We invited input from some second- and third-graders at Pardes Jewish Day School in Scottsdale and Tucson Hebrew Academy as to what a perfect gift would be for their dads on Fathers’ Day – and to tell us a little about the man of the house.
Arizona Jewish Life Contributing Editor Leni Reiss created the questions and interviewed and photographed the children at Pardes. Tucson Hebrew Academy Community Relations Director Julee Dawson photographed the Tucson students and passed on their responses to us.
Here are the students’ lightly edited and totally delightful responses.
PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
Second-Graders
Ari Kreisberger/Dad: Simon
First of all I would give him a big hug. Then I’d give him some Under Armour shirts. He loves wine, so I would get him a real fancy bottle. My dad lets me and my brother do fun stuff like mountain climbing.
Leah Sacks/Dad: Josh
My dad likes basketball so maybe a new ball. He’s kind of a sports guy. He’s a big Diamondbacks fan so maybe some team clothes. The whole family goes to games. My dad is really funny. He tells jokes and makes funny noises and faces.
Jacob Maskin/Dad: Erik
Maybe I’d get him some books. He likes books better than TV! He usually reads to me at night. He also loves chocolate. I could get him a lot of chocolate. Every year my mom, my sister and I make my dad a special present.
Third-graders
Nate Spierer/Dad: David
I think my dad would like a picture of his family – me, my sister and my mom – and our two dogs, Lola and Roscoe – so he could look at it when we aren’t around. He loves to spend time with us and his friends. He likes kale and spinach and lots of salads and turkey burgers. He likes to be healthy.
Samantha Sonder/Dad: Matt
My dad grew up in New York and he’s a Yankees fan, so I’d get him a new team cap or jersey. New golf clubs would be good, too. He likes things I make for him like a picture frame and paper flowers. He is very funny. He makes up jokes and we laugh about them all the time.
Jacqueline Ozer/Dad: Steve
My dad is a doctor, so maybe I’d get a book about doctor stuff and maybe a new tennis racquet and balls. On weekends our family watches movies together and has snacks. My dad is a pretty good guitar player. He is in a band with other doctors. Usually they play in bars, so I don’t get to see them.
TUCSON HEBREW ACADEMY
Second-graders
Zev Greenberg/Dad: Aaron
He wants an iWatch (Apple Watch). If he got one for Fathers’ Day, it would make him very excited. My dad is always looking out for us. He always does nice things for us.
Casey Berk/Dad: Bill
My dad needs a trailer hitch for his new truck so he can pull his boat. Dad always makes me feel better when I’m not happy.
Celeste Bergantino/Dad: J.R.
I always give him a special picture of the two of us. My dad is always there to teach me so I learn things the right way.
Third-graders
Lariela Citron/Dad: Dov
I would like to give my father Lego Super Star Destroyer. I like to play with my dad when he lets me splash him in the pool and chase him around. The best thing about my dad is that when he is busy with work if we want him to stop working he will stop and pay attention to us.
Halle Hirshman/Dad: Conrad
I would like to make my dad a beaded key chain. On Fathers’ Day I want to spend the day with him doing whatever he would like to do.
