Jobs, hobbies, houses, even a bad haircut. Almost everything in life gives you a second chance. The Doing Dad helps with the one thing that doesn't: every morning you get one small, specific thing to do with your kids that day.
This isn't meant as a guilt trip. It's a lot of Saturdays, if you use them, and plenty of Tuesday nights too.
None of these mean you don't care. They mean you're a busy dad with a full week. Here's how we handle each one.
First names, birthdays, son or daughter, and a few things they love, like dinosaurs, soccer or drawing. Pick the days you have them.
Short on school nights, bigger on weekends, indoors when it rains, and matched to the season.
Right in the email. Add what they said, and it's saved with the date. Photos, traditions and a year-end book are coming soon.
Everyone shares a high, a low, and something they're looking forward to.
Lights off. Their flashlight picks the hero of your story.
Ten water bottles and a soft ball. The loser does the winner's victory dance.
Let them choose 5 things for the food drive. They carry them in.
Each kid decorates a pizza to look like you. You judge with a straight face.
Five clues, hidden in order. The prize: they pick dinner.
They name a shape and you try to pour it. Results will vary.
Short, silly, and made from whatever's in the room.
Make-believe, contests and anything with a secret.
Give them real responsibility and real competition.
These are the hardest years to connect and the fastest to go. Ideas are invitations, never assignments.
Coming soon: when something goes well, make it a tradition, weekly, monthly, yearly or on the first snow. We'll remind you ahead of time and keep count. Service projects count too.
The kids run the toppings bar. Dad does the dishes.
The same ten questions every year. Watch the answers grow up.
Their walk gets done before ours.
The kids pick the food and carry it in themselves.
A three-week countdown, a secret plan and a card made from their interview answers.
Each kid gets one evening a month to pick what you do.
Half a cupcake, half a candle, and you only sing half the song. Add birthdays and other dates that matter, and we'll help you plan for them.
Every "We did it" is already saved with the date and what they said. We're building the rest of the keepsake, so at the end of the year you'll have proof of a year well spent.
Try it free for 7 days. No card needed to start. If it isn't making your week better, cancel in one tap.
For Christmas, Father's Day or a brand-new dad: a full year of daily ideas and date reminders, for $39, one payment, no auto-renew. We email the gift to you to print or forward, or straight to him with your note.
Give a year · $39 →The first 7 days are free, and you don't need a card to start. After that it's $39 a year or $4.99 a month.
Yes, from the Billing link in any email. If you don't pick a plan during the free week, you're never charged.
We write every idea and check it for safety, cost and fun. Each morning we pick the one that fits your kids, your day and your local weather.
Yes. We pick ideas that work for all of them, or tell you how to adjust for the little one.
Tell us which days, and ideas only come on those.
It's for any father figure: dads, stepdads, grandpas, uncles, coaches. Moms are welcome too.