Time To Decorate For Dad! WORDS & PICTURES: Carlee Colonneso Carlee Colonneso is a wife, and stay at home mother of three. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida and author of funlearninglife.com. Her website is a lifestyle blog that centers on family, crafts, recipes, and frugal living. I must admit that my husband is one of the hardest people to shop for. It seems that shirts and gift cards have been the standard items for giving him lately. With Father’s Day coming up next month, I wanted to make sure the kids and I mixed things up a little. This time, however, I left the gift ideas up to them, and just helped with putting the packaging together. We went to the local discount store to brain storm on a craft and whilst there, we found affordable items that happen to be things that their Dad would appreciate. Between his favorite kind of candy, as well as cookies, we also found a ��ashlight, ear buds, and even lip balm. Plus, I located excellent containers in the kitchen section that all the items would ��t inside and could be decorated by the kids. After our shopping trip, there were enough items for all three kids to create something for their Dad. Because of this, each of my children designed their own works of art on the containers and put together a gift that carries a few of Dad’s favorite things on the inside and outside. If you would also like to assemble this Father’s Day Craft with your family, you will need the following: • Oblong Aluminum Pans with Lids (2 ¼ lb. Size) • Assorted colors of 9 x 12 construction paper • Markers • Safety scissors • Glue • Glitter Glue • Items to go into the containers • Optional: Stickers and Stamps FYI, you can locate most of these items at the local discount store. Directions: First take the empty pan and place the items for Dad inside. Examples of a smaller gift could be: ear buds, lip balm, lint brush, pens, air freshener for an automobile, cookies, or candy. Then take the lid of the container and ��ip it over to the white side. Decorate this with construction paper hearts or shapes, glitter glue, markers, or even stamps or stickers. Next take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half twice. This will make it a card small enough to ��t into the gift box. Then have your child decorate the card. Allow any glued items to dry and then add the card to the aluminum pan. Finally, close the box by placing the lid on top. This present not only contains a few of Dad’s favorite things, but it is decorated and packaged just for him. I hope your family enjoys creating a craft for Dad, and you celebrate a fun Father’s Day together.
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