Father’s Day Crafts That Dad Will Actually Want to Keep

Baseball Glove Card

Cut out a glove and baseball shape, then write a sweet Father’s Day message inside the ball.

Popsicle Stick House Frame

Glue popsicle sticks into a house shape, decorate with buttons, and add a photo to make a special frame for Dad.

Hammer Footprint Card

Stamp your foot in paint to make a hammer head, draw the handle, and write a fun pun to celebrate Dad.

Peg Family Portraits

Create a mini family using paper faces and outfits glued to clothespins for a cute tabletop surprise.

Handprint Trophy Card

Use yellow paint to stamp your hand and turn it into a trophy to show Dad he’s the best.

Shirt and Tie Pencil Holder

Wrap a can in paper, add a paper collar and tie, and turn it into a cool pencil holder for Dad’s workspace.

Polka Dot Tie Bookmark

Cut a tie shape from paper, decorate with colorful dots, and add yarn to make a fun bookmark for Dad.

Toilet Paper Roll Dads

Wrap toilet paper rolls in colored paper, add googly eyes and fun ties to create silly dad characters.

DAD Suncatcher Window Art

Fill cut-out letters with colorful tissue paper to make a stained-glass DAD sign that glows in the sun.

Painted Rock Family

Paint smiling faces on rocks to look like your family and gift them as a cute keepsake for Dad.

Sports-Themed DAD Garland

Cut out letters and sports balls, then string them together with clips to decorate for Dad’s special day.

Father’s Day Gift Bag

Glue a paper tie onto a plain gift bag to make it look like Dad’s favorite shirt and tie.

Baseball Card

Cut and glue paper pieces to make a hand holding a bat and a baseball to celebrate Dad’s winning love.

DIY Camera Card

Create a cardboard camera and slide out a photo with a sweet message to capture a memory for Dad.

Handprint Hat

Stamp a handprint and paint a heart on a cap to give Dad a wearable hug for Father’s Day.

All About My Dad Printable

Download and print the All About My Dad template below. Let kids share their favorite things about Dad with this sweet and silly fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Dino-Mite Handprint Craft

Click below to get the step by step directions! For the dad who’s wild about dinosaurs (or just wild about his kids), this handprint dinosaur is a total hit.

Bear Hug Pull Tab Card

Click below to get the step by step directions! This interactive card is a whole lot of fun—and full of heart. When you pull the tab, the hidden message is revealed!

Handprint Plate with “My Hero My Dad” Text

A painted ceramic plate featuring red handprints and a message. Kids can use red paint to stamp their handprints on a ceramic plate and write a short message using black paint pens.

Apple Core-Shaped Paper Plate Photo Frame

A paper plate craft shaped like an apple core with a photo in the center. Children cut and paint a paper plate to resemble an apple core, then glue on a photo and add decorations.

Clay Photo Frames in Handprint and Football Shapes

Two clay photo frames shaped like a hand and a football, each holding a small picture. Kids shape air-dry clay into a hand or football, cut out a heart for the photo, and decorate once dried.

Footprint Heart Father’s Day Card

A greeting card with a heart shape filled with two footprint stamps. Children paint the bottoms of their feet, stamp them in a heart shape on a folded card, and write a message above.

Popcorn Card with Pompoms and Painted Text

A handmade card with a popcorn container filled with glued pompoms. Kids paint a popcorn bucket on cardstock, glue yellow and white pompoms on top, and write a short message.

Handmade Clay Dish with Watch and “Dad” Text

A clay bowl painted inside with a yellow circle and the word “dad”. Children mold a small bowl with air-dry clay, paint it once dry, and write “dad” in the center.

Photo Frame Decorated with Metal Nuts

A handmade photo frame with glued metal nuts and a Father’s Day message. Kids paint a frame, glue on various nuts around the border, add a printed message, and place a photo inside.

Egg Carton with Colorful Egg-Shaped Messages

A painted egg carton filled with decorated egg shapes and handwritten messages. Children paint an egg carton, cut egg shapes from colored paper, write messages, and glue them inside.

Guitar Handprint Craft

Painted handprint shaped like a guitar on paper. A child can use brown paint to stamp their hand and add black drawn strings and music notes.

Painted Jar Lantern with Heart Window

Painted mason jar with heart cutout and tea light. A child can paint a glass jar, cut out a heart shape, and place a battery tea light inside with a gift tag.

BBQ Grill Card with Handprint Flames

Paper bowl grill with cutout handprint flames. A child can cut out paper handprints in red, orange, and yellow to glue behind a paper grill and complete it with a fork and message.

Father’s Day Crown with Cutout Hands

Paper crown decorated with colorful cutout hands. A child can trace and cut out their hands in different colors and glue them onto a paper crown band.

Framed Sole and Footprint Print

Framed print with shoe sole and child’s footprint. A child can stamp a printed boot sole shape and add their painted footprint on top before framing.

Handprint Card with DAD Message

Father’s Day card with handprint as letter A. A child can use paint to make a handprint in the center of the word “DAD” printed on a card.

Fishing Handprint Card

Fish-shaped handprint with fishing rod illustration. A child can stamp a blue handprint as the fish and draw a hook and rod with a punny message.

King of the Jungle Handprint Frame

Kids can stamp their painted handprints in a circle and glue a lion face in the center for a wild Father’s Day surprise.

Rocket Handprint Printable

Make a rocket blast off using handprints as the flames—just paint your hand and press below the rocket drawing.

Stretchy Handprint Hug Card

Trace, cut, and decorate both hands and connect them with a folded paper strip that stretches with love.

“#1 Dad” Award Badge Plate

Create a ribbon badge from a paper plate, colorful paper, and pom-poms to show Dad he’s the champion.

Super Dad Sign

Cut out the word “DAD” in a superhero emblem shape and fill it with colorful tissue paper for a window-friendly craft.

Super Dad Chocolate Bar Wrapper

Wrap Dad’s favorite candy in superhero paper cutouts and top with a face and cape for a sweet, heroic gift.