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Make it Yourself Picture Frame Crafts
Dad's just love to put a picture
of their kids (or by their kids) in their office for everyone to see --
or in a special place at home where they can see it each day at they
come home. Click the link above for some cool ways to make a
fun frame for drawings or pictures. If you already have a picture
you want to use, make sure to measure it and make your frame the right
size to fit.
 Make
a Cool Pop-Up Father's Day Card
This card looks sharp when it's finished, and Dad
will be so impressed that you made it yourself.
More Creative Card Ideas
Enchanted Learning has quite a few fun card ideas.
Click the link above to check them out.
Card Ideas from Danielle's Place
Wow, even more ideas!
 Design & Decorate a T-Shirt for
Dad Make your dad a cool
T-Shirt that will tell him, and everyone else, how much you love him.
You'll need a plain T-Shirt (no pictures or words on it), some fabric
paint, a piece of cardboard, and lots of imagination. First, wash
the T-Shirt in hot water and dry it in the dryer. This keeps it
from shrinking up a lot after Dad wears it and washes it (shrinking
would ruin your design). Then take the dry shirt and slide a large
piece of cardboard inside -- this will keep the paint from leaking
through and stick the front and back of the shirt together. Now,
put on a smock! Fabric paint will not wash out of your clothes.
Get your paints and plan your design. You
might even want to draw it onto the shirt in pencil first. You can
squeeze the fabric puff paints right onto the shirt, or you can squeeze
them into a small disposable container and paint it on with a brush. (We
like to put our paint in a small margarine tub that has been well-washed
-- then you can always put the lid on to save the paint for later.)
Another fun idea is to buy special iron-on transfer sheets for your
printer that let you print out a photo of yourself or even printed words
("World's Best Dad") and iron it onto the T-shirt. But don't
forget to follow the instructions carefully! Anything you print
onto a transfer will end up "flipped". So words will be backwards,
unless you have your computer flip the image first. This way, they
look backwards until you iron them on -- then they look perfect!
Collage-Decorated Pen Holder
For this craft you'll need a soup
can (or similar sized can), well washed, and some pictures that you've
cut out of an old magazine. Click on the link above for
directions.
Give Dad an Award
Click on the link above to start making your own
custom designed award for Dad. You can select the kind of border
to use, what kind of picture to put on it, the words, the date, and so
on. When it prints out, you can even color in the pictures on the
award. Next, try mounting it on a nice piece of construction paper with
glue to make it extra sturdy and extra nice. You can even decorate
it with glitter or dried pasta shapes or whatever else you can think of.
If you use glue, be sure to allow enough time for it to completely dry
before you try wrapping it up for Dad.
Make Dad A Coupon Book
You know that the something Dad really appreciates
is your love and your helpful cooperation. Make him a coupon book
filled with things you can do for him. First, make a list of
things you could do that would make Dad's life a little nicer.
Can't think of anything? Try these:
help clean up the the living room, hug Dad, wash the car, tell Dad 5
funny jokes, do my homework without being asked, rake the yard, take the
dog for a walk, no fighting with my sister/brother today, bring Dad his breakfast in bed, clean my room,
go to Dad's favorite restaurant without complaining. These are just suggestions of course!
You write up your own list. Then neatly copy each thing onto a
page of your coupon book.
To make the coupon book, take a
piece of blank paper and fold it in half. Then fold it from left
to right. You can either unfold it now, or fold it one more time
before unfolding it -- if you want smaller coupons. After
you unfold the paper, smooth it out and cut along the fold lines until
you have rectangle shapes papers of the same size. Make as many
pages as you want (you might want a lot of "free hug" pages.
Now staple them together on one small end. Write your title on the
front ("Father's Day Coupons", "My Helpful Book", etc.) and decorate.
Then carefully write one item from your "to do" list on each page.
Wrap it up and give it to Dad. Don't forget, what makes it really
special is when you do the things on the coupon when Dad asks you to,
without complaining!
Check out this
online coupon book maker! Follow the directions carefully
and you can print out some nice coupons with printed text and clip art
illustrations. You will choose the words and pictures and then
print. You can even restart it a few times, to make extra coupons.
When you're all done carefully cut out your coupons and staple them
together.
Shrinky Dink Key Chain Tag
Get yourself a pack of Shrinky Dink Sheets and
make a nice picture that the oven can shrink down to a nice key chain
tag. You could write a message ("#1 Dad", "We luv Dad!",
"Shauna's Dad") and then make a cool design around it. Remember to
use colored pencils or permanent ink markers (crayons will melt!).
Cut the tag out and use a hole punch to make a hole. Follow
package directions for baking.
Hand Print &
Poem Here's a craft for dad
(or a big brother or sister) to help a little one do for mom. It's
a favorite activity to do with kindergartners and preschoolers that has
been in circulation for many years, that is sure to bring a happy tear
to Mom's eye. You will need paper and washable tempra paint (and a
plan for getting the paint of the child before it ends up everywhere).
Put the paint in a flat pan, like a pie tin, or simply brush it onto the
child's hand. Then have the child make a handprint on a sheet of
paper. Allow the print to dry thoroughly. You will also need
copy the text of the following poem and print it out on another sheet of
white paper:
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 Sometimes you
get discouraged
because I am so small
and always leave my finger prints
on furniture and walls.
But every day
I'm growing.
I'll be grown someday,
and all those tiny hand prints
will surely fade away.
So here's a
little hand print
just so you can recall
exactly how my fingers looked
 when I was very small.
Love,
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There are different ways
to display the poem and handprint together.
You could make it into a large
card by folding a rectangular sheet of construction paper and
gluing the handprint page to the front cover and putting the
poem on the inside.
You could also make a kind of sign or
plaque by using a large piece of construction paper to mount the
handprint sheet, with the printed poem pasted on underneath.
Use a hole punch to make a couple hole at the tip of the sign
and then attach a nice ribbon or piece of chubby, colorful yarn
through the holes to make a loop for hanging.
And of course if you use smaller print
for the poem, you can simply squeeze both on the same sheet of
white paper (only works if the hand is small).
Another fun touch is to add a photo of the child whose print is
on the project. There are many other ways
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Make a Cookie "Jar" & Fill It
With Home Baked Cookies For
this activity you'll need a good cookie recipe (click
here
for yummy but simple ones that kids can do).
And, you'll need something to make the decorative container to put them
in. Look around your house for something you can use: a
round oatmeal box, a coffee can, or even a shoe box. Now you can
spray paint the outside of your container or cover it with wrapping
paper (wrap the lid separately!) or construction paper.
After the cookies are cooled and
baked, and all the glue or paint on your container is dry, line the
container with wax paper and place your cookies inside. To
keep them extra fresh, you might put them in a ziploc bag and lay this
inside the new cookie container. Be sure to include a special note
for Dad.
A Box of Love
Materials: box, paint, glue,
ribbon, nice paper, hole punch, scissors and lots of love!
What better gift could their be! This is
another classic gift craft that could be used for a birthday, Mother's
Day, or even Father's Day. You'll need a small box. You
could get one from the craft store or look around the house for one.
Be sure to check with a grown-up before you "borrow" one from around
the house. Then you'll need to decorate your box. You
can paint your box, cover it with stickers, or cover it in pretty
wrapping paper held on with glue or tape. Don't forget to
decorate the lid!
Now you will need to copy the following poem
onto some pretty paper to make the "gift tag".
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paper down to a gift tag size that looks nice with your box.
When you cut, try using special scissors that make a zigzagging
edge as you cut. Then use a hole punch to make a hole, and
slip the ribbon through the hole.
Then when everything is dry (glue, paint,
etc.), put the lid on the box and tie it on with the pretty
ribbon. You can tie the ribbon into a bow on top (just
like tying shoes) or try curling it by pulling the ribbon hard
and fast over your thumbnail (or some other hard edge).
Now you're all done!
Note:
If you want you could put something in the
box like a pinch of glitter, or a dried flower from the garden
-- just to make it extra special. But remember, the idea
is that the box won't be opened up again.
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I took an
ordinary box
As empty as can be
I filled it with a special gift
And wrapped it carefully.
But please don't ever open it
Just leave the bow applied
And hold it tightly near your heart
Because my love for you's inside!
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