Perhaps take them for a meal somewhere your husband liked to go to, or go on a picnic to a park you perhaps enjoyed going to together.

Just be together, talk about him with trying to focus on the good times you enjoyed. Of course, he is especially missed on this day as he will be on all holidays, but you and they can try to draw strength from each other.

Some have released balloons in memory of and honor of his life. I am sorry you have to endure this pain. Hugs, Sharon

Two suggestions I've read on DS previously: Put a candle at his place on the table with 1 or more photos of him and remember together happy Father's Days in the past.

Take a few helium-filled balloons to a park, to his grave, to the back yard or wherever. Each person who desires write a note to him on a sticker, place all the stickers on the balloons - and then let them go. We did this once at the cemetery, which is a beautiful spot, and some of the grands had not been there since the funeral.

You and many others will be missing their husbands, fathers, grandfathers this Sunday. May God bless us all --- Doye

I worked on a collage of pictures with my dgt when my wife passed away and it now hangs in our livingrm. I still feel her presense in the house because of it. Whatever you decide its a matter of honouring their memory. God bless. Gerald

I have to understand that sometimes there is nothing I can do. Just like people have had to let me be. And it has actually helped so, went to the cemetery with flowers in hand. Looked at the ground and went home. Sad.

while even adults dont know how to make it memorable, kids are typically confused, and looking up to us to learn how to create new way of celebrating holidays, birthdays, etc.
So your role as a parent is to create a new tradition for your family. It is not an easy thing to do because you are also in pain and grieving, but you can do it, for yourself, for your kids to learn how to honor their Father.

Ideally, if you involve kids in a planning stage, and let them participate in making plans. But it might be too difficult for them, the loss is so recent, thus it might be too confusing for them. However, you open the door for their suggestions.
Focus on celebrating his life, so ask your kids to write one short story, or a one sentence of how they remember him as their Dad; they can be short, long, sad or funny, as long as he is the main focus, it will be good for all of you.
It also can be very healing, because his presence will be felt as a part of your gathering, and kids will have an opportunity to feel it and the chance to expres their thoughts and feelings.
The activities can be around candles, flowers, his favorite dishes, family photos, letting go of colorful balloons, mementos, his personal things; all these things can be a part of your celebration.
Learning to make his favorite food, playing his favorite music, playing games you used to play together. Anything that will give the sense of continuity of the past into today and into the future. Perhaps planting a tree together...
I hope some of my ideas will work for you.
ou can do it.
Warm hug.

Bob died 3 weeks before Father's Day ~
We said "I love you Daddy" while we each lit a candle to guide his spirit home; an old Scots/Irish traditional ~
Then returned to our bedrooms ~
I resumed my position on the bed spread eagle w/my face firmly planted in the mold of the pillow ~
Older son, wife & granddaughter went out to dinner ~
When it came down to it we did the best we could & you will too ~

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