How to Pull Off a Simple - Yet Special - Father's Day

Written by Karen @ To Work With My Hands, Contributing Writer

Father’s Day is just around the corner. Have you made plans yet?

When you have several young children, it can sometimes be a challenge to pull together a big celebration. Thankfully, celebrating special days doesn’t have to be big or complicated. Just putting a little “heart’ into them can make even the simplest plans memorable.

If you still have small children who need lots of help with Father’s Day, you’ll likely be focusing most of your efforts on your husband. Have you considered lately just how incredible he is?

As a single-income family, my husband has, by God’s grace, gone out nearly every weekday for almost 3 decades to provide a living for our family. There have been seasons of long hours, pressures of project deadlines, and at times, extended travel that put him in a lonely hotel room while the rest of us were still together at home.

Day in and day out, he has persevered, endured numerous difficult work-related situations, and stayed the course – all for us.

He’s also been a strong and faithful father. Raising a house full of boys isn’t easy, and I know I certainly couldn’t have navigated some of the most difficult times without his wisdom, strength, and leadership. You might just say he’s my hero.

I’m sure you have your own special hero too! What better way to celebrate them this Father’s Day than with a big, delicious hero sandwich? Gather a few ingredients and create a lunch or dinner that will make him feel just as special as he is.

You can make your own fresh homemade buns or rolls, or choose from the wide variety of breads in the bakery of your grocery store.

Here’s some ideas:

Flour tortillas or flatbread
Pita pockets
Sub rolls
Ciabata rolls
Kaiser rolls
French baguettes
Sourdough rolls
Bagels
Whole grain sandwich bread

And here’s some filling ideas to get you started:

Deli meat (we love Hormel’s Natural Choice, which are free of added nitrates.)
Sliced cheese – try muenster, baby swiss, provolone, cheddar, or mozzarella
Sandwich-sliced pickles
Sliced tomatoes
Lettuce
Pickled jalapeño peppers
Sliced red or yellow onions
Green or ripe olives
Sliced sweet bell peppers in various colors
Condiments such as mayonnaise, flavored mustards, oil and vinegar, salt, and pepper

Serve your sandwiches with a simple fresh fruit salad, his favorite crackers or chips and dip, or a big dill pickle. Round it out with his favorite dessert (it will be something including chocolate here!), and you’ll have a meal fit for a hero.

Be sure to get your children involved too:

Enlist their help assembling the ingredients for your sandwiches.
Help them write notes of gratitude to their Daddy before Father’s Day.
If you have children old enough, let them serve their Daddy by taking his plate to him at the table.
Make sure he knows he’s everyone’s hero.

By investing just a little time and effort, you can keep things simple and still make it a very special and memorable Father’s Day for your hero.