We made our last minute Father’s Day cards today and I think they turned out pretty well.
They were easy to make, low stress and everyone felt very successful.
Materials Needed for Father’s Day Cards:
1. Corrugated cardboard cards and matching envelopes. I got mine from Michael’s but if there isn’t one near you perhaps Target has them. I found these Kraft cards and envelopes from Amazon (affiliate link). They’re not the same, but they would work just as well!
2. 1 scalloped heart punch
3. 1 scalloped circle punch
4. crayons and glue
5. assortment of scrapbook paper, but old wall paper samples would work just as well
Directions for Father’s Day Cards:
1. Lay out an assortment of colourful scrapbook paper and let your students choose their favourites.
2. Punch 1 heart and 3 circles for each student. To save time you could pre-punch a large variety of hearts and circles ahead of time for students to choose from.
3. Print “Dad” on the circle shapes in a dark colour
4. Glue “Dad” and the heart onto the front of the card
5. Print “Happy Father’s Day” inside the card in a variety of colours
That’s it! Like I said, super easy, and everyone in the class was able to make these.
The only tricky part for a few of them was making sure the card opened the right way. Very very careful listening was required — ha ha!
If you’re looking for more ideas for Father’s Day, be sure to check out my Super Dad freebie!
Enjoy the upcoming Father’s Day!
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Ha! Ha! I had to laugh at what you said about the cards opening the right way. That is so much harder than it sounds! The cards look cute with the scrapbook paper shapes. How sweet for the dad's.ChrissyFirst Grade Found Me
What cute cards! I'm afraid Father's Day is something I've never gotten to celebrate. We always get out too early(as if that were possible!) and dads get lost in the end of the year, Memorial Day, summer mash-up. What do you do about children who don't know their fathers? (Sad but true question for me!)Jenny
Hi Jenny,For the kids who don't have Dads I give them a choice. So depending on the situation they make one for their mom, or grandpa or step-dad … whoever kind of fills that roll. It's a tough one, but it's always worked out well that way. 🙂
Hi Chrissy,It's pretty funny, isn't it? I never would have believed that until I started teaching haha.Thanks for the sweet comment!
There's always at least one in the crowd whose card doesn't open right. Good thing dads love their words regardless. 🙂
Haha! You got THAT right, Tammy:)