Father’s Day crafts, cards and things to do.

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With Father’s Day fast approaching, my six-year old and I have been chatting about what she’s going to give or do for her Dad on Sunday. She hit the jackpot last year with a neon green 99p ‘Anyone can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad’ key ring.  Tacky but he loved it!

We decided to do a quick poll of the Dads in the playground to get some ideas for this year and here’s what they came up with:

1. A long lie in followed by breakfast in bed with the newspaper
2. Have my car washed and cleaned
3. A card and a hug
4. My favourite sweets/cakes
5. Do something with the family
6. A trip to the Grand Prix!

So bearing that list in mind, here are some ideas for things to do with your class ready for Father’s Day:

Write a Father’s Day Poem

What Dad wouldn’t love a poem specially written for them? Acrostic ‘Daddy’ poems are effective and can be used on the front or inside of homemade cards.

Make a card

There are lots of ideas for card making out on the web.

Try the Shirt and tie card or the Dad, my love for you goes on and on’ card .

Dad rocks paperweight

Every Dad needs a paperweight ( don’t they?) and this one will be fun to make.

Dad-size cookie

An easy recipe for a Dad-size chocolate chip oatmeal cookie – looks delicious.

Father’s Day Gift Token

Father's Day Gift token - from the KnowledgeBox Father's Day Question path

Use the token from the KnowledgeBox Father’s Day Question path, to give Dad that lie in and breakfast in bed. The Question path contains information about the origins of Father’s Day as well as lots of photos and pictures for you to download.

My Dad is special because…

Use this Activity Village printable to make a list of reasons why Dad is special – something for every Dad to treasure. 

Father’s Day joke book

Have great fun putting together a joke book for Dads and don’t  forget to include classics like:

Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Myth.
Myth who?
Myth you, too!

Lots more jokes on  this site.

And finally…

 For those children with several thousand pounds to spend on their Dads there are still tickets available for the Italian Grand Prix in September

Happy Father’s Day.

Catharine
Producer