How To Make A Homemade Gift For Father's Day

Looking for gift ideas for Father’s Day? Make Dad feel extra special with a fun DIY present and follow our guide on how to make a homemade gift for Father’s Day. Personal, budget-friendly and creative, these crafts were made just for him.

Why Homemade Father’s Day Gifts Are the Best

Buying your Dad a gift is great, but spending time creating something for Father’s Day shows just how much you love him. These DIY Father’s Day gifts become treasured pieces to keep for years to come and make great memories for kids and their parents. Not only are they unique to your Dad, but these homemade gifts can encourage your little one’s creativity and imagination without breaking the bank! 

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“All About My Dad” Booklet

Making a booklet about all the reasons your Dad is great will make him feel super loved on Father’s Day. This gift is a classic DIY Father’s Day present because it’s inexpensive and shows just how much you care. Make your booklet into a little scrapbook of all your favourite memories with Dad, or get creative and draw all the family pictures. 

What You’ll Need:

• Card or paper (white paper is great, but you can mix it up with Dad’s favourite colours!) 
• Felt tips, markers, crayons 
• Scissors and tape/glue
• Stapler or hole punch & string/ribbon (parents can supervise with this part!) 
• Photos of Dad and the family, funky stickers
• Anything else you want to decorate with (pom poms, cutouts, glitter- if you’re brave enough to deal with the mess!) 

Tiger Tribe Junior Markers 

Customise your Father’s Day booklet with Tiger Tribe’s Junior Markers. These chunky style kids’ markers come in 12 vibrant colours and are easy to use for small hands. The Junior Markers are water-based and washable, so your children can get creative without too much mess!

Booklet Instructions

1. Create the cover

Put your title on the cover of the booklet, this could be “I Love My Dad”, “All About Daddy” or anything you want to display your love this Father’s Day. The writing part can be done by an adult if you have younger kiddos, but this is great way to get older kids to practice their handwriting. Once you’ve written the title, you can decorate with photos, stickers, paint and whatever you want. 

2.Add fun & silly facts about Dad 

 Write a few fun facts about Dad to fill out on each page, such as  :

• “My Dad is called…”

• “His favourite food is…”

• “I love my Dad because…” 

• “Dad is great at…”

Tiger Tribe’s Lovely Book of Lettering

Mark out your title for your booklet with Tiger Tribe's Lovely Book of Lettering. This wonderful pack is full of stencils for youngsters to practice their art and writing skills. Designed by a teacher, this high-quality art set for kids can be used in your booklet to write titles and subtitles, or you can use it to create your own Father's Day card. 

3. Decorate the pages

Draw pictures of Dad and the family, add photos of you together and add decorations that match his interests. For example, if your Dad is football mad, you can add his favourite team’s badge to one of the pages! 

4. Put the book together 

Use a stapler to keep the booklet together, or use a hole punch and tie the booklet together with some string or ribbon for an extra special touch. 

5. Final Touches

Finish up your booklet with a loving message to Dad. You can add your name at the end, a photo of the two of you or a painted handprint.  

Father’s Day Portrait

Paint a picture of Dad or craft your own collage of his face for a unique Father's Day gift. You could even frame your portrait and customise the frame with paint and decorations to make this the perfect present. Dad will love this super personal portrait, even if you decide to draw his eyebrows purple! 

What You’ll Need:

• A mixture of coloured paper, card or felt 

• Felt tips, markers, crayons 

• Scissors and glue

Instructions for Dad's Portrait 

1.Cut out your shapes 

Take your scissors and cut out a head shape, glasses hair and other features to add to your collage.

2.Glue and put the features together 

Place your shapes down on the paper or card and work out where they'll go on the portrait. Then stick the pieces down to create a lovely picture of Dad. 

3.Customise your faces 

Draw or paint on details of your Dad's face and add decorations for a truly personalised Father's Day portrait. You could even make faces for all the family! 

Tiger Tribe Silk Crayons 

Create your own drawing of Dad or draw his features onto your paper pieces with Tiger Tribe's Silk Crayons. These marvellous crayons are perfect for watercolour art and come in 8 magical colours to create your masterpieces with. These crayons offer endless creative possibilities. They can also be used for window art so you can write Dad a message in the morning (with parent permission first!) No need to stress as these silk crayons have a twist up tube to keep things nice and tidy. 

Personalised 'Best Dad' Mug

The perfect addition for a Father's day breakfast! Dad can enjoy his morning cuppa in his new homemade mug. Show him how much you mean to him by writing a special message on the mug or paint pictures of your dad's favourite things to make an adorable and functional gift. 

 What You’ll Need:

• A plain white ceramic mug 

• Paint or paint pens that are suitable for ceramics

Tiger Tribe Dual-Tip Paint Pens 

Personalise your mug for Dad with the Paint Pens from Tiger Tribe. Petite Piccassos can paint on a range of surfaces with these stunning pens including: glass, ceramic, textiles, and wood. Pick from 8 colours to design your marvellous mugs or customise other presents such as shoes and plant pots. Tiger Tribe's paint pens are great for boosting your little one's fine motor skills and encouraging a world of creativity at their fingertips. 

1.Choose a suitable mug 

Pick a plain white mug that you can easily customise and that is suitable for painting on. These mugs are usually pretty budget-friendly so you don't have to spend a fortune on a fancy cup. 

2.Map out your design 

Draw out what your going to put on your on a piece of paper first if you're unsure about what to paint on it yet. You could draw a nice portrait of Dad, write 'Top Dad' on the mug or create a picture of his favourite animal. 

3.Get painting!

Once you've decided on a design, you can use special paint pens to craft your Father's Day Mug. Go wild with lots of colour or keep it simple, it's up to you! Don't forget to sign your cup so Dad knows it was lovingly made by you. 

4.Leave to dry 

Let the paint dry on its own or bake in the oven to make the design last (adults this is your job!). Always follow the brand's instructions when painting your own mug as different mugs may vary. 

5.Wrap your present 

When your mug has fully dried, place it in a box and cover in wrapping paper. Get extra creative with your own paper design and add a bow to finish.

Happy Father's Day!

Making your Father's Day gift last minute? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Check our range of arts & crafts kits and tools on our website to get started. 

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