| With Father's Day just around the corner, it's an | | | | construction paper or use the bottom part of the old |
| excellent time to incorporate some Father's Day | | | | tie provided. If the children wish, they can decorate the |
| Crafts for preschool into the weekly lesson plan. | | | | front of the tie. Glue the top of the tie to the center of |
| These Father's Day crafts for preschool can be as | | | | the top of the card. |
| simple as a card letting Dad know how special he is or | | | | Next, fold down the collar flaps again and glue them |
| a picture frame for him to put on his desk at work so | | | | down. Glue one button or hole punched circle in the |
| he'll always have a visual reminder of his little boy or | | | | center of each of the flaps. Finally, write a secret |
| girl. | | | | message for Dad on the underside of the tie and the |
| One word of warning before proceeding with Father's | | | | card is complete! |
| Day crafts for preschool: these days, not every child | | | | Twig Frame |
| has a father at home. Fortunately, Father's Day isn't | | | | Next, here's a fun craft where the children make a |
| just limited to fathers. The children can always make | | | | picture frame from twigs that Dad can hang from the |
| Father's Day crafts for their step-father, grandfather, | | | | wall at home or at work. For this craft, each child will |
| uncle, older cousin, or any other male role model in their | | | | need two bunches of twigs. One bunch should be |
| lives. | | | | about 2 inches longer than the height of the photo and |
| Tie Card | | | | the other bunch should be 2 longer than the width of |
| First off, here's a lovely Father's Day card bearing one | | | | the photo. Each bunch should be about 6-8 twigs. The |
| of the seminal images of Dad, the tie. The materials for | | | | twigs can be purchased from a craft store or |
| this craft are card stock or heavy construction paper, | | | | collected on a nature walk outside the school or child's |
| markers or crayons, glue, 5 small white shirt buttons, | | | | home. The other materials for this craft are twine or |
| and a piece of colored construction paper or an old tie. | | | | string, hot glue, and a photo. |
| To begin making the card, cut the top of the piece of | | | | Divide each bunch of twigs in half and arrange them in |
| cardstock to resemble an M. Each point of the M | | | | a square shape to form the frame. Make sure that the |
| should be about an inch tall. After cutting it, fold down | | | | right twigs are used to form the right sides of the |
| the M to make 2 evenly-sized triangles, which will be | | | | frame. Once the twigs are in place, tie them together |
| the collar for the shirt that appears on the card. | | | | at each corner using a small length of twine or string. |
| Next, draw a line down the center of the card and | | | | Finally, glue the photo with hot glue to the back of the |
| glue three of the buttons to resemble the buttons on | | | | frame, and glue a small loop of string to the top of the |
| the front of a dress shirt. If real buttons are not | | | | frame so that it can be hung from a nail or thumbtack. |
| available, use a hole punch to make small white circles, | | | | These father's day crafts for preschool are simple, |
| and glue those on instead. | | | | thoughtful ways to let that special person in your |
| While the glue is drying, cut a tie from colored | | | | preschooler's life know how special they are. |