Why do Dads take an extra pair of socks when playing golf? In case they get a hole in one!
Get your bad jokes ready it’s time to celebrate all things Dad as we prepare for Father’s Day on Sunday, September 4.
As we contemplate all the men in our lives and their dedication to fatherhood, let’s check out five fun facts and five last-minute gifts to make Dad’s day extra special:
•In the United States, Father’s Day traditionally costs less than Mother’s Day with individual consumers spending an average of $94 on Dad and almost $140 on Mum.
•Father’s Day was born in Spokane, Washington in 1910 when Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honour her Civil War veteran father William Jackson Smart, who was a single parent left to raise six children by himself.
•There are 1.5 billion fathers worldwide, with 66.3 million of them in the US.
• In Thailand, National Father’s Day is the King’s Birthday – currently this is December 5.
•Rose is the flower of Father’s Day – wearing a red rose signifies a living father, while a white bloom represents a deceased father.
Explore a range of limited-edition artisan chocolate boxes for the sweet tooth Dad from Curatorial: Chocolates, based online and in Brisbane. Offering Australia’s best handmade and handcrafted luxury chocolate available for online purchase in one place, Curatorial uses the finest ingredients to create small batches that taste amazing and are a healthier option than mass-produced confectionery, due to a higher cocoa content and fewer additives.
Made by local artisans from ethically-sourced beans and couverture, order beautifully packaged, heat-insulated chocolate gifts and have them delivered to your door to make Dad’s day even more special.
Head to Pickled Pig Brewery on Industry Drive in Tweed Heads South for unique craft beer and cider sure to tempt all tastes. This independent local brewery handcrafts a premium selection of lagers, ales, Pilsners and dark beers along with crowd favourite alcoholic ginger beer, using the finest, organic as possible malts, hops and grains.
Perhaps buy Dad an online gift voucher to purchase his favourite brew and he will also receive a free tasting paddle in the 14-tap tasting bar; maybe treat him to a brewery tour with mates to see how the preservative and chemical-free beer is made.
Generating joy from the minute you walk into the store, Candy Lane Candy Bar on Lake Street is the place to head in Cairns for more than 300 different sweet options to treat the special men in your life. Nestled in Oceana Walk Arcade, this candy lovers’ dream guarantees the ultimate sugar rush for sweet tooths; you can also order online, think epic gift boxes to amazing monthly subscription candy sent directly to your door.
From giant sour Cola bottles and Trolli Gummy Worms to chocoholic gift boxes, sauces and seasonings, you’ll find exactly what you are looking for; while liquorice lovers rejoice with a one-metre wheel, along with Allsorts and chocolate bullets.
For beer with bite, get Dad his next brew from Venom Beer, based on High Street in Yea. Established by the Drysdale family in 2015, this well-loved household name in the independent beer scene in Australia began its journey with the Venom Golden Ale – it didn’t take long for the unforgettable snake logo and delicious amber liquid to appear in pubs, clubs and homes all over the country.
Legend has it the Venom concept was originally born when founding father Johnny was bitten by a Tiger snake in the outback. Waiting for the ambulance to arrive, he cracked an average beer and realised life was too short for sub-par beer – he wanted a deadly good brew and the plan was born!
Dive in, splash liberally and share it around – that’s Great Ocean Road Gin! Produced on Great Ocean Road in Aireys Inlet, this craft gin transverses native forests, drives around cliff edges, wades in the rockpools and hugs ocean shores, with a nostalgic nod to some of our favourite places in Australia.
Can’t make it to the tasting room to try a tipple? Order a take-home gin kit with three 50mL bottles of signature Guwos modern dry gin, Split Point navy strength and Raspberry gin liqueur, along with a 250mL bottle of recommended tonic and dehydrated citrus for garnish, to make Dad’s day.
