ideal for him.

  79. hmmmm I would make a gift card holder with my scrapbook supplies and either tape it to the steering wheel of his car, or in the pocket of his golf bag. 

  81. to tell you the truth-I would just give it to him.  he would not appreciate the creative packaging 😛

  82. I would tuck it in the bottom of a box of oreos, so he’s have to eat all his treats to discover it.

  83. I love making gift baskets, so I’d probably do something like that. It would also be fun to do a birthday week of surprises, where the presents get bigger and bigger with the finale being a big fat Home Depot gift card! My man would love that.

  84. I enjoy making gift baskets and hiding wrapped presents in plain sight or frequented areas to be found.

  85. I would hide it in a box wrapped pretty and then hide it someplace like the trunk of his car, In his jeans, his guitar case, or under his dinner plate. I might have to get his girlfriend help but we can surprise him properly!

  87. I would put some things in an empty flower pot with some kiddie handprints on the side

  89. my daughter and I would make a card with her beautiful drawings of the tool that he likes and that would be her hint to what he is getting.:)

  92. I would wrap a large package, use a lot of filling and put the card in the middle of the box.

  97. I would put it inside a popular mechanics – his fave magazine he has to read every new issue right away

  103. for my husband, I would put it in a basket full of his favorite goodies:  chips, bach beer, cookies, chocolate, candy, etc

  104. My dad is into really weird wrapping so I would probably buy a packet of chocolate candy, and wrap it up like he would only be getting the chocolate. 🙂

  105. I would put a gift card in his daily newspaper. He’s sure to see it there. Thanks for the giveaway!

  106. I would put everything in a fishing tackle box including gift card, fishing bait and other items

  107. I would put it in his coffee cup so that first thing in the morning when his is ready to get a cup of coffee, he would find it. 

  108. I would get his favorite Krispy Kreme donuts and tape it to the inside of the box.

  112. I would include a gift card in a brand new toolbox. 

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  114. I like making candy bouquets when I give giftcards. Thanks for the chance to win!
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  117. I am planning on doing a small tool box full of tools for our kids to help decorate

  119. To be sneaky with packaging small items, like a gift card, we like to wrap boxes in boxes at my house, and stack various heavy object in the layers – you know, to keep them guessing 😉

  121. I don’t have a creative bone in my body.  I would have to head to Pinterest for ideas! 🙂

  123. I would tape it to his steering wheel and he would see it when he left the house in the a.m.

  124. I would package it in a pail with some of his favorite snacks like peanuts and beef jerky!
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  125. Well, my father is a major handman/builder type and he just got done building a shed out back. So I’d put it on his workbench in there and then tell him to go in and he’d be very surprised. Nice!

  126. a nice cold 6 pack of corona and a new grill would make him really happy!

  129. I would package it in a small toolbox, one that he can take only a few tools with him instead of his massive toolbox. 

  131. I would put it in a mason jar together with love/thank you notes from all of us and some photo confetti of our family

  136. I would take it to a bag of his favorite snack food and when he starts to open it, he’d find the card.

  138. I’d put the gift card in one of the Home Depot buckets with IBC root beer bottles, box of Crunch & Munch, and a box of Hot Tamales.

  139. I would buy him something really cheesy, like some kind of gag gift and have this inside. 

  141. make a pie and put t under the crust. (In something of course to keep it from getting ruined!)

  142. My dad is a golfaholic so I’d definitely put in a case of new golf balls or something affiliated with golf

  143. I would make one of those clever candy/gift card bouquet that I have seen people do. Thanks for the chance to win!

  144. I once wrapped a gift card in a hand-drawn candy wrapper as my dad’s Christmas present.

  146. I would put the gift card in the pocket of the pocketed short sleeve shirt I would buy him. He has to have a pocket on his shirts so what better place to hide the gift card.

  147. If I did this, I would put it into one of the paint pails and cover with clean up cloths. But this would be for me. I already gave things to my FIL. Thank you for this chance to win.

  148. I would purchase a tool box and add nails, a hammer, a screwdriver and two cans of his favorite pop.

  157. You could put it in his wallet in front of his ID and see how long it takes him to notice 🙂

  163. I would put the gift card in a bucket with other tools and supplies for my dad. 

  164. My Dad is a basketball coach, he’s always marking plays in his notebook, I would put the gift card in his notebook.

  166. I’d make a package full of tools and other household items he needs/wants and would put the gift card inside it.

  167. One of those orange Home Depot Buckets and put the gift card inside all wrapped up with a big bow.

  168. I am not so creative, but I have done this and would do it again – put an envelope inside a box, then that box inside a bigger box, etc. so that the recipient (in this case, Dad), thinks he has a BIG gift and has to get through layers to the real gift.

  172. I would put it inside a pair of  diabetic socks, packaged in a beautifully wrapped shirt box.

  173. make him go on a hunt for it. one clue leading to the next until he finally finds it in a very easy spot lol

  174. I would include it in a personalized gift basket full of his favorite treats and some gardening supplies.

  175. I would put the gift card inside of a Home Depot pamphlet for new flooring and give it to my husband.

  176. I would put in his box of tea…or in his box of Cheerios. I’m sneaky that way!

  178. I’d use a garden hose reel (the box type) put a garden hose inside with gloves, seed packets and a gift card!

  180. For my father, I would tell him I got a bill in the mail for him or something he has to pay, put it in an envelope disguised as a bill and let him open it and watch his mouth drop.

  184. I would put it in a small photo album where he would most likely see it when turning pages

  185. I would creatively package a gift card for Dad in a box of chocolates. When he’d lift up the second layer it would be sitting there.

  186. I Would Put It On His Night Stand So He Could See It When He Got Up In The Morning!

  191. I would have my kids decorate the outside of it. They love to color and then wrap it up and put it inside another box that was wrapped.

  194. The running joke in our family is anytime we ask our dad what he wants he always says he only wants a pair of socks so I would get him a pair of socks and put the GC in it

  196. My dad is not alive.. but I would have put a box together of gardening stuff.

  198. I would start with a large box, and then put smaller box after smaller box until I got to a Gift Card size box. This would be hilarious to watch.

  201. I put it in a large box weighted down with rocks so he had no idea it was a gift card!

  202. I would put it in his lunchbox so that way when he opened it up at work, he would definitely be surprised, and of course the other fellows would be jealous!

  203. Dad would get a pack of chocolate…cigars and his fav beer! wrapped up nice with bows!

  208. OH I like this. I would put it in the garage on his tool box. There isn’t a day he doesn’t go to it.

  210. I would package the gift card in a tie box so he would think he was getting another tie but be surprised once he opens the box.

  212. The first thing I thought of was getting a small tool box and putting in some office snacks and the gift card.

  214. I’d let our daughter wrap it in her blanket how she plays pretend. I’m sure that would make for a surprise they would both enjoy.

  216. This will be for my son if I win.  I would pack it in his lunch box so he would have a great surprise while at work.  Thank you for this opportunity to win

  219. Not sure if its Lowe’s or Home Depot but they have these cute gift card holders that look like tool boxes. I would get one of those to put it in.

  221. I have my dad’s old singing trout that hangs on the wall (or used to hang on the wall in his office) – so I would put it in the mouth of the trout and make it somehow so my dad pulls out the envelope with the card – and attach it with a fake fishing line! hehe 🙂

  225. I would put it in the empty box of something he doesn’t want like a barbie doll.

  226. I would personalize the card with lots of loving, caring notes of things dad has done for me over the years.

  228. I LOVE surprising my hubby and father in law!!! When it comes to a gift card I would put it in their favorite coffee cup in the cabinet so that when they went to get coffee that morning they would find it

  229. My Dad has been gone for many years but I would do a potted plant for my Son as a nice Father’s Day gift.

  230. For my Dad, I would put it in a container that said something like “High-Fiber Yummies” so he would think I was trying to get him to eat healthy. And then have the card inside along with his favorite maple bars from the donut shop.

  231. I would put it in a small box then put that box in a larger box then put that box in a larger box, etc, like Russian nesting dolls!

  232. I’d create a basket with lots of Godiva chocolates. My husband loves him some chocolate

  234. I would put it inside a bill. He always goes through the mail first thing when he gets home. It would be a nice surprise to get money instead of just being charged.

  238. For my father or father-in-law, I would just mail the giftcard in a card. For my husband, I would cook a nice meal and give it to him with dessert.

  241. Leave a blog comment below telling me how you would creatively package a gift card for Dad@

    I WOULD PROBABLY PUT IT INTO A NEW WALLET SINCE HIS IS OLD AS DIRT

  243. my husband is in need of some new tools so i would get a tool box and fill it with some small tools

  247. I would tape it to an underside of the lid of a box of chocolates and leave it on his desk.

  250. I would like to take a GC and put it inside his grill for Father’s Day 🙂 that way when he gets ready to cook his famous Fahter’s Day Burgers, he would find it!

  253. I would put the gift card on a birthday card with the tv remote control, Thank you!

  254. I think I’d use a tool box for that…a good one and not a cheap plastic one that will break after a few uses.

  255. I would tape it to a bamboo skewer and stick it into a plant pot of something for the landscaping, like a hosta or other plant.

  257. I would tape it to the sports page, so he can’t miss it when he opens it.

  259. I think I would make his go on a scavenger hunt for the card! And then hide it in his toolbench.

  260. I would choose a color theme and include gift cards, care package type items, and something he’s been wanting lately. I would then decorate the box really nifty and leave it in a nice place like the coffee table.

  262. I would cook him his favorite dish, eggplant parmesan, and put the gift card in his napkin!

  265. my hubby has been so great about helping out with the baby! i would ask him to change her diaper & tape it up to the changing table with a post-it note saying thank you & to go treat himself.

  267. I would place the gift card inside the box of a Dremel Kit that my husband has been wanting so that he could purchase more tools that he would like with it.

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  268. I would package it in his coffee so when he went to make some he was surprised.

  270. I would print a photo of some tools that I know my husband would love from Home Depot and attach clues to where he could find the gift card.

  272. i would put it in greeting card i would put in work truck on dash board;-)

  274. I would love to buy a drilling bit set and driver and impact driver set for my dad to work on his long lost projects in the garage!

  275. My dad loves Turtles candy. I get him a bag every father’s day! It would be a nice surprise if he opened up his turtles and found a gift card!

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  277. I would wrap it in plastic and put it on top of a white cake my husband favorite.

  278. I would put it in a tiny envelope wrap it in giftwrap than put it in a tiny box and keep putting it in boxes a bit larger than the last until I cant find a box that is bigger than the last.

  279. I would creatively package a gift card for Dad with lawn chemicals, something else he needs from Home Depot currently.

  284. I would just put a yellow sticky note on it and say just if you see something. I just wanted to get it for you. It is so hard to get things for the man who has everything.

  288. I would love to add BBQ essentials to it. Gloves, tongs, sauces and rubs would be perfect for my husband. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway 🙂

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  289. i’d put it inside a big box with a misleading description. buried under a lot of styrofoam peanuts

  291. i would put the card on the seat of his tractor so he would find it when he went out to bale hay 

  293. I would buy him a new pair of motorcycle gloves, and tuck the gift card inside one of the gloves.

  297. I would put it in his breakfast sandwich. He can not start his day until he eats his breakfast sandwich.

  300. I would have it wrapped with a bow in one of the drawers, and then ask my husband to go get me something out of that drawer.

  304. I would purchase a pair of channel locks and put the gift card inside them 🙂

  308. My dad isn’t much into packaging, so I probably wouldn’t do a lot. Maybe duct tape it to something 😉

  309. I would put it inside a hollowed out book that doesn’t interest him! (I would find one at a thrift store that looked new).

  310. I would put it in a basket full of soaps. My hubby loves getting body soap, bar soaps and shaving supplies as gifts. Thank you!

  311. My hubby doesn’t appreciate creative things like I do so I would just put it in a card 🙂 

  313. For a father’s day present, I would use this towards a rope hammock to relax in.

  316. I would put it in his coffee cup in the morning so when he gets up he sees it.

  318. My husband is the one who checks the mail everyday so I would put it in an old bill envelope and stick it in the mailbox. Won’t he be happy to find this instead of another bill?

  320. My dad loves snacks so I would creatively hide a gift card in a basket of homemade goodies.

  322. i love putting together gift baskets with lots of different things that way he is more likely to find something he likes.

  323. I would buy him a lemon pie and give to him in a card he would love thank you

  325. I would put it inside a box of something girly…like tampons. And then put that in several bigger boxes.

  327. As a father I like reviving these cards in those card holders they sell at Home Depot like the bucket holder.

  330. I would place it in the inside of a hard hat since he needs a new one of those too!

  333. My dad loves the NY Giants, I’d get one of those stuffed Giants footballs and cut a slit in it & put the gift card in there. then have my dad play catch with me. 😉 

  334. I would put it in his camera bag . He builds his own props, so this would be a great gift for him.

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