Funny gifts for dad: 40 ideas that'll make him laugh (and groan)
Forty funny gifts for the dad who claps when the plane lands and tells every waiter it's his birthday.
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Every dad has a set list. The joke he tells whenever someone says they're hungry. The catchphrase for every dent and scrape. The round of applause when the plane lands. You've heard them all a hundred times, and you'd miss every one.
The funny gifts dads keep are the ones that are in on the joke: proof that you were listening to every pun, groaning all the way. These 40 ideas are sorted into gifts made of his own jokes, gifts for the dad joke champion, gag gifts he'll actually use, funny gifts from a daughter and from a son, things you can make, stocking stuffers and last-minute saves.
If you want something warmer to go with the laugh, our 60 reasons why I love you, Dad has plenty to borrow.
Make it a book: Dad's Greatest Hits holds fifty reasons, one per page, written from your memories and illustrated to look like your people. Start yours
Funny gifts for dad made of his own jokes
The funniest thing you can give him is proof that every terrible joke landed, eventually.
- A book of his greatest hits: fifty of his jokes, catchphrases and habits, one per page, each landing on why you love him, with the two of you illustrated on the cover.
- A framed print of his most-used catchphrase, in his exact words, for the garage or the shed.
- A jar of his dad jokes on folded slips, collected from the whole family, so he never runs out of material.
- A calendar for next year with one of his own jokes on every month, and the family's groans rated out of ten.
- A video of everyone in the family doing their best impression of him telling his favorite joke.
- A mug printed with his catchphrase and an honest estimate of how many times you've heard it.
A dad joke book of his very own
Shop-bought dad joke books are full of someone else's puns. The one he'll keep is made of his own: the jokes he's told at every dinner, every road trip and every wedding since you were small.
That's what Dad's Greatest Hits is. You tell us his jokes, his sayings and the things he always does, word for word, and we help you write fifty reasons around them, each one ending on why you love him, with the last few completely sincere. Every word stays yours to change, so his worst joke can have a page all to itself.
Funny gifts for the dad joke champion
- A rimshot button for the kitchen table, so every punchline gets the drum roll it deserves.
- A trophy engraved "World's Okayest Joke Teller", for the shelf he'll definitely put it on.
- Tickets to a stand-up comedy night, so he can study the competition.
- A joke-a-day desk calendar, in case he ever runs low on material. He won't.
- A T-shirt that reads "Dad joke loading", which he will wear to every family event from now on.
Gag gifts he'll actually use
Funny once, useful forever: the best gag gifts end up in his everyday life.
- A barbecue apron printed with the thing he always says at the grill.
- A lock box for the thermostat, for the dad who guards the heating like treasure.
- A "Reserved for Dad" sign for his favorite chair, for all the times he's just resting his eyes.
- Socks printed with his own face, so he can be his own biggest fan.
- A label maker, so he can finally mark the remote as his.
- A recordable bottle opener that plays his catchphrase every time it's used.
Funny gifts for dad from a daughter
- A book of his greatest hits, from the dad jokes to the way he still checks your tire pressure.
- Matching "Dad" and "Dad's favorite" T-shirts, worn for one photo and then kept forever.
- A day out where he's in charge of the playlist and the jokes, and you're in charge of groaning.
- A framed photo of his best dance move at the last family party, with the date underneath.
- His signature dishes written up as a family cookbook, with his kitchen commentary in the margins.
Funny gifts for dad from a son
Dads and sons say a lot through jokes. Lean into it.
- A golf ball or a fishing lure engraved with his worst joke.
- A barbecue branding iron that stamps his initials into every steak.
- A "Dad's Garage" sign listing the rules he made you follow when you were sixteen.
- Tickets to the game, with a note promising to laugh at every joke he tells on the way there.
DIY funny gifts for dad
You don't need to be crafty, just a good listener.
- A Dad Bingo card for family gatherings: his catchphrases, the clap when the plane lands, the nap he swears wasn't a nap.
- His favorite joke turned into a comic strip, drawn by the grandkids or by you, badly.
- A playlist of the songs he sings with the wrong words, titled after his best wrong lyric.
- A certificate for "Most Dad Jokes in a Single Car Journey", signed by everyone who was in the car.
- Coupons he can cash in whenever he needs an audience for a new joke, guaranteed laughs included.
Funny stocking stuffers for dad
- A pocket notebook labeled "New Material", for the jokes he thinks of in the car.
- A whoopee cushion for his chair. He'll pretend he's above it. He isn't.
- A rubber duck dressed as his favorite sports star, for the dashboard of his car.
- A tiny trophy engraved "Best Dad (Jokes Not Included)".
Last-minute funny gifts for dad
Left it late? You can sort all of these today.
- The digital book of his greatest hits: it opens as soon as you pay, so you can send the link on the morning itself.
- A video of everyone in the family telling his favorite joke, badly, collected on the group chat by bedtime.
- Tickets to a comedy night, printed and folded into a card.
- A handwritten card with his three worst jokes, and why you'd hate to hear the last of them.
- A gift card for his favorite diner, with a note saying the jokes are on you this time.
How to choose a funny gift for dad
Start with his material, not the novelty aisle. The funniest gifts are in on a joke he already tells: the catchphrase for every dent, the applause when the plane lands, the waiter who hears it's his birthday again. A gift that quotes him shows you've been listening all these years.
Then keep it kind. The best funny gifts laugh with him, never at him, and end somewhere warm. A mug with his catchphrase is funny. A book of his catchphrases, each followed by why you love him, is the one he'll read out to everyone and keep.
If you'd like his jokes to be the gift, Dad's Greatest Hits puts fifty of them in a book, with his sayings and habits, one per page, each landing on why you love him, and the two of you illustrated on the cover. The digital book is $12 and the hardcover is $49. For a printed book in the US by Christmas, order by Wednesday, December 2; the digital book works right up to Christmas morning. For something sentimental from the first page, there's Why You're the Best Dad.
Giving it with your brothers and sisters? Make it a group book, from $25, and everyone adds the joke of his they've heard most. For more ideas, see our Christmas gifts for dad and 60 reasons why I love you, Dad.
Questions people ask
What is a good funny gift for dad?+
One that's in on a joke he already tells: a framed print of his catchphrase, a Dad Bingo card for family dinners, or a book of his greatest hits, his jokes and sayings each followed by why you love him.
Can I get a dad joke book with his own jokes in it?+
Yes. Dad's Greatest Hits is written from the jokes, sayings and habits you tell us about: fifty of them, one per page, each landing on why you love him. You read and change every word before anything is printed.
What's a funny gift for a dad who has everything?+
Something made of him, which he can't buy: his catchphrases on a mug, his jokes collected from the whole family, a video of everyone doing his impression, or a book of his greatest hits.
When do I need to order for Christmas?+
For a printed book delivered in the US, order by Wednesday, December 2. The digital book opens as soon as you pay, so it works right up to Christmas morning.
