Want to get your dad some of the best gifts? It could be his birthday or just the Fathers’ Day coming up, and you know that you would want to make it special for him.

So, how do you go about it?

The act of giving makes so much happier than receiving something. But when it comes to gifting daddy dearest you don’t know what to give him. Until now, he has provided everything you wanted and didn’t.

Whether it is for father’s day or for his birthday, giving too obvious gifts like cufflinks or a shirt isn’t a good gift.  You could even buy in fishing gifts, which are a great gift for dad.

The Top 5 Tips to Help Your Dad Get a Great Gift

Here are five tips that’ll help you to buy your dad a unique gift that he likes:

1. Make a List of All Things He Likes

Write down every little thing he likes including his favorite color to his favorite car. Tick off the things that he already has. This will give you a list of things that he really wants. Decide whether you want to give him one big gift or 10 different small gifts. Focus on gifting something that will be life-changing and it doesn’t need to be expensive. A long wanted coffee machine will also make his day.

2. See if He Has an Unfulfilled Dream

Did your father always dream of driving a Mercedes around or jumping off an airplane? This is your chance to fulfill it and make him happiest papa around the world. Do that activity with him, so that the two of you get to make your bond even stronger.

3. Gifts Every Month

Everyone loves getting gifts every month and your dad is no different. Sign up for a 12 months care package for him to let him know that you care and remember him every day. He will definitely appreciate your efforts.

4. A Letter of Appreciation

No gift compares a heartfelt letter. You can talk about the past year and how he has grown as a person and how he helped you become who you are. Add in some jokes and make him smile while he goes through the emotional gift. To add a more personal touch, you can make the card at home. We are sure he will treasure it for all his life.

5. Make it Personal

Since you are the person who is giving him the gift, make sure it has your impressions, so that when he looks at the gift years later he remembers who gave it. You can knit him a sweater or a scarf. You can write him a song and play it on his birthday.  You know your dad well so why not ensure that you find him something he loves?

Did these tips help you find the best gift for your dad? It’s time to gift your dad something he loves!

Looking for a cute keepsake gift for someone? The Exclusive Hand Crank Music Box would be just perfect! It’s small but so cute and would make a perfect gift for a Harry Potter fan! It’s so unique! Laser engraved and cut hand-cranked music box. It’s made out of plywood and it’s just the perfect little size! (WxHxD: 65x55x40mm)

It is available in different themes! I love the Harry Potter one that I received but you can also choose your favorite theme from the following collection – Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Beauty And The Beast, Island Princess, Davy Jone, The Beatles, Imagine John, Godfather, Jack from pirates, and Angel Love Beautiful.

You can purchase one for sale now for the price of $16.99. The retail price is $56.99. Find this gift item at https://feriwola.com/products/exclusive-hand-crank-music-box

Self Disclosure: I received a free or discounted sample to facilitate this post. No other compensation was received and I only feature items that I recommend. Image: SoCal City Kids. 

This August, Yogurtland, the ever-popular, industry leader, is expanding its flavor offerings to include three new handcrafted flavors plus two new toppings.

Beginning August 6th, and available for a limited time while supplies last, the Yogurtland flavor lineup will include Dairy Free Coconut Cream Pie, Nectarine Peach Orange Tart and Strawberry Rose frozen yogurt.

Yogurtland’s Coconut Cream Pie is the second time Yogurtland is offering a flavor with a dairy free base made from coconut milk. Combining traditional graham cracker and mouthwatering pie flavor notes in a coconut milk base, this flavor gives fans an opportunity to create a delicious dairy free treat.

The Nectarine Peach Orange Tart flavor offers a burst of fresh tropical flavors. The nectarine and peach provide taste buds with a sensational juicy flavor experience while the orange gives a nice zest, providing a well balanced sweet and fruity tart flavor.

Yogurtland combines juicy California strawberries and floral rose water in a sweet base to create the creamy Strawberry Rose flavor. This light and refreshing frozen yogurt will have fans craving a second serving.

Along with three new flavors, Yogurtland will introduce two new toppings for a limited time. Bringing a different variety of flavors to the topping bar, the scrumptious Cotton Candy Fizzies will have fans enjoying traditional cotton candy flavors with a twist. Additionally, Yogurtland’s craveable Sour Rainbows will bring a spark of color to each cup and a blend of sweet and sour flavors.

I had the opportunity today to try the new flavors with my family and my favorites are Coconut Cream Pie and the Nectarine Peach Orange Tart flavors! My son liked the new candy choices! 

Yogurtland’s flavorologists continually create craveable flavors that keep fans loving their frozen dessert experience. Yogurtland owns its own dairy, and by controlling the manufacturing process, the company delivers the highest quality flavors, setting new standards for the industry and delighting guests each day.

Yogurtland features non-fat and low-fat yogurt flavors, ice cream, and non-dairy and no sugar added choices while using milk that contains no antibiotics or added hormones. Fruit flavors are fortified with Vitamin C for an extra boost.

Presently Yogurtland has more than 320 locations across the U.S., Australia, Dubai, Guam, Myanmar, Oman, Singapore, Thailand and Venezuela. Flavors are always subject to creative change and popular demand. For more information, visit http://www.yogurt-land.com or http://www.facebook.com/yogurtland.

Self Disclosure: I received a gift card to try out the new flavors. No other compensation was received and I am a big fan of Yogurtland!

Evomotion, LLC, has launched its revolutionary Wunder360 C1 360-degree camera available at www.wunder360.com, enabling anyone from novice photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, professional photographers or extreme-sports athletes, to produce well-edited video clips with easy-to-use, click-to-play in-camera capturing and editing features. What is really cool about it is that it is simple to use and that it has so many features!

Together with the Wunder360 C1, Evomotion introduced ViewPilot software technology which empowers anyone without a professional knowledge base to easily create pro-like video clips. Users will never miss a single unplanned moment with panoramic 360-degree full-scene capturing. In addition, flat clips focusing on selected people or objects can be automatically generated from 360° footage with a few swipes or even just a tap. What’s more, the smart stabilization algorithms keep your perfectly framed videos dramatically sharper and smoother making projects that traditionally take hours, complete in just seconds.

The Wunder360 C1 provides consumers with high-end professional-grade camera technology, high image quality and feature-rich enhancements unmatched by other offerings on the market today. Plus, the camera’s 360-degree capturing does away with the extremely limiting viewfinders and lens angles of traditional cameras

The Wunder360 S1 AI camera, a dual-lens 360°camera with 3D reconstruction, real-time in-camera stitching, and deep learning AI technology that allows AR/VR developers to easily develop 3D content.

The Wunder360 S1 is a compact camera with AI that allows users to easily capture their environment and transform it into 3D models. Avid gamers can download their 3D models and import them into games like Minecraft, allowing them to share their models with other players. The Wunder360 S1 can also be used to develop AR/VR content by allowing users to take their footage and convert it into 3D models. The in-camera stitching also allows VR/AR developers to easily create immersive content without relying on photo stitching software.

Wunder360 C1 Features

With its compact, easy-to-use design, the Wunder360 C1 provides consumers with high-end professional-grade camera technology, high image quality and feature-rich enhancements unmatched by other offerings on the market today. Plus, the camera’s 360-degree capturing does away with the extremely limiting viewfinders and lens angles of traditional cameras.

Other essential features and specs include:

• 4K still picture
• 3K 30fps video in-camera stitching
• 1080p 60fps in-camera stitching
• Manually or automatically generate highlight focused flat videos
• Smart EIS
• Time lapse/fast shooting/timer
• In-app editing, social sharing & live-streaming
• In-app filters
• Beauty cam
• In-app background music mixer

Other key features include:

• AI powered image tracking and view-pilot technology
• Water-proof case
• Phantom clips computer vision technology
• 4K still picture
• 3K 30fps video in-camera stitching
• 1080p 60fps in-camera stitching
• In-app editing
• Smart EIS: 9-axis gyro stabilization technology
• Interchangeable battery design
• Compatible mounting accessories including gimbals, selfie sticks and tripods
• microSD slot
• Waterproof/dustproof case.

With Wunder360 S1, Evomotion has created a camera that is easy to use and includes the capabilities of traditional 3D scanning products at a quarter of the cost of current devices on the market. By using AI and computer vision, they have successfully created a camera with ease-of-use and a better user experience, meaning Wunder360 users can spend less time editing their footage and allow the camera to do the work for them.

About Evomotion

Evomotion was founded by Lufang Gao in 2015 and is one of the leading deep learning and computer vision combining hardware solution providers in the industry devoted to bringing highly efficient and accessible 3D scanning technology and cloud services to every organization. They currently concentrate on areas including panoramic cameras, AR/VR, 3D reconstruction, surveillance IP cameras and mobile handsets. The team is made up of the very best in computer vision, consumer electronics, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence – from INRIA, NVIDIA, Intel, MindRay, Huawei and China Telecom.

Evomotion has raised more than $5 million backed by top-tier VC’s like NLVC, Fortune VC and ThunderSoft.

For more information, please visit Evomotion at http://www.evomotion.com/en/index.html and https://www.facebook.com/Evomotion2014

Self Disclosure: I received a free sample to facilitate this post. Images and Information were also provided. No compensation was received otherwise and I only feature products that I would recommend!

.Summer is still here and hasn’t ended yet! Here are some more of my favorite products for this season!

Solid Wood Chess – Checkmate! Featuring an attractive game board with the familiar checkerboard pattern accompanied by gorgeous wood sculpted game pieces for everyday and anywhere play. Ages 8+

Solid Wood Checkers – King me! Classic board game that has captivated generations of players, this easy to learn and play game furnishes players with everything they need to capture the enemy and crown their kings. Ages 6+. I love how beautiful the game actually is! I received a sample of the Solid Wood Checkers and this would make a great gift!

Both of these games would be great for travel this Summer and also for those days at home when the kids starting saying they are bored!

Have a child that loves DINOS ?

Cutie Fruities are the sweetest snack sets that gets kids playing with their food! These scented fruit families and individual slices are the perfect collectors item for any foodie in the making. Get ready for endless amounts of Cutie Fruities fun with over eight full fruit families and 40 individual slices to collect. With two options for your fruit-lover, the Cutie Fruities Basket or Minis Cup, these collectibles are a 100% sweet surprise!

Open the Cutie Fruities Basket for an entire fruit family – Mommy, Daddy, Baby and More! The Fruit Basket comes with four scented plush fruit slices wrapped in a fruit peel, a fruit fortune and sticker sheet. Turn your basket into a fruit themed play set for hours of fruit fun!

The Cutie Fruities Minis Cup is perfect for collectors. Filled with three mystery plush and over 40 to collect – common, rare and limited edition – these cups are the must-have travel sized snack for all collectors!

These can be found at Walmart.com and also Amazon.com. They really are cute and I think that young children will love them!

Celebrate Best Friends with the latest Cutie Stix Collectible Packs!

Little ones can celebrate their bestie with matching accessories from the latest Cutie Stix Friendship Collectible Bracelet Packs!

Making Friendship Bracelets has never been easier and we want to give you and your bestie the chance to rock your personal style! With the same

Complete with two bright pink cords and new adorable EZ Cut technology Cutie Stix beads to collect and trade – the options are endless! Can be found at Target!

The older kids will love this next one!

This card game is fun for families with kids 13 years old and older! There is 200 PG-13 friendly (but pretty awful) stuff happens event cards. Yes, there is some messed up stuff on the cards and the idea is to rank them based on how bad they really are. This one is for 2 or more players and would be a hit to take on summer travel with older kids! I find that it is sometimes difficult to find games for kids in this age range and this one is a must! Can only be found at Walmart! Find out more here!

We have teamed up for a Giveaway on this one! To enter, simply leave a comment below! Deadline to enter is August 15th, 2018 at noon PST.

Self Disclosure: I received samples of the games and toys listed in this post. No other compensation was received and I only post products that I recommend. The image was provided for Cutie Fruities and Cutie Stix.

Summer is going by so quickly! It’s already August and I am so not ready for it to end! Luckily, we still have summer days and nights to enjoy before it’s time for back-to-school! This is such a great time to enjoy all the family time before it’s the more hectic back=to-school time!   In honor of National Root Beer Float Day today (August 6),A&W wants to help celebrate family night with a quintessential summer treat: Root Beer Floats!

Yes, today is National Root Beer Float Day and what better way to celebrate than by making a Root Beer Float! A&W has always been my favorite brand of Root Beer so of course, it would be my top pick! Here’s their awesome recipe  A&W’s Original Root Beer Float.

When my son was younger we used to celebrate Family Nights by having a weekly Movie Night and those were always special nights an I have such good memories of making popcorn, root beer floats and watching movies. We also would have board game nights when my son loved to play Monopoly. Years go by and activities have changed but I still have such special memories of those times. We still have awesome family nights but now they consist of having a bonfire and hanging out. But, one thing hasn’t changed…we still love Root Beer Floats! A&W Root Beer has a long history of creating family memories. I think it is the one soft drink that my family all loves! A&W Root Beer helps create the perfect timeless family night treat: an A&W Root Beer Float! It’s a great addition to family pizza nights too!  For “float how-tos” and recipe inspiration visit, www.rootbeer.com.

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Self Disclosure: The product, information, and gift card have been provided by A&W so that I could try the product and share my thoughts and information about A&W Root Beer. The opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not reflect the opinions of A&W.