Father's Day Crafts

Kids can make plaques, oversize cards, or posters with cute pasta shapes, paint, and glue.

Father's Day, a special day to honor the men in our lives, is quickly approaching!  I found some really cute ideas on the Family Fun site. Most of them are fun, creative, and definitely do-able for our little ones.  Here are just a few ways that you and your toddlers can celebrate dads on Sunday!

 Wallet Photo Collage

Dad can keep this card in his wallet and take it with him wherever he goes -- a reminder of who loves him best of all.

 

Materials

• Markers, photographs and stickers
• Glue

• Con-Tact paper

 Instructions

1. Cut a credit-card-sized rectangle out of poster board.
   
2. Decorate both sides with messages, stickers, drawings and glued-on photographs.
   
3. To make the card sturdier, cover it on both sides with clear Con-Tact paper, or run it through the laminator at your local copy shop (around two dollars).
   

Father's Day Throne

Transform a lawn chair into a throne that literally puts within his reach everything he needs to be king for a day.

Materials

• Lawn chair
• Clamps, tape, or string
• Wire

• Scissors
• Various chair accessories

  Instructions

1. Use tape, clamps, or string to attach appropriate accessories, from a shade umbrella to a back scratcher to a cold drink holder.
   
2. Fashion a halo made of wire to hold Dad's favorite hat or crown and attach it to the back of the chair.
   
3. Include a bell for Dad to ring for service.
   

Variations:

Add items like: clip-on fan, back scratcher, plastic snap-on cup holders, newpaper, foot soaking tub, travel pillow, beaded driver's seat cover, mini pool table or basketball hoop, red carpet (towel), or slippers.

How Dad Measures Up

Our faux tape measure extends the perfect Father's Day message to a dad who's skillful at building and repairing. Have him pull out the ruler tape to read, "You rule, Dad!," "I love you thiiiiiiis much!" or "Dad, you really go the distance!"

Materials

• Rectangular box (we used a macaroni-and-cheese box)
• Scissors
• Tape
• Yellow card stock

• Aluminum foil
• Marker
• Black paper

Instructions

 

1. Cut the box in half across the middle. Cut off half of the bottom section at a diagonal, as shown. Tape one end of a 1- by 12-inch strip of yellow card stock to the edge of the top half of the box, using tape on both sides of the strip.


2. Slide the bottom of the box into the top of the box.







3. Fold a 2-1/2- by 6-inch piece of aluminum foil into thirds lengthwise, then fold it into a flat tab about 1/2 inch long. Tape it to the strip. Write a message on the strip and add ruler markings, then push it inside the box. Wrap the box with black paper, leaving a space for the tape opening. Cut off two corners of a 2-1/2-inch yellow card stock square, write "tape measure" on it, and adhere it to the box.