Carol Duvall, host of HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show, shows how to turn even the youngest kids into crafters with gifts for Dad. Hand Art Materials:
Paper
Crayons
Coloring pens
Cardboard
Construction paper
White glue
Acetate - Trace around a child's hand or hands, and have the child color them or decorate them as he or she wishes.
- Cut a piece of cardboard large enough to frame the picture. Cover with construction paper.
- Use another piece of cardboard as backing, the place the artwork on top, followed by a piece of acetate and the construction-paper frame. This makes a perfect Father's Day gift for Dad.
Variation: - Cut out one of the decorated hands, and place it in an acrylic frame (figure A).
Big Hug Materials:
11" x 17" sheet of construction paper
Small paper plate
Scissors
White glue
Crayons or colored markers - Cut a strip of construction paper 4" wide by 17" long. Fold each end in toward the middle not quite to the center (figure B).
- Cut a circle from the center of a paper plate along the edge where the curve of the paper begins. Use this as a template to trace around on construction paper.
- Draw a face on the circle. Or draw a face on the paper plate itself.
- Trace around the child's hands on construction paper. Cut out the hands.
- Glue one hand on each end of the construction paper strip, with the thumbs facing up. Glue the face to the top of the strip at the center. Add construction-paper cuffs or a hair bow or whatever other touches you like (figure C).
- Write "Here's a really big hug" on the inside of the strip. Fold the sides toward the center.
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