Personalized gifts for dad

Personalized gifts for dad work when the personalization is quiet. He will use a good desk mat with his name in the corner for years; he will put a novelty item in a drawer by February.

With his name

• A desk mat ($38): 16 x 32 in, anti-slip rubber base, his name in the corner.
• A hardcover journal ($29): 150 lined pages with his name and the year.
• A personalized apron ($45) for the dad who runs the grill, with his name and a short line.
• A name mug set ($49): four mugs, so "Dad" sits beside the children's names.

With the family on it

• A framed photo collage (from $44): up to four photos of the kids with a title underneath.
• A photo phone case ($34), which he will look at more than anything on a wall.
• A photo puzzle (from $42) of a family trip.

For the weekend

A pickleball set ($79) with his surname or monogram on two wooden paddles.

For June, see our Father's Day gifts. If he insists he needs nothing, see a present for a man that has everything.