When it comes to family holidays, not only children look forward to homemade gifts, but also adults. And when parents get presents from the little ones, it’s especially nice. You can make a Father’s Day gift with a toddler and delight your dear dad. When children make a Father’s Day gift themselves, the father appreciates that his children put time and creativity into a project or craft. So the whole family will celebrate happily. Try making one of these easy DIY Father’s Day gifts with your kids!
Make a simple Father’s Day gift from a paper roll
We show you a cute and easy project for toddlers. You can fill these paper rolls with some treats for dad. In this case you can put a bottom on the paper roll.
Materials needed:
- paper roll
- craft paint
- Glupschaugen
- Colorful craft paper
- Buttons
- Scissors
- Paint brush
- Glue
- Black marker
How to Make a Paper Scroll for Father’s Day:
- Start painting the paper roll. Use three different colors: one for the hair, the second for the face, and the third for the shirt. Let your child choose the colors and paint the paper roll themselves.
- Glue on the pop eyes.
- Add a paper tie, bow tie or mustache and/or some buttons.
- Then you can draw a smile with a black marker. Let your little ones be creative and decorate the paper rolls of their choice.
If a Father’s Day gift is personalized, Dad will definitely be very happy! It’s easy, encourages creativity and keeps the kids busy. Funny and colourful!
What you need:
- Father’s Day Portrait Template
- Colored cardstock paper
- Glue stick (or other glue of your choice)
- Cricut-Maker
- Scissors (if you don’t have a Cricut Maker)
How to make your own Father’s Day portrait:
- First, download our Father’s Day portrait template, which you can find here.
Note: If you don’t have a Cricut Maker, print out the template and cut it out with scissors. If you have a Cricut Maker (it’s a worthwhile investment for this project), simply select the color of the paper and the shapes you want to cut out, and get to creating the portrait! - Choose a variety of colors. Let your kids be as fun as they want! No color is taboo here. Kids can use some fun combinations and create multiple portraits until they are satisfied.
- When you’re done cutting out the pieces, tape them to a white piece of card stock.
- After all the pieces are glued on, you can frame the portrait if you like. It’s so easy to make a Father’s Day gift with children.
Another fun project you can try with your little ones. You will definitely love it because kids like fun crafts!
What you need for this project:
- Smooth oval stones
- Washi-Tape
- Cardboard
- Glue
- Black marker
- Crayons for cheeks, hair
Make a Father’s Day gift: instructions
- Cut washi tape in the shape of a tie or bow tie and stick it on the stones. Or use a wide strip of washi tape or cardstock to cut out a fun patterned shirt.
- Use a black permanent marker and colored markers to add details like collars and faces, or add cute quotes to each stone. These crafts make such great canvas, why not include other types of rock art as part of the gift? Father’s name in handmade letters would be the perfect finishing touch and personalized elements are a nice part of any gift!
Want more Father’s Day gift ideas? How about sporty decorated donuts? Dad will definitely be fascinated! It is very easy and quick to make this homemade gift. Just buy some donuts and dress them up a bit! It will be quick and easy! And delicious too!
Materials needed:
- Bag of glazed mini donuts
- Glaze in white, brown, orange and red for decoration
- Brown bakery box
- Turf or artificial grass
- toothpick
- hot glue gun
Do-it-yourself instructions:
- Place some of each color of frosting in a small bowl and heat until it has a thinned consistency.
- Dip the top of each donut in the glaze. Use white for soccer balls and baseballs, brown for soccer balls, and orange for basketballs. Then leave the treats for a while until they set.
- Place the brown, white, and red frosting into a separate piping bag and snip off the corner to create a makeshift piping bag. Add lines to the donuts to design the different sports balls.
- Cut out a piece of faux grass that will fit in your baking box.
- Put the donuts in the box to make them look like real balls and create an impressive look. So delicious and fun you can make a Father’s Day gift with children.