Dad's Life

What You Need:

• Construction paper
• Colored markers

What You Do:

1. Ask your child to decide the number of years that should be covered on the timeline. Depending on Dad’s age, suggest that the timeline cover the past 30-60 years. It’s always best to start a timeline at a particular century, half-century or decade (1900, 1950 or 1970).
2. Help your child make a list of all of the significant events in Dad’s life and mark the years they occurred. Some examples are: birth, high school graduation, college, met mom, marriage, moves, children’s births, vacations, or anything else particularly important to him.
3. Now it’s time for your child to create their timeline. Glue or tape 2-3 sheets of construction paper together. In black marker, draw the timeline and label years in 5 or 10 year intervals. For example, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, etc… Next, post the significant events in Dad’s life in a different color. Label the exact date and event.
4. Encourage creativity! Have your child decorate the timeline with pictures of Dad, especially those related to the events on the timeline.

There you have it. A great gift for Dad, in practically no time at all!