Fathers Day Craft

Cute and Easy Fathers Day Craft

Shrinky Dink Neck Tie Key Chain 

Here is a super cute, simple and easy fathers day craft kids of any age can make for their dad...even babies can scribble on the paper.  I had never heard of shrinky dinks until earlier this week when my friend had the girls make some on a playdate and sent us home with the scraps to try making more.

Pick up some shrinky dink paper

 My friend found some at Hobby Lobby in the kids craft area in the back.

Preheat oven to 300 F

Draw a basic tie shape on the paper, or find a clipart drawing of a tie and print it out on the shrinky dink paper.

Have your child color in the tie with regular markers.  Younger ones can just scribble..older ones can try and make a pattern...

Carefully cut out around the edges once it is done being colored and punch a hole near the top.

The colored tie in the middle used to be the size of the outlined tie

Place the tie on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper and put in oven

Set timer for 3 minutes (according to instructions but ours took longer)

watch it curl up and shrink, then it will slowly start to open back up.  Once it is looking pretty flat, take it out of the oven and press it flat with an oven mitt.  Let cool.

Attach neck tie keychain to key ring.  I had to use a safety pin to attach it because I made my hole too small for the key ring to go through.  You can do this too, or use string or something else thin if your hole comes out too small after it shrinks.  

Now daddy with have a cute fathers day craft from the kids that will always be with him!

And for more fathers day neck tie goodness...check out these free fathers day printables
http://amandaparkerandfamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/freebie-fathers-day-printables-are-tie.html

Father's Day Poems and Gifts

Father's Day Ideas

This is a poem I whipped up for my dad's Father's Day Card from my daughter. I made him a photo card on Walmart's website featuring pics of him and my daughter from their last visit.

I love you so much Papa
You are so much fun
You ride a big cool bike
And play till the day's done

You take me in the pool
So we can splash around
You help me pick nice flowers
That we find growing in the ground

I miss you all the time
And say goodnight to you each night
And I can't wait until next time
When you can hug me tight.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY PAPA!
_______________________________________________For her other Grandpa, we made another card with a photo and added a poem that would be special between them...

You smack your lips
one, two, three
That's how I know
That you love me

I smack my lips
four, five, six
just so you know
It's you I miss

We both smack our lips
seven, eight, nine,
It's our secret code
Let's do it one more time!

Happy Father's Day Grandpa!
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For my husband this Father's Day, I put together a gift that I think will being tears to his eyes! With the help of Window's Movie Maker and Darius Rucker, I've made him a DVD he will cherish forever! If you are looking for ideas on the perfect Father's Day Gift that is FREE or very inexpensive, this is the way to go!
How to Make Dad Cry on Father's Day

UPDATE: It did make him cry! He said it was the best gift he had ever received...and a double gift because it was free (he hates when I spend money on him....or anything for that matter lol)