30 DIY Father’s Day Card Ideas for Kids

Father’s Day is the time when dads are made to feel great about himself and children all over the world celebrate the fathers who brought them into the world. Rather than spending a lot of money on things Daddy may soon forget about, this Father’s Day, have the kids make him something special. There are lots of DIY projects that are friendly towards kids of all ages. Daddy will surely cherish greeting cards if they are made with love by Mummy and kids, whether they are funny Father’s Day card ideas or just sweet ones that show love.

Homemade Father’s Day Greeting Card Ideas For Children

If you are looking for some inspiration for cards you can make with the kids, here are some great Father’s Day card ideas:

1. I Love Hangin’ Out with You

Here is how to go about it.

What You Will Need

• Paint, brown
• Squeeze paint, green
• Paper, light brown
• Googly eyes
• Glue
• Black felt pen
• Heart stickers

How to Make

1. Help the kids paint their palms and four of their fingers brown. Do not paint the thumb.
2. Press the handprint onto a blank sheet of card paper.
3. Using the brown paper, cut out a head, a pair of ears and a tail and stick the head where the thumb would have been.
4. Stick the ears and the tail and then paint the face and nose onto the monkey.
5. Stick the googly eyes.
6. With the green paint, have the kids make some tree branches.
7. Use the heart stickers for fruits hanging on the tree.
8. Write “I Love Hangin’ Out with You” on the card.

2. I Love You Berry Much

Here is how to go about it.

What You Will Need

• White card paper
• Black marker
• Purple, red and green paint
• Small paintbrush

How to Make

1. Mix the purple and red coloured paint together. You need to aim for a rich raspberry tone.
2. Have the little ones dip their little fingers into the paint and start printing out the shape of a raspberry.
3. With a brush and the green paint, make the leaves and stem of the fruit.
4. To give it a 3D effect, take some purple paint and lightly go around the individual prints.
5. Write “I Love You Berry Much” on the card for Daddy.

3. My Best Teddy Bear

Here is how to go about it.

What You Will Need

• White card paper
• Black marker
• Brown paint
• Googly eyes
• Blue ribbon bow
• Paintbrush, soft blending brush

How to Make

1. Dip your little one’s foot in the brown paint and then make an imprint on the paper.
2. Using a paintbrush, blend the print out so that most of it has brown colour. Don’t be rough as you do not want to smudge the print.
3. The heel will be the head, so paint the ears on the heel.
4. Stick the googly eyes at the appropriate place and draw the nose and mouth.
5. Stick the ribbon where the neck should be.
6. Write “Happy Father’s Day Gifts to India online My Best Teddy Bear”

4. Following in My Daddy’s Shoes

Here is how to make it.

What You Will Need

• Paints, orange and brown
• Paintbrush
• White card paper
• Dad’s shoe

How to Make

1. Paint the bottom of dad’s shoe brown and make a shoe print on the white paper.
2. Paint the little one’s foot orange and make an imprint of it inside the shoe print.
3. On the side write “Following in My Daddy’s Shoes”.

5. I Heart Daddy

Here is how to do it.

What You Will Need

• White and red card paper
• Scissors
• Crayons

How to Make

1. Cut the letters and the heart shape out of the tape. Instead of writing “love” the heart will be used.
2. Stick it onto the paper to say “I heart Daddy”.
3. Let your little one go crazy colouring all over the paper.
4. Once done, she can gift it to her Daddy on Happy Father’s Day 2020.

6. Fishing You Happy Father’s Day

Here is how it is done.

What You Will Need

• Colouring page with the shape of a large fish
• Coloured crepe paper, cut into square
• Card paper
• Googly eyes
• Marker
• Glue

How to Make

1. Show your little one how to glue the crepe paper onto the fish.
2. Stick the googly eyes in place.
3. Cut out the fish from the paper and stick it onto the card paper.
4. Write “Fishing You a Happy Father’s Day Gifts to India Online”.

7. You Love Pasta and I Love You

Here is how to do it.

What You Will Need

• Card paper
• Butterfly pasta
• Small paint brush
• Paint
• Markers
• Glue

How to Make

1. Spread out the butterfly pasta on some old newspapers and let your kids paint them however they want.
2. Let the paint dry for 20 minutes.
3. Take the cardstock paper and fold it into half.
4. Stick the pasta bowties and write a lovely message, “You Love Pasta and I Love You!”

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