School may be officially out for the summer by the time Father’s Day rolls around, but you can prepare plenty of Father’s Day ideas with your students before they leave the classroom! Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June which means it will be on June 16th in 2024.
We know you have a lot on your plate at the end of the school year which is why the teacher team at Teach Starter has compiled some fun Father’s Day cards, activities and crafts that will make any dad, grandparent, foster parent or other father figure smile on his special day. Keep scrolling for ready-to-print resources your students will love coloring, assembling and gifting.
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Father’s Day Activities
Celebrate Fathers and Father Figures
This inclusive paper toolbox will give your students the opportunity to choose a father figure in their life and complete a writing prompt before coloring. Prompts include:
- You are the best ___
- You take care of me by ___
- I love you because ___
- Thank you for ___
Color a Father-Themed Bookmark
If you’re running short on time, these printable Father’s Day Bookmarks are easy to cut out and color so dads can think of their kids every time they open a book! The quotes included on each bookmark include:
- I’m so glad that you’re my dad!
- Fair, Amusing, Trustworthy, Helpful, Encouraging, Reliable
- World’s Best Dad
- For all you are, for all you do, I’d just like to say thank you!
Create a Mini Superhero Bookmark
Speaking of bookmarks, our Superhero-Themed Father’s Day Bookmarks are another cute way to honor all the superhero father figures out there! The super badges included in your download include Super Dad, Super Step Dad, Super Uncle, Super Granddad and Super Brother.
Fill Out an Acrostic Poem
Combine poetry and Father’s Day with our Father’s Day Acrostic Poem template. Kids will choose from the following templates: Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, Brother and Stepdad and think of a word for each letter of their chosen title.
On the other side of the worksheet, students will fill out the writing prompts:
- My father’s name is ___
- But I call him ___
- When we’re together, we ___
- He is the best at ___
- I love him because ___
Fill In a Game-Inspired Template
Students will have fun turning their dads or father figures into a gaming character with our Mine Hero template. They can color in the square character any way they’d like and then fill out the writing prompts:
- My dad is amazing because he ___
- My dad’s overpowered in ___
- I love my dad when ___
This inclusive template includes options for Mine Dad, Mine Stepdad, Mine Grandpa, Mine Grandad, Mine Uncle, Mine Brother, Mine Pa and Mine Hero.
Color a Fish-Themed Card
There’s nothing like a sweet handwritten message to make Dad’s day, and we’ve made it easy to make sure everyone in your class feels included with Father’s Day cards that can be edited in Microsoft Word to be inclusive of different kinds of families.
Calling all fishing-loving dads! This cute watery pun, “You’re a Fintastic Dad” will make any dad grin on Father’s Day morning. Students will have the option to color the template or go a step further and cut out the fish for their card cover. They can even add a piece of string or twine to the front to give it a 3D effect!
Want more fishy cards? Check out our Fintastic Father’s Day Card printable:
Complete an All About My Dad Template
You can also keep the Father’s Day card-making super simple this year. Dads love hearing what their kids really think of them, so why not set your students up with an All About My Dad template to practice their description writing and create a Father’s Day gift all at once?
If you’ve got younger students, you can fill in the template with their answers. Print on sturdy cardstock, and you’ve got a keepsake for the ages!
Assemble a Tie-riffic Card
Here’s another fun Father’s Day card idea! Students will create a bow tie by writing a special message on the first bow and then some of their dad’s/father figure’s favorite things such as their favorite food, drink, animal, music, etc.
This inclusive option includes the following titles depending on who your student would like to celebrate:
- My Dad
- My Step Dad
- My Uncle
- My Brother
- My Grandad
- My Grandpa
- Blank option
Craft Stick Coasters
A handmade gift is the best kind of present children can give to their fathers or male figures who are important in their life.
This coaster craft is a simple but fairly useful idea where your students can let their creative juices flow and present a father figure in their life with something that can be used in the home. Show them how to create the main coaster using popsicle sticks, and let your students paint and use some templates to create something special for their dad’s morning coffee.
Watch the below video for a step-by-step guide on how to build the template using just craft sticks and craft glue.
If your students want to create an old-world rustic look, use watered-down brown paint and black paint for the stencil. Otherwise, they can pick whatever colors they wish.
To complete the look, we created I Love Dad templates and stuck them on some thick cardstock. We then used a very sharp craft knife to cut out the stencils. This is something you will need to prepare before the craft session. Just create a couple of each stencil, place them at the front of the classroom and allow students to share.
Add a gift tag with some string so your students can write a special message to go with their coaster craft.
Fold a Father’s Day Surprise Gift Box
Our Mother’s Day Exploding Gift Box was so popular that we couldn’t let the dads miss out on receiving one too! Don’t be scared, we have outlined a simple plan in our blog An Exploding Gift Box: The Ultimate Mother’s Day Craft Idea that will explain the best way to tackle one of these amazing boxes.
Download our Father’s Day Decorative Square Templates, then read our Mother’s Day blog for the instructions. Too easy!
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