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When I think of past Father’s Days with my dad, I think of the little gifts that I used to give him in elementary school. A paper cut-out of a necktie, a small gift from a school craft fair, a homemade baked treat…  as I grew older, I found myself buying a gift online or meeting him for lunch with my brother. Father’s Day is right around the corner on June 21st, which also happens to be the first day of summer.

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We’re nearly through April of 2020, and though most of us feel like we’ve been cooped up inside long enough to last the rest of the decade, we still have no idea when things will return back to “normal” (though let’s be honest, that definition is always evolving and it’ll probably take awhile for us to catch up). Though one would think we’ve had time enough to get into a sort of routine or groove by now, most of the people I’ve talked to still feel less than motivated and have fallen into a creative rut. Even I’ve felt glum lately, and “working from home” has been my norm for the last four years! So, in light of all of this, I’ve conjured up a few things that could perhaps blow the blues away and make us feel a little lighter in spirit and a smidge more productive.

Have you been feeling nostalgic for the simpler days? Us too. We’re all about those analog moments and this holiday season we’re building a gift list for the kids in our lives aged 5-10 that is full of good old fashioned fun. Crafting a gift list can be overwhelming so we’ve built a list based on Something They Want, Something They Need, Something to Wear and Something to Read.

Some people are natural born gift-givers. They always seem to know exactly how to pick out the most perfect, thoughtful gifts. And some people… just have no clue. For those of us who are less gifted (see what we did there