The good news is you do not have to spend a lot of money for your children to give Dad the ideal gifts for Father’s Day. Making homemade crafts are the best way to show children that gifts do not need to be store bought to be special. Here are some suggestions for crafts and other ideas to make the day special.
Ideas to Make the Day Special
- Make a paper King's crown and crown Dad King for the Day
- Bake a crown cake for dessert
- Decorate Dad's kitchen table chair with streamers
- Let Dad sleep in
- Make breakfast in bed
- Let Dad watch all his favourite TV shows
- Help Dad with the yard work
- Let the day be a “Yes Dad” day when all you can say is yes to Dad
- Design a card
- Create a poem for how special your Dad is to you
- Make a dozen of red tissue paper roses
*Did you know the official flower for Father’s Day is the red rose according to History.com.
Handprint Shell
Simply buy a bag of plaster of Paris from a craft store. You will need a small amount depending how many children are participating.
- Be sure to mix the plaster with water in a disposable bowl to a consistency of a thick liquid. Have your child sit on a chair with newspaper underneath and cup his hands, keeping the baby fingers together as well as the bottom of the palms.
- Spoon the plaster into your child’s cupped hands and allow for a few minutes to set. Ask your child to keep their movement to a minimal to prevent cracking.The plaster will heat up as it is drying. When this occurs removed from your child’s hands and continue to dry for an additional twenty four hours.
* You can paint the shell once it is completely dry or leave white.
Filing Cabinet Picture Frame
You will need:
Wide, coloured Popsicle sticks.
Hot glue gun
Glue stick
Black construction paper
Craft supplies: glitter, pompoms, foam pieces, etc
Picture of your child alone or together with Dad
Flexible magnet strip
Directions:
- Hot glue together the corners of four different colour Popsicle sticks to make a square. Allow time to cool down.
- Have your child decorate the frame with glitter, pompoms, and foam shapes.
- Cut black construction paper to the size of the square.
- Cut picture to the size of black construction paper and using a glue stick glue together.
- Hot glue construction paper to frame. Make sure to align picture before you glue.
- Remove adhesive from magnet strip and press to secure to the back of the frame.
Celebrating Father's Day does not have to cost a lot of money especially in today's economy. Having your children make homemade gifts teaches them unique gifts do not necessarily come from a store. By encouraging your children to plan other special activities will make the day special for the whole family and cost you very little money regardless of your budget.
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