19 Father's Day Crafts & Activities For Kids
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Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June each year.
The first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910. Invented by American Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd - whose father had, as a single parent raised his six children - Father's Day is a day to thank not only Dads, but any male father figure in your life.
Father's Day crafts are a lovely way to make your own DIY decorations, cards or gifts for Father's Day, so here is a collection of themed crafts that are easy and fun for children to make.
Father's Day Craft Ideas For Kids
So here are 19 crafts and activities for Father's Day which are suitable for children, including very young kids.
- DIY Father’s Day Key Chains
- Father’s Day Handprint Suncatcher Craft
- Father’s Day Superhero Spinner
- Popsicle Stick Trinket Box
- Salt Dough Handprint Bowl
- Craft Stick Roll-Up Father's Day Card
- Guess Whooo Loves You
- "We’re Nuts About You” Photo Frame
- My Dad Rocks Paperweights
- Father's Day Glasses
- Father's Day Portrait
- “DAD” Salt Dough Picture Frame
- Clay Dish
- Lawn Mower Father’s Day Cupcakes
- Letter Blocks for Dad
- Father’s Day Handyman Card
- Printable Father's Day Card to Colour
- Father's Day Colouring Pictures
- Father's Day Wordsearch
Dad will never lose his keys again (!) if you make him one of these cute DIY Father’s Day Key Chains which tell him just how much you love him.
This clever suncatcher from Real Life at Home uses your kid's handprint, popsicle sticks and tissue paper to make a unique Father's Day present that will be treasured.
Older kids will have fun making this Father’s Day Superhero Spinner for the Dad that loves his superhero movies.
Dad will find 101 uses for this Popsicle Stick Trinket Box on Craft Elf
A personal gift is always fun, so this Salt Dough Handprint Bowl from Messy Little Monster will go down a treat.
You can find out how to make your own salt dough with this homemade playdough recipe.
Write down what is most special about your Daddy on this simple Craft Stick Roll-Up Card.
Owl be quite sure that Dad will love this Guess Whooo Loves You Father’s Day Kids Craft from I Heart Crafty Things
If your Dad is DIY mad - or just loves a good pun - the We’re Nuts About You Photo Frame from Happiness is Homemade will be a very successful Father's Day Gift.
To make this more economical you could find a frame in a charity shop and upcycle it. (Just be sure that you don't use some nuts that he had planned to use for this weekend's project....)
There are lots of versions of this idea around but I love this My Dad Rocks paperweight craft from Hello Wonderful because these are so quick and easy.
They use Washi tape to add the colourful details and a Sharpie to write the message, so you don't even need to wait for the paint to dry!
Dad will look really cool in these Father's Day Glasses. Find the free printable at Show My Crafts.
They will require some careful cutting, which may need an adult's help - or you could make them into a really cute Father's Day card.
Commission your budding artist to create a Father's Day Portrait to present to Dad on Father's day. This free printable can be found at Tot Schooling.
Add an inexpensive frame from a Pound/Dollar store or a charity shop.
This “DAD” salt dough picture frame from The Soccer Mom Blog is a little more complicated that some of these projects but will be enormously satisfying, and will work particularly well if you have 3 kids.
Use air-dry readymade modelling clay such as DAS Modeling Clay to make this clay dish with a very special message on it.
Decorate with acrylic paints and varnish to seal it.
You could have a fun afternoon inm the kitchen trying to recreate these clever Lawn Mower Father’s Day Cupcakes from Kenarry.
Make lots of happy memories with these Letter Blocks for Dad from Stories by Me. If you don't have a bunch of photos, get the little ones to draw their own pictures of their Dad.
If your father figure is a traditional handyman, he will love this Father’s Day Handyman Card from Our Kid Things.
Six different printable versions of this lovely Father's Day Card from The Best Ideas For Kids are available, just pick the best one that suit's your Dad's interests.
Father's Day Printables
Here are some more Father's Day printables which are our own exclusive printables from eParenting.
We've got some super free printable Father's Day PDF colouring pictures.
Have a go at this fun Father's Day Wordsearch, which is also a free printable PDF.