Ed Kelce happily told Travis Kelce that he had prepared a birthday gift for Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce’s Dad Ed Explains How His Birthday Present for Taylor Swift Will ‘Tweak the Strings of Her Heart’

The singer, who has been dating the Kansas City Chiefs tight end for over a year, will celebrate her 35th birthday on Dec. 13

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Taylor Swift hugs Ed Kelce

Travis Kelce’s dad is planning a special birthday gift for Taylor Swift.

On the Dec. 12 episode of the Baskin and Phelps podcast, Ed Kelce revealed his strategy for selecting a gift for the “Shake It Off” singer’s birthday. Swift— who has been dating Ed’s son, Travis, for over a year — turns 35 on Friday, Dec. 13.

“Buying Taylor a present is like trying to buy Jason or Travis a present,” Ed explained on the podcast. “There’s nothing they want that they don’t already have.”

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

“You can’t go that route,” Ed, who’s also a father to retired Philadelphia Eagles NFL player Jason Kelce, 37, added.

“You have to look beyond that. You gotta dig down and come up with something special,” he continued. “The amount of money is meaningless. You’re not going to crush Taylor Swift with a gift that cost, you know, $100,000.”

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Ed went on to say that he needed to “get something that tweaks the strings of her heart that you spend 10 bucks on.” He added, “Then she’ll just be all gooey. You got to find something that triggers the emotion.”

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Swift has had a monumental 34th year with her career-spanning 152-stop Eras Tour, which reportedly earned $2,077,618,725 in ticket sales, according to the New York Times. The 14-time Grammy winner concluded her global record-breaking tour with a final show on Sunday, Dec. 8, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. During the show, fans sang the star “Happy Birthday” in honor of her upcoming day.

Last year, Swift celebrated her birthday with a party in New York City, attended by her closest friends. Gigi Hadid, Blake Lively, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Este Haim, Alana Haim, Zoë Kravitz and Antoni Porowski were amongst the few in attendance.

PEOPLE confirmed at the time that the singer-songwriter’s boyfriend Travis Kelce would be unable to attend due to mandatory football practice in Kansas City with his team, the Chiefs.