For a wonderfully touching Father's Day gift, combine childhood photos of the dad in your family with photos of his children making the same faces or doing the same activities. He will have a wonderful time remembering his own childhood and will be amazed at how much he has in common with his children.

To create your Then and Now book, begin by looking through Dad's childhood photos for pictures of him making silly faces and participating in a variety of activities at many different age levels. Once you have gathered the photos, create a digital copy of any printed pictures. You can do this by scanning the photo and saving it as a high resolution (300 dpi) .jpg image. Or, you can take the photos to your local photo finishing center and they will likely be able to put the images onto a disk for you.

Next, look through the pictures of your children to find any that are similar to the photos of their father's childhood. They don't have to match exactly, so it shouldn't be too hard to find traditional photos of both such as first feedings, little league games, birthday parties, and sleeping baby photos.

After you have gathered your photos, create a new book in Picaboo. In the introduction, explain that this book is all about similarities between the children and their father. Then, on each page put a specific type of similar picture and include text such as, "You both loved to eat cookies and milk." When you have finished arranging your photos and text, add custom backgrounds in dad's favorite colors, and order a hardbound copy in time for Father's Day. You can be sure this is one gift that will bring a smile to his face and that he will treasure for years to come.