Since my Dad is quite the TV watcher in his retired years, I decided to give him a “Remote Control” themed gift for Father’s Day a few years back. Here’s a chocolate cake I made with Spree candies and M&Ms for the remote’s buttons. Or should I say “clicker’s” buttons, as that’s what My Dad calls his remote control.
Then I found this great fleece panel at JoAnn’s Fabric and couldn’t resist buying it. My dad now snuggles with it when he watches the tube.
Then the best part of the gift came from the result of my husband’s shopping. This LARGER than life remote actually works. My Dad loves it and uses it for his TV. Good ol’ Walgreens has these great remotes for $10 and other LARGE items, like calculators, MP3 players, and more.
If the Father in your life likes the TV, try these ideas for a gift. What other TV type ideas have you done? Maybe I should come up with a Hand-Stitched TV or remote control card!
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I LOVE that fleece panel. I can’t get it in time for Father’s Day and I can’t imagine giving it to him in this Mississippi heat, but I am definitely going to look for it before Christmas.
as always, brilliant! and if you really want in the swap, i’m sure we can find a way. just send me your info to accordingtokelly@yahoo.com & we will take care of you!
What a great idea! I love that fleece panel-it would be perfect for my husband-and I will be keeping a lookout for one here. Thanks!
We have a vision center in Omaha that has these items for visually impaired people, the calculators and remotes, etc. They use them as teaching tools for the patients that they treat. Pretty neat!
I bought one of these big-ass remotes for Mum at Christmas because she’s legally blind and she loves it. I also bought one for the MIL – she asked us if it was a calculator when she unwrapped it. Hee.