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How to Make a Best Dad Trophy for Father's Day

2011-06-06T12:08:00.001-07:00

Your Dad will love this 'Best Dad' Trophy for Father's Day. He will feel like he is the best Dad in the entire world. All you have to do is find 2 plastic cups and glue them together....the bottom one should be upside down. To make the handles, all you have to do are cut 2 circles. Fold them in half and then cut a half circle out of one of the sides of the circle. Then fold the solid side in half. That is the part that you glue to each side of the cup.

How to Make Splatter Painted Hand prints for Dad

2011-06-06T12:07:00.001-07:00

This is a great project for younger kids, such as toddlers, preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and other early grades. Firstly, lay down newspaper to protect your table top. On a piece of paper, put a strip of masking tape somewhere at the bottom of the page (this is where the child will write his or her name and age later). Then have the child place his or her hand on a piece of paper, above the tape. Get some paint and dip a toothbrush into the paint. Then either use your finger or a craft stick and then run the stick or your finger along the toothbrush to splatter the paint all around the child's hand. Do this with several different colors for an even prettier effect on the paper. When the page is covered.... let the child lift his or her hand and wipe off and wash his hands. When everything is dry....then write the child's name and age and 'Happy Father's Day'. If the child is old enough, have him do it himself. Staple or tape a ribbon bow to the top.

Make a #1 Dad Bottle Cap Badge Ribbon

2011-06-06T12:05:00.000-07:00

Remove the cork insert from the bottle cap, if there is one. Now trace the cap on some colorful paper. Write something such as ' #1 Dad', 'Best Dad', or something like this. Cut the circle out and paste it inside the cap. Cut out 2 ribbons that are each about 2 inches long. Fasten the ribbons to the back of the cap with either masking tape, scotch tape or if Mom is around, ask her to help you with hot glue. Also attach a safety pin with tape or hot glue (with Mom's help). Show Dad how much you care by giving him this thoughtful present on Father's Day.

Making Dad a Heart Book Telling Him How Much You Love Him

2011-06-06T12:04:00.000-07:00

Make your Daddy a special book to tell him not only how much you love him, but why you love him so much. He will cherish this keepsake book forever and ever. Firstly, get 6 pieces of paper, all the same size. Fold each piece of paper in half, then find a wooden block to press down the fold into a nice crease (picture #1). Put one page inside another until all 6 pages are gathered together. (picture #2). Then fold a red piece of paper in the same way and then add all the white (or other color) pages inside the red piece of paper and use a big paper clip clamp to hold them together. Draw a half heart on this paper with middle of heart on the fold (picture #3). Cut out the heart (picture #4). Unclamp the clip. Then open up the heart pages and clamp together at the top this time. Poke 3 holes in the middle of the heart with a needle. Cut a very long string and knot at the end. Put the needle and string up through the back of the heart into the middle hole and pull through until knot stops the string (picture #5). Then (picture #6) shows you how to sew the book's seam. From the middle hole, go down into top hole, and up thru the 3rd hole and again down into middle hole. Then tie a knot in the back and keep the extra strings (if you want to) to add beads on them. Inside the book, draw or add photos of your Dad, you and your family and write on each page a reason why you love him so much. Or, you can tell a story about you and your Dad. Either way, fill this book with all of your love to show your Dad just how special he is