{"id":22419,"date":"2014-11-27T21:01:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T13:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=22419"},"modified":"2023-05-05T02:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:19:55","slug":"cool-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/cool-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Coolest Dads Ever (And What They Did)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to parenting, jokes and folklore say that the person who faints in the labor room, pukes while changing a baby\u2019s diaper, and shies away from the birds and the bees talk is, the dad. \u201cGo ask your mom\u201d may have been the standing slogan of last generation\u2019s dads but this generation sees the rise of the cool dads, the dads that took a look at a <em>Dummy\u2019s Guide To Parenting<\/em> book, closed it and said, \u201cShove it, I\u2019m going to be a dad my way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of viral videos and stories online that have captured that notion so beautifully, giving many dads out there a second chance at redeeming themselves (and perhaps be rid of those terribly biased parenting jokes, forever).<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re not sure which of the following dads deserve the Father of the Year award for 2014 (can\u2019t they ALL win?), it\u2019s not too much to say that they all deserve to be the apple of their kids\u2019 eyes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/creative-parents-children-photos\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 15 Creative Parents and Children Photos That Truly Inspire\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">15 Creative Parents and Children Photos That Truly Inspire<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/creative-parents-children-photos.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-21165 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/creative-parents-children-photos.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">15 Creative Parents and Children Photos That Truly Inspire<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChildren grow into adults in just a matter of years. That's why some parents are so dedicated to...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Dad Who takes His Kid drifting<\/h2>\n<p>Toxa Avdeyev from Kazakhstan took his 4-year-old son, Timofey <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0UUn2KGMnnU\">for a spin<\/a> on a closed racing track, and of course filmed his kid\u2019s face. There is nothing but pure joy and excitement in young Timofey\u2019s face while his dad sped away. In fact he liked it so much that Toxa lamented that his son demanded, \u201cOnce again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/drifting.jpg\" alt=\"drifting\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\"><\/figure>\n<p>Toxa did deliver, a year later and again he has the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HpmC-Mcc340\">video<\/a> to prove it. My, my how quickly do children grow.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/oneyearlater.jpg\" alt=\"one-year-later\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dad Who CGIs His Kid\u2019s Home Videos<\/h2>\n<p>Like any doting father, Dreamworks animator Daniel Hashimoto likes taking videos of his son, James. Unlike any other father however, Daniel gives his videos of James the magical touch, turning home videos into stunning action movies, like having a working <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M26RufAG1yw\">lightsaber<\/a>, playng the game \u201cthe floor is lava\u201d and speeding through a collapsing bridge (Watch out, James!). For more adventures of the Action Movie Kid, click <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/theActionMovieKid\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/lightsaber.jpg\" alt=\"lightsaber\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/avoidinglava.jpg\" alt=\"avoiding-lava\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/runningbridge.jpg\" alt=\"collapsing-bridge\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dad Who Sings<\/h2>\n<p>Damn you, tear glands! This one made headlines that you would definitely have come across. After a complication during a C-section, Chris Picco\u2019s wife Ashley passed away, leaving premature son, Lennon to Chris\u2019 care. Before the incident struck, Ashley had told Chris of how Lennon loved listening to music while in the womb, so the father did what any father could, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0lNBcTkssWA\">sing to Lennon<\/a> in his incubator. Unfortunately, Lennon, 4 days old, joined his mother shortly, but you don\u2019t have to be a father yourself to know how much was lost.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/chrisandson.jpg\" alt=\"chris-and-lennon\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: Ashley Picco Memorial Fund)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/blackbird.jpg\" alt=\"singing-blackbird\" width=\"600\" height=\"309\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dad Who Raps<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone remember <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0pd2RI0zgfE\">Derek Clerk<\/a> rapping with his boys while driving last year? Since then, other dads began to drop sick beats as an opportunity to bond with their children. Like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sC0YCvetfKc\">this father-daughter duo<\/a> lip syncing along to Iggy Azalea\u2019s Fancy.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/rappingfancy.jpg\" alt=\"dad-rapping-fancy\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\"><\/figure>\n<p>And this dad who decided to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/video\/view\/dad-raps-the-plot-of-the-first-harry-potter-book-to-his-son\/518389259?on=1\">shorten story time<\/a> by rapping out <em>Harry Potter<\/em> to his son. The little guy is having none of it though.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/rappingharrypotter.jpg\" alt=\"dad-rapping-harry-potter\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\"><\/figure>\n<p>But all those dads probably got nothing on Ricky Weems and his girl, Kayliyah. Watch them kickin\u2019 it together as they bring their A game <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Bv3YPSalxM\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/rappingwithdaughter.jpg\" alt=\"dad-daughter-rap\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dads Who Did The Twist<\/h2>\n<p>Dads love to dance, as this Tumblr shows, especially with their daughters. It\u2019s what happens when mothers leave the kid to their fathers at home. They do the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kEuPX4qKQpY\">Shake<\/a> (it off)\u2026<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/dadshakeitoff.jpg\" alt=\"dad-shake-it-off\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u2026 and sometimes choreograph their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2NFFOUFpmyA\">own routine<\/a> (Dad\u2019s keeping up pretty well).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/daddanceoff.jpg\" alt=\"dad-dance-problem\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<p>Some dads like it so much, they do it when they get home from work <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/3012783\/video-dad-daughter-dance-when-he-gets-home-from-work\/\">every day<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/danceafterwork.jpg\" alt=\"dad-dances-after-work\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\"><\/figure>\n<p>But not everyone can get up on stage like Mike Carey here. In his daughter\u2019s beauty pagent, he got up on stage, picked up his daughter McKenzie, who suffers from mobility problems from mitochondrial disease, and waltzes with her to the tune of Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u201cThe Climb\u201d. You Sir, are doing parenting right.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/daddancewheelchair.jpg\" alt=\"wheel chair dance\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dads Who Make Music<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, a father\u2019s musical talents don\u2019t just stop at song and dance. They can play instruments too. But making music is always more fun when you do it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/abagg\/when-mom-isnt-home-this-dad-and-son-make-some-unexpected-mus\">with your kids<\/a>, again, when mom is not home.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/whenmomnothome.jpg\" alt=\"when-mom-isn't-home\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\"><\/figure>\n<p>Sometimes, when you don\u2019t have instruments, you have to improvise, like this dad who turns his son into his personal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2p1DIiv5GWs\">drum set<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/daddrummingson.jpg\" alt=\"dad-drumming-son\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dad Who Made It Snow<\/h2>\n<p>Eric McGehearty lives in Dallas, Texas where the annual snowfall is a measly 1.3 inches so when a sudden snowstorm hits, a father has to do what a father\u2019s got to do: take the kids sledding! Eric strings 3 laundry baskets together, has his 3 sons sit in them, and tows them down the snow-covered pavement. Just hear them <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RdA8MWR3m7E\">scream in delight<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/pulling.jpg\" alt=\"dad-sledding-baskets\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/kidssledding.jpg\" alt=\"dad-takes-kids-sledding\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<h2>The Dad Who Loves Halloween (& His Kid)<\/h2>\n<p>Being a mere 6 months old, baby Geraint is much too young and small to go trick-and-treating. Ryan didn\u2019t want his son to miss out on the celebrations though so he thought up a costume that would allow Geraint to go out trick-or-treating, in style. Lo behold, the Sunder mech costume Ryan built for his son. Check out the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QIln1LTtvzc\">video<\/a> to see it in action.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/costume.jpg\" alt=\"father-son-halloween-costume\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/kzTns\">Imgur<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/contruction.jpg\" alt=\"father-son-halloween-costume\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/kzTns\">Imgur<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/mechcostume.jpg\" alt=\"dad-son-halloween-costume\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\"><\/figure>\n<p>There are plenty of other dads who like to build cool things for their kid, like the dad who constructed a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/dad-builds-roller-coaster-backyard-pemble_n_5281850\">roller coaster<\/a> in the backyard for his kid.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/coasterdad.jpg\" alt=\"dad-roller-coaster-backyard\" height=\"334\" width=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<p>Or the dad who made a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/dad-builds-kids-a-nasa-simulator-that-would-make-chris-1614112524\">spaceship simulator<\/a> in his son\u2019s bedroom.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/spaceshipstimulator.jpg\" alt=\"dad-spaceship-simulator\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\"><\/figure>\n<p>And here\u2019s one who built <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/brooklyn\/carroll-gardens-man-builds-treehouse-possibly-rent-article-1.2007459\">the ultimate treehouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/treehouse.jpg\" alt=\"tree house\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/brooklyn\/carroll-gardens-man-builds-treehouse-possibly-rent-article-1.2007459\">Daily News<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Dads Who Don\u2019t Mind Dressing Up<\/h2>\n<p>Mark Wilson\u2019s son has cancer and the doctors gave him only one more year to live. So for his son\u2019s 5th birthday party, he dressed up as none other than Spiderman, Jayden\u2019s favorite superhero and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NLzZlwON9EM\">swung by<\/a> to wish him a happy birthday. As you can tell from Jayden\u2019s face, it was totally worth it.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/spidermandad.jpg\" alt=\"spiderman-dad\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/spidermanparty.jpg\" alt=\"spider party\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hope-For-Jayden\/211736845617084?sk=photos_stream\">Hope For Jayden<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other dads play dress up in different forms, like the one who came home from the war in time for his son\u2019s birthday and came in dressed up as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/military-dad-father-dressed-as-captain-america-surprises-son_n_1372523\">Captain America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/capamericadad.jpg\" alt=\"dad-captain-america\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\"><\/figure>\n<p>This dad helped his 5 daughters release their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/news\/a32753\/dad-and-all-his-daughters-dress-as-elsa-and-its-perfect\/\">inner Elsa<\/a> (and his too). Awww!<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/dadelsa.jpg\" alt=\"dad-elsa\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/news\/a32753\/dad-and-all-his-daughters-dress-as-elsa-and-its-perfect\/\">Cosmopolitan<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This dad gets mad props for dressing up as \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/whats-a-dad-to-do-when-his-daughter-wants-to-dress-up-as-han-solo-for-halloween_b_6044124\">Princess Leia<\/a>\u201d to accompany his daughter, \u201cHan Solo\u201d for Halloween.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/princessleiadad.jpg\" alt=\"dad-princess-leia\" width=\"600\" height=\"619\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/whats-a-dad-to-do-when-his-daughter-wants-to-dress-up-as-han-solo-for-halloween_b_6044124\">The Huffington Post<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Dad Who Cooks For His Kids<\/h2>\n<p>When your dad is a professional illustrator, he might turn your food into works of art, which is what Nathan Shields does\u2026 with pancakes! Talk about delicious designs.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/saipancakes.jpg\" alt=\"saipancakes\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saipancakes.com\/2013\/05\/the-magic-treehouse.html\">Saipancakes<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/pancakes.jpg\" alt=\"pancakes\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saipancakes.com\/2014\/05\/cephalopods.html\">Saipancakes<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other cool dads like this one make lunches for their kid, then <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dlaferriere\/\">doodles<\/a> on the sandwich bags.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/doodlesanwich.jpg\" alt=\"dad-doodle-sandwich\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dlaferriere\/15777705481\/\">David Laferriere<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And there is no stopping this dad who turned food into <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2212849\/Father-created-cartoon-themed-funky-lunches-children-eat-fruit-veg-creates-party-recipe-book.html\">cartoon characters<\/a> to get his kids to eat their veggies.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/cartoonfood.jpg\" alt=\"dad-cartoon-food\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funkylunch.com\/gallery.htm\">Funky Lunch<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is one <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lunchboxdad.com\/\">lunchbox<\/a> made with love.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/lunchbox.jpg\" alt=\"dad-lunchbox\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lunchboxdad.com\/\">Lunchbox Dad<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Rest Of The Cool dad Gang<\/h2>\n<p>Some dads are not good with making food or building costumes, or even dancing but every dad has their own way of showing their kid how much they love them. There\u2019s:<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 this dad who embarrassed \u2013 sorry, waved goodbye to his son as he boards the school bus, in various costumes for 170 days. Because nothing says \u201cI love you\u201d more than embarrassing your kid by giving him a memorable send-off.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/wave.jpg\" alt=\"dad-dressed-up-school-bus\" width=\"600\" height=\"658\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source: The Blaze)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026 and the dad who wore skirts and dresses with his 5-year-old son in public because his son prefers them. Way to show solidarity for your son and his choices, sir.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/dadwearsskirts.jpg\" alt=\"dad-wears-skirts\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source and story: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/meet-the-dad-who-wears-skirts\">The Daily Beast<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026 and this dad who wrote 826 lunch notes for his 14-year-old daughter to last her till high school, in case he doesn\u2019t (from kidney cancer).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/napkinnotes.jpg\" alt=\"dad-writes-lunch-notes\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source and story: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-sh-napkin-notes-dad-cancer-lunchbox-messages-daughter-20140128-story.html\">LA Times<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026 and the dad who hacked Donkey Kong for his 30-year-old daughter, so she could play as the damsel-in-distress, Pauline \u2014 only this time, Pauline gets to save Mario instead.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/dadhackgame.jpg\" alt=\"dad-hack-donkey-kong\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source and story: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/03\/11\/pauline-donkey-kong\/\">Mashable<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026 and this is the dad who spent 13 years making and personalizing this graduation present for his daughter. Ever since she graduated kindergarten, her father had reached out to her teachers, coaches and principals to pen something about her in her most favorite book in the world, Dr Seuss\u2019s <em>Oh, The Places You\u2019ll Go.<\/em> He finally handed it to her on her high school graduation day.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cool-dads\/graduationpresent.jpg\" alt=\"graduation-present\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text su-image-caption\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#333333\">\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#333333;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-photo\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#333333\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333\">Image source and story: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/HgZZF\">Imgur<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You know what would be a good idea, right about now? 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