Father's Day Crafts Kids Can Make

How to Make Printable Father's Day Cards and Gifts for Father's Day

 

Have your children use fluorescent fabric markers to make Father's Day Cards that will brighten their dad's day!

How to Make the No-tape, Folding Craft Stick Cards:

1. Before class prepare the folding craft stick cards. If you are using the jumbo craft sticks, cut the cardstock into 5" squares. If you are using mini-jumbo craft sticks, cut the cardstock into 4" squares.

You can use the free printable patterns for this craft, blank patterns or ones with lines and the title:

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Free "What I Love About You!"

2. Line up seven jumbo crafts sticks or mini-jumbo craft sticks one on top of the other.

3. Spread glue on the back of a cardstock square and stick it to the middle of the craft sticks pressing down and out from the middle of the paper.

4. Turn the craft sticks over and glue another piece of cardstock to the back.

 

5. Let the glue dry completely. This could take up to an hour. When the glue is completely dry use an Exacto knife or box cutter to cut the paper. On one side carefully cut the paper in the space between the first and second craft stick.

Do not cut all the way through to the paper on the other side. Skip the next space and cut the space between the third and fourth craft sticks. Skip the next space and the top paper between the fifth and sixth craft sticks.

6. Turn the card over and cut the paper in the space between the second and third craft sticks, the fourth and fifth, and the sixth and seventh.

7. Carefully fold up the craft sticks.

8. In class have your children decorate their folding cards.

 

 

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Children color the front pattern and than add their own message to the back of the card. To make this craft follow the directions above for the Folding Craft Stick Cards to make this Father's Day Card.

The patterns for this craft are available to members and as an instant digital download.

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This card not only looks adorable, but it smells like real blueberries as well! Children of all ages will savor this fun craft!

 

What you will need:

Educational Insights Blue/Blueberry Scent Stamp Pad

White Cardstock (Heavy Paper)

Green Highlighter Marker

Scissors

Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Markers

 

How to Make the "Love You Berry Much" Blueberry Card Craft:

1. Print out the card pattern or write the words, "I love you berry, berry, berry, berry, berry much! on a piece of card stock leaving enough room between the words to fit the blueberry fingerprint figures.

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2. Color the plant leaves with a green highlighter marker and then use the tip of one of your fingers to stamp the blueberries on the card.

3. Use a black fine-tipped marker to draw eyes, legs, and arms on the blueberries to give them character.

(You can also make this for Mother's Day.)

You can watch Logan making this craft with his Dad to see how it will work with your toddler on "Logan's Life".

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How to Make the Father's Day UFO Craft:

1. Print out the patterns and cut them out. If you aren't a member, you can draw the picture and write the words yourself.

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2. Fold the paper plate in half and use the "cutting pattern" to cut a hole in the paper plate. Trace around the pattern. Cut out the shape from the paper plate by first cutting a slit through the folded edge of the paper plate and then opening the plate to cut the rest out. Fold back the flap you cut in the paper plate.

If you want to save time, you don't have to cut a hole in the paper plate. You can just glue the top of the UFO pattern to the folded paper plate instead.

3. Paint or color the paper plate and color the picture of the alien.

4. When the paint is dry glue the edges of the paper plate together. Glue the alien picture and the words to the paper plate UFO.

Watch a "View it and Do it! Craft Video on how to make this craft:

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How to Make the Father's Day UFO Craft:

1. Print out the patterns and cut them out. If you aren't a member. you can just write the words on the paper plate instead of gluing the pattern on.

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2. Fold the paper plate in half. Cut around half the inside circle of the paper plate leaving the folded edge connected. Fold up the part you cut out to make the top of the UFO.

If you want to save time, you don't have to cut a hole in the paper plate. You can just glue the top of the UFO pattern to the folded paper plate instead.

3. Paint or color the paper plate UFO.

4. When the paint is dry glue the edges of the paper plate together. Glue the saying pattern onto the folded up flap, and decorate the UFO with sequins.

5. To finish make an alien out of pom poms and pipe cleaners and place it in the UFO.

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To make this unique father's day card craft sticks are taped together so that the craft sticks can be folded out to form a canvas "red carpet" and folded up to form a compact stack of sticks.

How to Make the Folding Craft Stick Canvas:

1. If you are using the mini-jumbo craft sticks, cut the one-inch masking into 4-inch pieces.

2. Place two sticks together, side by side, long ways, and tape them together covering both the sticks with the tape.

3. Turn the two sticks over so that they are diagonal to you.

4. Place another craft stick next to and below the two sticks that you taped together. Use another piece of tape to tape the bottom two sticks together.

6. You can also cover the first and last stick in the row by placing tape over the stick and then folding it back over the stick. It is easier to write on the tape than the craft stick. The ink soaks into the sticks and blurs.

7. Paint the sticks red leaving the tips of the craft sticks unpainted. When the acrylic paint is dry use a black marker to write the words.

8. Use glitter glue to outline the "red carpet."

9. Glue a ribbon on the top of the row of craft sticks.

Watch a video on how to make the folding craft stick canvas.

 

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The craft sticks are taped together so that when the craft sticks are pushed together from the top and bottom of the stack they fan fold up into a compact stack of sticks.

What you will need:

Woodsies Mini Jumbo Craft Sticks -4.5" 50/Pkg

Use good quality craft sticks that lay flat. The 5/8" work perfect with the one-inch tape. *You can use the Woodsies Jumbo Craft Sticks with the 1.5 Inch - 3M Scotch Masking Tape for a bigger Canvas.

3M Scotch Masking Tape, 1-Inch

Other brands will work, but this tape works great! It is the exact color of the craft sticks. (Staple's Tape works better with the washable markers, but it is lighter than the stick and more transparent and doesn't cover the stick as well.)

Permanent Markers, Crayons, or Colored Pencils - (The washable markers don't work well because they smear.)

Ribbon

 

How to Make the Folding Craft Stick Canvas:

1. If you are using the mini-jumbo craft sticks, cut the one-inch masking into 4-inch pieces.

2. Place two sticks together, side by side, and tape them together covering both the sticks with the tape.

3. Turn the two sticks over so that they are diagonal to you.

4. Place another craft stick next to and below the two sticks that you taped together. Use another piece of tape to tape the bottom two sticks together.

5. Turn all three sticks over diagonally and place another stick at the bottom of the row and tape the last two sticks together. Keep going until you have a whole row of sticks.

6. You can also cover the first and last stick in the row by placing tape over the stick and then folding it back over the stick. It is easier to write on the tape than the craft stick. The ink soaks into the sticks and blurs.

7. Draw out your design on the craft stick canvas with a pencil. If you make a mistake, you can erase it. When you are happy with your design paint it with the acrylic paint. When the acrylic paint is dry use a black marker to outline your shapes and write the words.

8. Glue a ribbon on the top of the row of craft sticks.

View a Video on Youtube showing how to make this craft.

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Remove the little bear from the father bear's arm and the words "Dad, You're Beary Special!" are revealed. Print out the pattern onto brown card stock and all you have to do is color the ears pink and cut out the patterns.

How to Make the "Dad, You're Beary Special!" Father's Day Card Craft:

1. Patterns for this craft are available to members only. If you aren't a member, draw a big bear and a small bear that will fit in the arm of the big bear on to card stock.

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2. Cut out bears.

3. Cut around the arm of the big bear so that the little bear can be inserted under the big bear's arm.

2. Write "Dad, You're Beary Special!" on the stomach of the big bear so that it isn't visible when the little bear is in the big bear's arms.

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How to make the Pawsitively Purrfect Picture Frame:

1. Patterns for this craft are available to members only. If you aren't a member, use a computer program to make a frame shape and print it out onto card stock. Cut out the frame, and the center of the frame.

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Print out the paw print patterns onto different colors of card stock and bear pattern onto a brown colored paper, cut them out, and glue them to the frame. If you aren't a member you can use clip art or draw the paw prints and dog onto the frame.

You can also buy a cheap frame from a Dollar Store, glue the pictures onto the frame, and write the saying on the frame with a permanent marker.

3. Draw a picture for your dad and place it in the frame, or use a picture of yourself and your dad.

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4. Fold down the rays to make the sun.

5. Glue the sun to a piece of paper.

6. Write the words "Dad, you brighten up my life!" on the paper.

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