some others have said this but try salt dough (is that wat its called) or plaster of paris, we used either cement or salt dough to make our fathers present when we were young.

hope you find some thing for him, also home made cards are always more special then brought ones.

you wanna do the hand thing right?

why not use salt dough???? I did that for my MIL a few years agoa nd was great.

just google salt dough recipies and try 1. its generally just flour, table salt and water, ou can add die to it to colur it or paint it later., My hubby did ours and did Charlie's Pinka nd Alex's blue. was cute. it bakes for a few hrs at 130 i think from memory, warm/hot to dry it out. its really cheapt o make too and when thee kids are older you vcan get them to make stuff too

A couple of simple things my kids have made for dad:

a terracotta flower pot, painted & potted with a herb or a succulent- it only cost about $1.00 each (succulents were taken from a friend's plant that had spread)

an organisational pad - a notepad on a cardboard base, with a pen either clipped or attached to a string (they decorate and paint it) - ours is next to the phone

A photo of Dad & the kids in a special frame - they can even make their own frame or paint a plain one

A plain canvas from a $2 shop painted by the kids - just for Dad (or in our case Grandparents)

Re plaster mould of kiddies hands/feet- you can fill an icecream container with hard packed, moist but not too wet sand and then press the childs hand or feet into it. when you have got a good impressiona that you are happy with, fill this with plaster of paris and let it set. Brush off the excess sand and spray paint gold or sliver once it is bone dry. Mount on a nice frame and voila! :)

you could probally use home made playdough as your mould, i think you would have to buy plaster, craft store or cheap shops, i think i might give it a go too, lol

Hi, I just added a link that might help you with the plaster moulds.  Why don't you get a photo of his first car and get it blown up and put in a nice frame?  Men like that sort of stuff ; )