Sometimes, you have to indulge in your dad’s love of nostalgia by purchasing cool novelty Christmas gift ideas for dad. It can be embarrassing watching him trying to be young again and it is boring listening to him talking about the golden age he lived in. There is nothing like a cool alarm clock featuring the legendary video game character Pac Man to keep him quiet for a minute. Invite him to play a few games of table football and put him in his place before bringing him back to the modern era with a flat screen computer monitor. While these present ideas will not stop him from embarrassing you, it may keep him occupied for long enough to let you make an escape!

Christmas Gift Ideas For Dad: Table Football

Why not put some nostalgia back into your dad’s life by getting him a Cyclone II Foosball Table? Christmas gift ideas for dad should help bring him back in time without allowing him to become trapped in it. Foosball is of course the American term for table football, a game that was a staple in a huge number of British households back in the 80s. Most guys will fondly recall wild games of table football with huge amounts of excited screams and shouts which infuriated wives and mothers. Table football is traditionally a young man’s game but as women will tell you, men never truly grow up. This is why it is one of the best presents that dads of all ages will love. Watch with a mixture of pride and horror as he does his best to try and fit in with the ‘cool kids’.

Christmas Gift Ideas For Dad: Cool Alarm Clock

Another one of the best nostalgic gift ideas is a cool alarm clock. What is nostalgic about an alarm clock you ask? Nothing, unless it happens to be a Pac Man alarm clock. Most dads will tell you that Pac Man was one of the most popular and addictive video games of all time. Though its heyday was decades ago, Pac Man certainly leads the cool alarm clock stakes. The clock is a giant Pac Man with its mouth open, revealing the time. This cool alarm clock has all the standard functions one would expect along with the added bonus of the Pac Man music being utilized. This ultra cool alarm clock will either bring joy to your dad or drive him crazy. Either way, it’s a win-win situation when you choose the Pac Man alarm clock as one of the stocking fillers this year.

Christmas Gift Ideas For Dad: Bringing Him Forward

Of course, not all Christmas presents for dad can include a cool alarm clock and nostalgia. Sometimes you have to bring him into the future and introduce him to modern technology. Hopefully, your dad will know how to use computers and the internet at this stage. If he does, you can get him a flat panel LCD screen for his computer. Only a few short years ago, these monitors were considered strange. Nowadays however, they are deemed to be the norm, exactly the opposite of the general public’s reaction to your dad trying to breakdance like he did ‘back in the day’. This one of those presents to buy if your dad is into digital photography and knows his way around the web.

Not every dad will want a cool alarm clock or a table football game but the general idea is to allow him some time to reminisce before bringing him into the future kicking and screaming. One day you will be old and have children mocking you for fondly remembering the past. Think about this when considering Christmas gift ideas for dad and buy him something he can truly enjoy.