A few months ago, I received the Global Wonders kit as a prize for being in the Top 30 of the leaderboard. As soon as it arrived, I thought it could be a really lovely idea to turn it into a Father’s Day gift, but not just as a finished object. I wanted it to be a moment we could share together.
So I invited my dad over one afternoon and told him to come with time and ready to spend a nice afternoon. It was a surprise, so he had no idea what we were going to do. When he arrived, I told him this was his gift: we were going to build the kit together.
As you can see in some of the photos, he came with my granny too. She wasn’t feeling very well that day, as it was shortly after she had come out of hospital, so this time I’ll focus more on the experience with my dad.
(Please look at Bochi at the back 
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Of course, he complained a little just for fun, saying that I give my grandmother the kits already built, but I make him build his own gift hahaha. But honestly, who was he trying to fool? He got into it straight away. From the beginning, he was completely focused on the process, and whenever I tried to help him with something, he would tell me no, that it was his gift and he had to build it himself.
Most of the time, I only helped by taking out the pieces he needed or organizing them for him, especially during the globe part. He was so excited while building it. Some of the photos make me smile so much because in some he looks super concentrated, and in others he looks so proud of what he was putting together.
For me, it felt like the perfect gift. Not just giving something material and that’s it, but sharing a moment. The best part was spending that afternoon together, talking about our things while building the kit. That is the memory that will stay with me.
When we reached the final part, where you add the raised wooden pieces on top, my grandmother was already very tired, so my dad took her home. He told me I could finish that part myself because he says his hands are too big and he’s not very handy with tiny delicate pieces, and he was afraid of breaking them. So I finished that section on my own.
The rest of the process went very smoothly. The instructions are very clear and visual, especially for knowing where each piece of the globe goes. For the continents and countries, I used double-sided tape on the pieces and placed them little by little in columns. I think this is the most detailed part of the kit, and also the most delicate one, because the wooden pieces are thinner and you have to be careful when removing them from the boards.
Since I was building it with him, I asked if he wanted to paint it or customize it in any way, like I often do with my kits. He said no, so we left it just as it was.
And this is the final result. A beautiful kit, but even more special because of the memory behind it.
What do you think? Do you like this kind of gift idea for moments like Father’s Day? 
Thank you for reading!
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