Shop.co.uk Christmas Gift Ideas - 6 Weeks To Go

The Christmas rush is well under way now, with shops, markets, shopping centres and about everywhere else fully decorated and ready for Christmas 2009. With just 6 weeks to go until the big day Shop.co.uk decided to focus this weeks Christmas gift ideas for Dads. As many of us know, Dads are possibly the hardest people to buy for on a weekly basis let alone birthday or Christmas presents.

Many Dads dread Christmas as it normally means multiple trips up lofts, into garages and looking through cupboards to get all of the Christmas decorations and lights out and ready in time. Dads also are given the task of distributing Christmas presents to family and friends nearer the time and become a rent a Santa Claus for the days leading up to Christmas (Lets not mention the costumes).

If you haven't got a clue what gifts to buy your Dad this Christmas then Shop.co.uk will give you some classic ideas as well as some more adventurous presents, if you really want to surprise your Dad on Christmas morning.

Great Novelty Dad Christmas Gifts

If your looking for a cheeky, fun Christmas present for your Dad that will definitely raise a smile or a laugh then novelty gifts are prefect. Looking at our collection below you will be able to keep your Dads beer perfectly cold at home or at least jazz up his beer glass, image a strobing beer glass on New Years eve!

Perhaps your Dad works very hard at the office and home, why not get him a small USB cup warmer, making sure he never wastes another cup of tea or coffee again. If caffeine isn't your Dads thing then how about giving him ownership of his own vine in a vineyard, perfect for any wine lover.

USB Cup Warmer

Strobing Beer Glass

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Adopt a Vine Gift Pack

The Lav Nav

Ice Tankard

Activity Christmas Gifts For Dads

Dads normally get a lot of stick for their interest and hobbies, Golf, Fishing, camping the list goes on. But you know that it makes their day so why not help them get kitted up, ready for the New Year with a brand new fishing rod kit packed with all the essential accessories to make sure your Dad doesn't let the big one get away again.

For those all night fishing trips, camping holidays or just tackling the loft the LED Lenser P5 LED Torch provides superior lighting whilst conserving power allowing for batteries to go further. Or perhaps your Dad likes to bird watch or take in the views whilst hiking, the Halina Discovery Binoculars will be perfect for seeing great beauty for miles.

Fox Limited Edition Tackle Box + Accessories

FTD Complete Fishing Set

Halina Discovery 10 x 50 Binoculars

LED Lenser P5 LED Torch

CASIO Heart Rate Monitor

Classic Christmas Gifts For Dads

When it comes to Christmas Dads do have some classic presents that make their way under the Christmas tree. With socks, jumpers and maybe a bottle of whisky covered by the rest of the family here are some classic Christmas presents your Dad may not already be getting.

What item best describes a lazy Dad weekend than a hammock, it may be the Winter but if your Dad gets one of these for Christmas it may find its way into the garden at the first glimpse of sunshine. Christmas, birthdays, weddings, these are just some of the events that Dads tend to cover with sports like commentary on video cameras, so why not get your Dad a brand new digital video camera which will let the pictures do all the talking.

Or perhaps for the ultimate handy man the Leatherman Juice CS4 is the perfect portable tool, taking the term Swiss army to a new level with pliers, wire cutters, four screwdrivers, as well as a convenient saw, awl and most importantly for Christmas dinner a corkscrew.

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