{"id":89191,"date":"2026-09-06T07:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/89191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:36:17","slug":"perth-dads-spoilt-with-pjs-chocolate-socks-and-most-importantly-quality-time-with-their-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/89191\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth dads spoilt with PJs, chocolate, socks and most importantly, quality time with their kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

From picnics to fluffy socks, chocolates and quality time, Perth\u2019s dads have been reminded of how cherished they are as they celebrated Father\u2019s Day across the city.<\/p>\n

For many, it was a day to soak up quality time with the people they love most, be spoilt with special treats and reflect on the many blessings of fatherhood.<\/p>\n

Kings Park was alive with celebrations on Sunday, including that of Beaconsfield dad James and his kids Eloise, 11, and Hannah, 9, who took a picnic and coffee to enjoy outdoors.<\/p>\n

James was treated to some special heartfelt cards from his daughters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girls love you all the time, but for them to actually show their appreciation and to write some really warm words in their cards really means a lot to me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"DadCamera IconDad James with Eloise, 11 and Hannah, 9. Credit: Matt Jelonek\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

Cameron McCall and his two-year-old son, Spencer, spent the morning taking in the beauty of Kings Park, one of its playgrounds, and enjoyed spotting its dinosaur statues and play grounds.<\/p>\n

The occasion was especially meaningful because it was the first time Mr McCall, a FIFO worker, was home for Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awesome to see him celebrating me, you don\u2019t often get that. He was definitely being extra loving and giving me hugs and high fives,\u201d Mr McCall.<\/p>\n

\"CameronCamera IconCameron McCall with Spencer, 2 from Lesmurdie. Credit: Matt Jelonek\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great, it makes it everything feel worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cockburn dad Fabricio, his wife, Daniella, and their kids, Gabriel, 20, and David, 16, came back to celebrate Father\u2019s Day at Kings Park for the first time in 15 years.<\/p>\n

The family wanted to be outdoors for the special day, so they took a barbecue breakfast to cook and spend quality time together.<\/p>\n

The proud dad was spoilt with pyjamas, chocolate, some spicy relish and spent the afternoon at home watching movies as a family.<\/p>\n

\"David,Camera IconDavid, Daniella, Dad Fabricio with Gabriel. Credit: Matt Jelonek\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me the importance was spending time together, stopping our busy lives for a bit, and just doing a little reset,\u201d Fabricio said.<\/p>\n

Grant and his wife, Zahra, from Willeton, took their three-year-old Leon for some dedicated family time at Kings Park for Father\u2019s Day where they were able to pause and reflect.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been reflecting on all the stuff that dads do and all that\u2019s great about being a dad,\u201d Grant said.<\/p>\n

\"DadCamera IconDad Grant with Leon, 3 and Zahra. Credit: Matt Jelonek\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

The dad was treated to some chocolates and books to read with his son and planned to spend the day \u201ctaking it easy\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a moment to reflect on being a dad, and being the best dad I can be. You can sometimes get lost in the day-to-day, but it\u2019s a journey, and today is a good day to take a step back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duncraig dad, Laurie, had an all out family bonanza on Sunday, spending time with his in-laws in the morning and his own dad in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

\"FraserCamera IconFraser from Scotland, Grandad John, Laurie with son Emerson. Credit: Matt Jelonek\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did morning tea at Kings Park with my father-in-law and mother-in-law, wife, daughter, son, and nephew who\u2019s visiting from Scotland, and then we were off to South Perth to have lunch with my dad,\u201d Laurie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids got me one of my favourite things, a couple of blocks of rocky road, but it\u2019s more about spending the day with family than presents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From picnics to fluffy socks, chocolates and quality time, Perth\u2019s dads have been reminded of how cherished they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[152,335,464],"class_list":["post-89191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-perth","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}