[sandlady]

I cannot even believe I typed "Hay" in the title. Should be "hey" but maybe those "hay-dads" will have some unique gift ideas!!! LOL!

[redhead]

DEFINITELY handmade LOVE LETTERS!!! with lots of X's and O's.

[savedbygrace]

How old are your three children?

[Textide]

I'm a pilot in training. Saw these in Sporty's. They require that a certain activity is passed at a certain altitude though. c);-)

[Beernoser]

How's about sending the kids to grandma's for a while, and renting a movie at home?

[HereInTheHeartland]

Tools are always great,cordless drill maybe?

[nothingnew]

A case of beer, pint of Jim Beam, a quart of jumbo shrimp and a jar of Bookbinders Cocktail Sauce. I assume he already has a hammock under a shady tree....

FMCDH(BITS)

[infidel29]

Ipod? MP3 player? Digital Camera? Membership at Free Republic?

[anonymous_user]

iPod Shuffle, gift certificate at the iTunes music store.

And a babysitter, steak dinner, and roll in the hay.

[Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...]

Does he go camping, canoing, cycling, travel..... I got a new hand held GPS a while back and can't tell you how useful and how much fun it has been. There are a few brands but mine is by Garmin. Might just squeeze into your budget. Other than that, your misspelling of 'hay' was appropriate.... as in 'roll in the ___' lol.

[Founding Father]

Have the kids frame their favorite picture of them and dad with a comment or two on the back. I'm sure that's what I'll receive and they'll join the 80 plus pictures I have in my office collection.

[lilylangtree]

Last year, I gave my Dad a $25 gift card from Wal-Mart. This year I just sent him $25 in a card. He liked the latter more than the former.

[John Robertson]

Whatever it is he HAS to do...but HATES doing...take that money and hire someone to do it for him, for a while. Say, Honey, I got so and so to take care of yadda yadda, for the next two months. Thanks for doing it all the time, but we thought you needed a break.

[MikefromOhio]

I got my dad one of those pushable golf bag caddy things so that we can walk the golf courses when we play.

I also gave him a golf ball monogrammer so we dont mistake which ball is which anymore....

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Dr. Walter Williams would probably suggest a new lawnmower, the manual type…nothing too fancy…to replace that old machete he’s been using to cut the grass.

[Pylon]

The only gift I need for Fathers day is to spend it with my beautiful 4 year old daughter. She is the best gift I can ever get.

[andyandval]

A big plate of Lobster, ice cold Heineken in a frosty mug, and the final round of the U.S. Open.

That ought to do it.

[concerned about politics]

My husband says good sex, good food, and the remote control.

[Bommer]

$200 buck Gift certificate card to the Home Depot. You can't go wrong!

[Publius6961]

My husband would love a custom painted chromed-up Harley but I'm looking for something in the $50-200 range.

That is one of the cutest honest expressions from a wife (and mother of three) that I have seen in a long time.
At least you know what his acceptable fantasy is. Most wives couldn't care less.

Sounds like he probably already feels blessed and it wouldn't take much to make him smile.
Personally, I would avoid clothes and accessories of any kind.

In my case, the most expensive gift I have ever expected recently was a new DVD player when my old one died.

Usually, I am pleased to receive less ambitious stuff like Flight Simulator, a Yoke and Pedals set for it (FS), books, a PDA, Noise cancelling earphones, A weather station, a set of portable battery-powered tools, Solid state USB memory for computers (1 gig is down to $60 now)...

In short, the traditional boy toys.
I regret not being able to help you with sports-related stuff, cuz I don't "do" the professional sports thing.