Dad Verse Standing Plaque with Heart and House Print - Grey

This rectangular verse plaque carries a heartfelt message to Dad in neat capitals and flowing script. The verse thanks him for always cheering you up, for dad jokes that never fail to raise a laugh, for the best life advice and for the lifts when you need a taxi driver, and it closes on "First my dad, always my hero." The plaque is a soft pale grey with fine grey line drawings: a row of little houses with sprigs of leaves along the bottom, a single house in the top corner and tiny hearts drifting across to a raised, silver-toned heart with a hammered look. It measures 20.2cm tall, 11.2cm wide and 2cm deep.

Its size suits a bookshelf, a desk, a bedside table or a mantelpiece, where the verse can be read up close. A black stand at the back holds it upright on any flat surface, so it needs no wall, and a small hanger at the top lets it go on a wall instead if you prefer. The soft grey sits quietly with white, cream, natural wood and grey schemes, so it settles into a study, living room or hallway without fuss. Because the words do the talking, it makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who finds these things hard to say out loud, which is the whole point of the line "I don't tell you often enough, but I love you lots."

Its 2cm depth gives the plaque a solid, chunky edge, and the clean, flat front keeps the lettering crisp and easy to read. To keep it looking its best, dust it with a soft dry cloth and keep it away from damp. We like it propped on a shelf beside a favourite photograph, or wrapped with a handwritten card of your own, as one of those pieces that stays out long after the day it was given.

How big is the Dad verse plaque?

It is 20.2cm tall, 11.2cm wide and 2cm deep, a size that sits comfortably on a bookshelf, desk, bedside table or mantelpiece.

Does the plaque stand up or hang on the wall?

It can do either. A black stand on the back keeps it upright on a flat surface, and a small hanger at the top lets you hang it on a wall instead.

What does the verse on the plaque say?

It thanks Dad for cheering you up, for his questionable dad jokes, the best life advice and the taxi runs, and it closes on "First my dad, always my hero."

What colour is the plaque?

It is a soft pale grey with fine grey line drawings of little houses and hearts, and a raised silver-toned heart with a hammered look in the top corner.

How do I look after the plaque?

As general good practice, dust it now and then with a soft dry cloth and keep it somewhere dry, away from damp, so the lettering stays crisp.

Does it make a good gift?

We think so. The verse says the things that often go unsaid, so it makes a thoughtful gift that can stay out on a shelf for years.