Father's Day Activities & Homemade Gifts

This year, celebrate Father's Day with three hilarious outdoor family games.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day--and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Start Father's Day off on the right foot by baking Dad a batch of scrumptious muffins packed with fruit, fiber, and heart-healthy oat bran.

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

Celebrate Dad with this decorative stepping stone for your garden!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills she's learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

Here's a Father's Day gift that won't break the bank. With a touch of fabric paint, transform plain cotton t-shirts into original matching Dad and kid tops.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Make a "hands-on" barbecue apron for Dad this Father's Day!

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

This year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

Nothing says Father's Day like this pancake buffet.

Make this cool iPod or cell phone case for Dad out of one of his little-used ties.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Honor dad's fatherly achievements with a handmade plaque for a job well done!

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

A round scoop of vanilla ice cream, red sprinkles, and bat and glove cookies are all it takes to make a baseball-themed treat.

Make this easy homemade tie for a great Father's Day gift this year.

Nothing says Father's Day like a brand new necktie. Much tastier than fabric ties, these sweet baked versions are the perfect gift for Dad.