Father's Day craft needed

**Izzy0906** · 06-06-2008, 02:12 PM

I need a craft idea for a 5 year old for fathers day. Has to be with items found around the home It’s for her to make a homemade gift for her grandfather.

**McD** · 06-06-2008, 02:37 PM

Can you have her paint a picture and frame it?

**Izzy0906** · 06-06-2008, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by MrsMcDowell

Can you have her paint a picture and frame it?

Ok, this is going to sound mean but trust me it's not... my child can't paint, draw or color. I mean physically she can but she gets bored SOOOOO easy with it, that she ends up scribbling over the entire page in one color just so she can get it finished (you should see some of the birthday cards she's made and complained every minute of making them). She hates it for some reason. I have to BEG her to use different colors when she has to draw for school.

I'll ask though, once in a blue moon, she suprises me.

**geckoace** · 06-06-2008, 03:36 PM

mayeb u can make (or buy) some dough/ clay shape it into a frame or paperweight and give her a bunch of stuff like rhinestones or rocks mini tiles whatever crafty bits you have lying around, she can stick it in or the same idea except a stepping stone

**sunshine** · 06-06-2008, 03:41 PM

Have her paint a rock for a paperweight - one color will do

Then write on it "Grandpa rocks" or whatever her term of endearment is for her grandfather.

**sunshine** · 06-06-2008, 03:46 PM

A Handful of Love for Dad

This is an easy handmade card project! You need red construction paper and white copy paper. First, trace your child's hand twice on the red paper. Cut out the hand shapes and set aside.

Cut out a red heart out of the construction paper, and a smaller heart out of the white copy paper. On the white heart, draw a self-portrait and write "ME" along with your Happy Father's Day message. Glue the white heart to the middle of the red heart.

Now staple the hand cutouts to the top of the heart so that the fingers intertwine and cover the picture. On the top hand write "Look inside so you can see." Then on the second hand cutout write "Who loves you best. Of course it is...". When Dad opens it up, he'll see "ME!"

**sunshine** · 06-06-2008, 03:49 PM

Loose Screw Paperweight

Dad can always use a paperweight and this one is easy and fun to make. Before starting, get in the garage and collect spare screws, nails, nuts, bolts and other small hardware items. Now, make a mixture of plaster of Paris and water (use the instructions on the box, or mix two parts of plaster and one part of water). You will only need enough to make a fist-sized paper weight.

Stir the plaster until it has a very smooth consistency. Spoon the mixture on to a piece of wax paper (or an aluminum pie pan) and have your child mold a paperweight. Press the hardware pieces into the plaster and allow the object to dry for several days. Have your child pick out a color of paint and spray paint the paperweight. Popular colors for dad may be gold, black, blue, or silver. Trace the bottom of the paperweight onto a piece of craft foam and cut it out. Attach to the bottom with glue so it will protect his desk from scratches.

**sunshine** · 06-06-2008, 03:50 PM

Loose Screw Paperweight

Dad can always use a paperweight and this one is easy and fun to make. Before starting, get in the garage and collect spare screws, nails, nuts, bolts and other small hardware items. Now, make a mixture of plaster of Paris and water (use the instructions on the box, or mix two parts of plaster and one part of water). You will only need enough to make a fist-sized paper weight.

Stir the plaster until it has a very smooth consistency. Spoon the mixture on to a piece of wax paper (or an aluminum pie pan) and have your child mold a paperweight. Press the hardware pieces into the plaster and allow the object to dry for several days. Have your child pick out a color of paint and spray paint the paperweight. Popular colors for dad may be gold, black, blue, or silver. Trace the bottom of the paperweight onto a piece of craft foam and cut it out. Attach to the bottom with glue so it will protect his desk from scratches.

**sunshine** · 06-06-2008, 03:51 PM

Dream Jar

Have her decorate an empty jar or can and Label it with his dream. Toss a few coins in to start the fund. For example: Plasma TV fund - Ski Boat fund - Nascar Fund

**wanderinggrandma** · 06-06-2008, 09:23 PM

Make handprints by painting hands with washable paint and "stamping" on paper and then write name and year below prints. Dry and frame.

Or

Make plaster of paris and pour into a paper plate. Make imprint of one hand in the center and poke a hole in center top large enough for ribbon to go thru. When it's dry take it out of the paper plate and put a loop of ribbon in to hang it by.