MORE FATHERS DAY CRAFTS
Felt Fresheners
Submitted by Margie
ROOM AREA: Art
AGE: School-Agers or Older Pre-K's
Invite your kids to make a decorative freshener for the car. Start by cutting out felt shapes and
gluing them together to create a flower, a butterfly, or any other design they desire. Then make a
small hole near the top and attach a loop of string.
When you're ready to roll, apply a few drops of lavender, tangerine, cinnamon, pine, etc., essential
oil (sold at many natural food stores or large grocery stores) and hang the freshener in your car.
**Idea taken from Family Fun magazine, Aug. '99.
Father’s Day Card
Submitted by Marilyn
Since my 3/4's love planting so much, I decided to make terriariums for Father's Day. Take a 2
litre clear soda bottle and cut off the base about 5 inches from the bottom. This is now the bottom
container for your planting. Place in some coloured fish gravel on the bottom layer, then potting
soil. Add small plants and a small plastic figure (like a frog). Cut the top part of the soda bottle
about 4 inches down. Cut slits around the perimeter. Then place this top piece over the bottom
container part. Have the children use acrylic paint to paint on the plastic top part. Let that dry.
Remove the cap and add some water - replace cap.
The card will read:
"Just as this plant grows each and every day,
My love for you grows more and more in every way!"
FATHER'S DAY GIFT
Submitted by Kris
As a Father's day gift I like to collect clean soup or fruit cans (be sure there are NO sharp edges!).
First I cover them completely with masking tape. Then I have the children glue on cancelled
stamps that I have saved and soaked off the envelopes. Some do only a few, some cover the can
-- but they all look good. After the child is finished I cover all the stamps and masking tape with
another coat of glue to seal them. Cute pen/pencil cans! One year I also added the child's photo
before the stamps. Ask early in the year for the parents to save cancelled stamps for you!
Father's Day Footprint
Print out the following poem and then glue on a very large footprint cutout.
Then have the children make a footprint over the words with watered down
tempra paints. You can laminate it and put string on the back for hanging,
or put in a frame..
Footprints
"Walk a little slower daddy," said a child so small.
"I'm following in your footsteps and I don't want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you."
FATHER'S DAY PAPERWEIGHTS
Aspiring geologists will enjoy both the gathering of stones and these gifts that they'll be proud to
give their fathers or other male friends. Take children on a walk to find smooth, flat, foot-shaped
stones. Each child will need a stone for the main part of the foot and five smaller ones in varying
sizes for toes. Have each child arrange his stones on a piece of cardboard to resemble a footprint
and then trace loosely around the stones. Cut each child's cardboard for him; then have him use
craft glue to glue his stones in place. When these paperweights are given on Father's Day, they'll
be a not-so-subtle reminder of the little ones who follow in the men's footsteps
HAND PRINT PAPER WEIGHT
Submitted by Marilyn
Crayola has a wonderful product called WET CLAY. It stays soft while the children are using and
moulding it. Then all you have to do is place it into COLD WATER for at least 4 hours, and the clay
hardens. It is very simple and no heat is required.
I used a good amount of Wet Clay for each child. I worked it with my hands for about 2 minutes to
make it soft. Then each child pushed their hand print
into the clay. I placed them into cold water and then wiped off the slimy film that appears. After
they dry thoroughly, the children painted them.
These are great paperweights.
The children made a card and inside the inscription reads:
HANDS DOWN DADDY,
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!
TIE SHAPE
Cut out of paper a tie shape from a tag board pattern for Father's Day. On that tie, they write a
small message about why their dad (or someone who is acting as their father) is important and
then design a tie that Dad can "wear." Their designs must include things that they do with their
dad or things that he does that are important to them. The things they draw can be major things
like coaching a baseball team or small things like holding their hand while they cross the street. It
makes the children really think about the times they spend with their father, and I have Dads tell
me they are grateful for a tie that can be hung in their office, on the frig, etc. Many of them tell me
that they did not know that something that they said or did was important to their child until they
saw it on their tie.
DADDY'S DAY
At my pre-school, we have "Dad's Night" where Dad's, Grandpa's Uncle's or some important male
figure comes back to pre-school in the evening (sorry no mommies allowed!) for an evening of fun
(usually one hour). We
start out the night with all the children and dad's sitting in a circle on the floor. The children
introduce who it was they brought as well as telling their own name and age. Then we take them
all to a large room where the daddies/males play musical chairs (on child size chairs) and the
children cheer them on. The top two "teams" (dad/child) win ice
cream cone coupons at the local ice cream shop. Then onto some tables, where the dad/child
make a craft that involves them painting each other's hands as part of the craft. (for example-on
light blue construction paper they place their painted hands in a circle to make the rays of the sun,
alternating dad and child. Then glue on a small
circle (6" diameter) in the centre of that. In that circle they have drawn (with markers) the sun's
face) It's a
keepsake as we have them both sign it and date is put on it ~ mom loves it. Then they clean each
other up and we engage in a pretend "snowball" fight (paper wads). Game is started with all the
"snowballs" on a centre
line. The children are on one team and the dad's on the other. Object is not to have any snowballs
left on your side when time is up. It's a very successful night and the object was to make some
special time between dad and child.
DESK ORGANISER
Large Cans
.Contact Paper
.Masking tape
Tape two or three cans together which are different sizes. Decorate them with contact paper that is
plain first and then collage on smaller pieces of contact to decorate.
CAR FRESHNER
Verlona
Trace the child's foot on to fun foam. Cut out the foot print. Soak in a nice smelling cologne over
night. Punch a hole in the top, add sting or ribbon for hanging and you have a car freshener.
We did this one last year and the dad's loved it.
FATHERS DAY
Every year I invite my students to
bring their Dads (or other significant male) to school one evening with a large cardboard box. We
meet in the gym. I supply paper, paints, paper plates, glue, markers.....and I give them 30 minutes
to build a car
(flinstone like) with their Dad. After building, the Dads receive a key to their new car on a shinky
dink plastic keychain the students made as their gift ahead of time. ( I get Walmart or a key shop to
donate mis-cut keys)
Then we start our cars (pretend) and drive them to the drive-in movies. Then we serve everyone
popcorn and pop, turn down the lights, the big screen in our gym comes down and the movie
begins. The movie is a DVD that I make ahead of time of our wonderful year together in
kindergarten. I often get a tear or two out of the Dads. It is a wonderful, memorable evening for all.
(Content thanks to Hummingbird)
FATHER'S DAY SNACK MIX
They decoreated a paper bag with a picture of their Dad and glued on a list of snack items that
included the following:
"Popcorn....because you are my Pop!
Raisins...'cause you are raisin' me
Chex....'cause you always chex on me
Goldfish....'cause you are the big fish in MY sea
Cheez-its.....'cause you are the big cheese!
ETC.
They filled a two cup measuring cup with the snacks of their choice and them dumped it in the
bag, folded it over, punched two holes and threaded/tied curling ribbon to hold it shut.
FATHER'S DAY GIFT
The child's painted footprint is placed on a paper with this following poem...
Walk A Little Slower
"Walk a little slower, Daddy",
Said a little child so small.
"I'm following in your footsteps,
And I don't want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you."
(author unknown)
----the child signs it when dry. It's mounted and laminated, 2 holes punch in the top edge, and
either a length of twine or leather strapping put through the holes and tied so it can be hung.
MAGIC ROCK
Shave crayons ~ have kids take the rocks
outside on a hot sunny day ~ have them sprinkle the rocks with the shaved crayon
and let the sun and heat do its thing !!! They turn out cute !!
FOOTPRINT
we also use the plaster paris footprint for this ~ we go out to the sandbox on the playground ~
children take off shoe and sock ~ make their footprint in
the sand and we pour the plaster paris in ~of course it is a little "raggedy' around the edges ~ but
turns out cute ~ we let them "write
their names in when wet with "sharpened" dowel
SOAP ON ROPE
HERE'S A FUN and easy craft that will make any dad happy on Father's Day: Soap on a rope! So,
forget the usual gifts this year, gather the following materials and get ready to have some good,
clean fun.
MATERIALS
3 white bars of soap (Preferably, IvoryR)
Cheese grater
Twine (1/4 inch thick)
Big mixing bowl
Warm water
Wax paper
Cookie cutters (basic, simple shapes)
Food colouring (optional)
Disposable gloves
METHOD
Grate the white soap bars into your large bowl.
Add warm water slowly until mix is like a thick oatmeal.
For coloured soap, add food colouring ~ but remember to wear your gloves, as food colouring will
stain your hands. Mix with hands or a utensil and set aside.
Lay out wax paper, then cut twine long enough so it can hang in the shower. Pat soap mixture into
a ball around twine. Make sure twine is in the centre of the ball. Place ball and twine on wax paper
until dry (about 24 hours).
EXTRA TIP
Put soap mixture into basic cookie cutter (one that doesn't have fine detail) such as a heart or star
shape.
Pack tightly. Let dry for 72 hours or for three days. When the soap is dry, pop it out of the cookie
cutter and you have a heart or star-shaped soap. Happy Father's Day! I hope your dad enjoys the
gift,
and don't forget to make a card.
Felt Fresheners
Submitted by Margie
ROOM AREA: Art
AGE: School-Agers or Older Pre-K's
Invite your kids to make a decorative freshener for the car. Start by cutting out felt shapes and
gluing them together to create a flower, a butterfly, or any other design they desire. Then make a
small hole near the top and attach a loop of string.
When you're ready to roll, apply a few drops of lavender, tangerine, cinnamon, pine, etc., essential
oil (sold at many natural food stores or large grocery stores) and hang the freshener in your car.
**Idea taken from Family Fun magazine, Aug. '99.
Father’s Day Card
Submitted by Marilyn
Since my 3/4's love planting so much, I decided to make terriariums for Father's Day. Take a 2
litre clear soda bottle and cut off the base about 5 inches from the bottom. This is now the bottom
container for your planting. Place in some coloured fish gravel on the bottom layer, then potting
soil. Add small plants and a small plastic figure (like a frog). Cut the top part of the soda bottle
about 4 inches down. Cut slits around the perimeter. Then place this top piece over the bottom
container part. Have the children use acrylic paint to paint on the plastic top part. Let that dry.
Remove the cap and add some water - replace cap.
The card will read:
"Just as this plant grows each and every day,
My love for you grows more and more in every way!"
FATHER'S DAY GIFT
Submitted by Kris
As a Father's day gift I like to collect clean soup or fruit cans (be sure there are NO sharp edges!).
First I cover them completely with masking tape. Then I have the children glue on cancelled
stamps that I have saved and soaked off the envelopes. Some do only a few, some cover the can
-- but they all look good. After the child is finished I cover all the stamps and masking tape with
another coat of glue to seal them. Cute pen/pencil cans! One year I also added the child's photo
before the stamps. Ask early in the year for the parents to save cancelled stamps for you!
Father's Day Footprint
Print out the following poem and then glue on a very large footprint cutout.
Then have the children make a footprint over the words with watered down
tempra paints. You can laminate it and put string on the back for hanging,
or put in a frame..
Footprints
"Walk a little slower daddy," said a child so small.
"I'm following in your footsteps and I don't want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you."
FATHER'S DAY PAPERWEIGHTS
Aspiring geologists will enjoy both the gathering of stones and these gifts that they'll be proud to
give their fathers or other male friends. Take children on a walk to find smooth, flat, foot-shaped
stones. Each child will need a stone for the main part of the foot and five smaller ones in varying
sizes for toes. Have each child arrange his stones on a piece of cardboard to resemble a footprint
and then trace loosely around the stones. Cut each child's cardboard for him; then have him use
craft glue to glue his stones in place. When these paperweights are given on Father's Day, they'll
be a not-so-subtle reminder of the little ones who follow in the men's footsteps
HAND PRINT PAPER WEIGHT
Submitted by Marilyn
Crayola has a wonderful product called WET CLAY. It stays soft while the children are using and
moulding it. Then all you have to do is place it into COLD WATER for at least 4 hours, and the clay
hardens. It is very simple and no heat is required.
I used a good amount of Wet Clay for each child. I worked it with my hands for about 2 minutes to
make it soft. Then each child pushed their hand print
into the clay. I placed them into cold water and then wiped off the slimy film that appears. After
they dry thoroughly, the children painted them.
These are great paperweights.
The children made a card and inside the inscription reads:
HANDS DOWN DADDY,
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!
TIE SHAPE
Cut out of paper a tie shape from a tag board pattern for Father's Day. On that tie, they write a
small message about why their dad (or someone who is acting as their father) is important and
then design a tie that Dad can "wear." Their designs must include things that they do with their
dad or things that he does that are important to them. The things they draw can be major things
like coaching a baseball team or small things like holding their hand while they cross the street. It
makes the children really think about the times they spend with their father, and I have Dads tell
me they are grateful for a tie that can be hung in their office, on the frig, etc. Many of them tell me
that they did not know that something that they said or did was important to their child until they
saw it on their tie.
DADDY'S DAY
At my pre-school, we have "Dad's Night" where Dad's, Grandpa's Uncle's or some important male
figure comes back to pre-school in the evening (sorry no mommies allowed!) for an evening of fun
(usually one hour). We
start out the night with all the children and dad's sitting in a circle on the floor. The children
introduce who it was they brought as well as telling their own name and age. Then we take them
all to a large room where the daddies/males play musical chairs (on child size chairs) and the
children cheer them on. The top two "teams" (dad/child) win ice
cream cone coupons at the local ice cream shop. Then onto some tables, where the dad/child
make a craft that involves them painting each other's hands as part of the craft. (for example-on
light blue construction paper they place their painted hands in a circle to make the rays of the sun,
alternating dad and child. Then glue on a small
circle (6" diameter) in the centre of that. In that circle they have drawn (with markers) the sun's
face) It's a
keepsake as we have them both sign it and date is put on it ~ mom loves it. Then they clean each
other up and we engage in a pretend "snowball" fight (paper wads). Game is started with all the
"snowballs" on a centre
line. The children are on one team and the dad's on the other. Object is not to have any snowballs
left on your side when time is up. It's a very successful night and the object was to make some
special time between dad and child.
DESK ORGANISER
Large Cans
.Contact Paper
.Masking tape
Tape two or three cans together which are different sizes. Decorate them with contact paper that is
plain first and then collage on smaller pieces of contact to decorate.
CAR FRESHNER
Verlona
Trace the child's foot on to fun foam. Cut out the foot print. Soak in a nice smelling cologne over
night. Punch a hole in the top, add sting or ribbon for hanging and you have a car freshener.
We did this one last year and the dad's loved it.
FATHERS DAY
Every year I invite my students to
bring their Dads (or other significant male) to school one evening with a large cardboard box. We
meet in the gym. I supply paper, paints, paper plates, glue, markers.....and I give them 30 minutes
to build a car
(flinstone like) with their Dad. After building, the Dads receive a key to their new car on a shinky
dink plastic keychain the students made as their gift ahead of time. ( I get Walmart or a key shop to
donate mis-cut keys)
Then we start our cars (pretend) and drive them to the drive-in movies. Then we serve everyone
popcorn and pop, turn down the lights, the big screen in our gym comes down and the movie
begins. The movie is a DVD that I make ahead of time of our wonderful year together in
kindergarten. I often get a tear or two out of the Dads. It is a wonderful, memorable evening for all.
(Content thanks to Hummingbird)
FATHER'S DAY SNACK MIX
They decoreated a paper bag with a picture of their Dad and glued on a list of snack items that
included the following:
"Popcorn....because you are my Pop!
Raisins...'cause you are raisin' me
Chex....'cause you always chex on me
Goldfish....'cause you are the big fish in MY sea
Cheez-its.....'cause you are the big cheese!
ETC.
They filled a two cup measuring cup with the snacks of their choice and them dumped it in the
bag, folded it over, punched two holes and threaded/tied curling ribbon to hold it shut.
FATHER'S DAY GIFT
The child's painted footprint is placed on a paper with this following poem...
Walk A Little Slower
"Walk a little slower, Daddy",
Said a little child so small.
"I'm following in your footsteps,
And I don't want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you."
(author unknown)
----the child signs it when dry. It's mounted and laminated, 2 holes punch in the top edge, and
either a length of twine or leather strapping put through the holes and tied so it can be hung.
MAGIC ROCK
Shave crayons ~ have kids take the rocks
outside on a hot sunny day ~ have them sprinkle the rocks with the shaved crayon
and let the sun and heat do its thing !!! They turn out cute !!
FOOTPRINT
we also use the plaster paris footprint for this ~ we go out to the sandbox on the playground ~
children take off shoe and sock ~ make their footprint in
the sand and we pour the plaster paris in ~of course it is a little "raggedy' around the edges ~ but
turns out cute ~ we let them "write
their names in when wet with "sharpened" dowel
SOAP ON ROPE
HERE'S A FUN and easy craft that will make any dad happy on Father's Day: Soap on a rope! So,
forget the usual gifts this year, gather the following materials and get ready to have some good,
clean fun.
MATERIALS
3 white bars of soap (Preferably, IvoryR)
Cheese grater
Twine (1/4 inch thick)
Big mixing bowl
Warm water
Wax paper
Cookie cutters (basic, simple shapes)
Food colouring (optional)
Disposable gloves
METHOD
Grate the white soap bars into your large bowl.
Add warm water slowly until mix is like a thick oatmeal.
For coloured soap, add food colouring ~ but remember to wear your gloves, as food colouring will
stain your hands. Mix with hands or a utensil and set aside.
Lay out wax paper, then cut twine long enough so it can hang in the shower. Pat soap mixture into
a ball around twine. Make sure twine is in the centre of the ball. Place ball and twine on wax paper
until dry (about 24 hours).
EXTRA TIP
Put soap mixture into basic cookie cutter (one that doesn't have fine detail) such as a heart or star
shape.
Pack tightly. Let dry for 72 hours or for three days. When the soap is dry, pop it out of the cookie
cutter and you have a heart or star-shaped soap. Happy Father's Day! I hope your dad enjoys the
gift,
and don't forget to make a card.
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