Father’s Day Crafts

1. “O-fish-ally the World’s Best Dad!”

Supplies:

• Construction paper 
• Black Sharpie
• Scissors
• Markers
• Glue Stick

Instructions

1. Pick a piece of construction paper (any color) and draw a big fishbowl
2. Cut out the fish bowl
3. Using black sharpie draw the top edge of the bowl
4. Using  blue construction paper trace the cut out of fishbowl
5. Cut out shape of the bowl making a “wave” pattern at the top to imitate water
6. Glue water to the bowl with the waves at the top
7. On any color paper of your child’s choosing trace their hand
8. Cut out handprint
9. Glue fish in the middle of water
10. Draw an eye
11. Draw a sideways heart for the fin
12. Draw bubbles 
13. Using different colored markers dot the bottom of the fishbowl to make pebbles 
14. Write the message “O-fish-ally the world’s best dad!"
15. Write "Happy Father’s Day" and child's name

2. My Dad Is a Catch

Supplies:

• Brown construction paper
• White construction paper
• Black sharpie
• Red sharpie
• Scissors
• Glue Stick

Instructions:

1. Go to Pinterest and search for printable baseball mitt template
2. Download, print, and cut out. (***If you don’t have a printer you can draw the mitt and then cut it out***)
3. Trace the outline of the baseball mitt on brown construction paper
4. Cut the mitt shape out
5. Trace your child’s hand on the mitt as if they were wearing it
6. Find a circular object you can trace for the baseball (make sure the circle fits in your child’s hand)
7. Cut out the circle 
8. Using a red marker draw the stitching on the baseball
9. Glue baseball to center of the handprint
10. At the top of the mitt write “MY DAD IS A CATCH”
11. Have your child sign their name (or write your child's name)

3. Grill Greeting Card

Supplies:

• Construction paper (black, blue, red, orange, and one sheet of any color of your choosing)
• Scissors
• Glue Stick 
• Permanent marker

Instructions:

1. Take a sheet of black construction paper and fold in half (short end to short end)
2. Take a pen/marker and draw a half-circle starting at one side of the fold ending at the other
3. Leaving the fold at the top, cut out the half circle (do not cut along the fold). This is the grill
4. Cut out 2 identical sized strips for the legs of the grill
5. Glue to the back on the curved part of the grill
6. Using a sheet of red construction paper trace your child’s left hand
7. Cut out the handprint
8. On a sheet of orange construction paper trace your child’s right hand
9. Cut out the hand print
10. With the fold at the top glue the left handprint to the left side with the fingertips sticking out
11. Repeat step 8 with the right handprint (the thumbs should overlap)
12. Take any colored piece of construction paper and cut out a half circle that fits inside of the grill
13. Glue the flat edge of the half circle to the edge of the fold (inside of the grill)
14. Write a Happy Father’s Day message on the inside of the card
15. Sign and date
16. Using the blue construction paper draw a spatula
17. Cut out the spatula
18. Draw lines for the slots of the spatula
19. Glue to the front of the card 

Please allow your child to do as many of these steps as possible on their own to help build their confidence and help strengthen their occupational therapy based skills!