So, I'm teaching summer school this year, and I decided to have my students make a fun Father's Day craft to give to their dads, stepdads, grandpas, whoever on Father's Day yesterday. I got the idea when I was cleaning out my teacher cabinet and came across some plastic tubes with colorful caps that I think we used for powdered candy at a school fair a long time ago.
Anyway, I also found some balloons and had just been on Pinterest looking for some fun Father's Day ideas.
Here's what I found in my cabinet:
First, I had the kiddos color a picture of their dads using this template from Totschooling. I also had them write a nice note on the back of their pictures.
After that, I used a pencil to help roll up their pictures to fit inside the tubes. I just slides out after I got the paper inside the plastic tube. I had to use the pencil to kind of push the paper into the tube so I could get the end-caps on.
The kiddos got to pick their cap colors and balloon color, and I wrote "Happy Father's Day" on the balloon. (I blew them up myself to save time.)
Then, I attached the balloon to one of the end-caps and wrapped a piece of tape around it to make sure it didn't fly off on the bus.
The kiddos had a blast and couldn't wait to give their gifts to their dads (or dad figures) on Father's Day. Here's the final result:
If you don't have any of those tubes, you could use PVC, pop bottles, really anything that's hollow with a lid. You could even roll up the picture and put it inside the balloon if you're feeling really festive!
Hope you get some good ideas from this, and happy belated Father's Day!
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