The 48 Best Father’s Day Crafts for Kids

A free template makes this one a breeze—but if your kid can’t be trusted with a hammer, you might have to set up the craft and leave them to do the stringing. (That’s the fun part, anyway.)

This Baby Shark-inspired card is undeniably adorable and easy enough for a preschooler to make—just don’t blame us if you’re forced to listen to the song throughout the entire crafting process.

A scavenger hunt for acorn caps is an extra fun feature of this craft, which yields a pretty cool piece of wearable art that looks as good dangling from a rearview mirror as it does around the neck.

Kids of all ages will get a kick out of the splatter painting technique used to make these cards—and let’s just say the finished product is out of this world.

This kid-friendly process art project involves transforming a snoozy picture frame into an abstract melange of color with nothing more than Mod Podge and tissue paper.

This exceedingly simple cut-and-paste craft is just right for the pre-K set and the finished product is sure to give Papa Bear all the feels this Father’s Day.

Any little kid will tell you that there’s nothing more satisfying than making a card and then cutting it into pieces (and this time the penchant for destruction has a happy ending).

A literal interpretation of a positive affirmation every father deserves to hear, conveyed on a storage box every father can make use of.

Hand a tween this recipe and send ‘em to the kitchen to whip up a Father’s Day gift that every grill master is sure to appreciate.

This hands-on salt dough project is an excellent way to get your kid to put his growing collection of gravel and rocks to good use.

The finished product looks so fancy and cool, you’d never believe a preschooler with moderately decent scissor skills could do it…all but the hot glue gun part, at least.

There’s no wrong way to decorate these easy-to-make neckties—just hand your kid some felt pens and let them go to town.

This craft, inspired by the beloved book The Kissing Hand, results in a very sentimental piece of keepsake art that dads and little ones worked together to create.

This trophy is a little too complicated for the youngest kids to pull off—there’s a hot glue gun and spray paint involved—but an older kid can tackle it with a little help, and the finished product is definitely a winner.

A dollar store mug and a sharpie are all you need to make a gift that dads would pay good money for.

No roundup of kid-friendly crafts would be complete without a toilet roll craft. This particular one is both highly customizable and blessedly easy, so kids can really let creativity be their guide.

A personalized message in a handmade card that’s shaped like one of the BBQ king’s favorite things. Need we say more?

The free template provided here makes it easy for kids of all ages to give an ordinary paper bag a very sharp new look—just don’t forget to fill it with all dad’s favorite goodies when the craft is complete.

Hand your little Picasso a pair of scissors and a stack of cardstock and the rest will take care of itself.

Letter beads, puzzle pieces and some glue are the only materials needed for kids to turn a plain wooden frame into a memorable Father’s Day gift. (Pro tip: Feel free to snag some of the materials from your kid’s existing collection of incomplete puzzles.)

The youngest ones may only be able to contribute a thumbprint here, but a kid with more developed fine motor skills can add the finer details, too. Either way, the end result is a sweet keepsake with a lovely design.

Is there anything more exciting for a kid than being told they can steal a boot from their dad’s closet and smear paint all over the bottom? We think not. (But make sure to use the washable kind and maybe take the activity outdoors to avoid one of those pull-your-hair-out painting fiascos that I’ve definitely experienced with my kids.)

Wallpaper is the surprising and very cool medium used to create this visually appealing and easy to accomplish work of art—but we think strips of fabric, colorful cardstock or any number of other materials could work if you don’t have any wallpaper lying around.

With a little guidance, even the youngest kids can get in on this craft, which involves using basic scrapbook materials and a paper lunch bag to create a DIY photo album that’s sure to make dad misty-eyed.

Comic books and Mod Podge come together to make a gift for Superdad that pairs perfectly with a cold one.

Any kid that’s old enough to color within the lines can use the free printable here to craft a decidedly attractive Father’s Day card.

Kids of all ages can add some flair to the resident handyman’s tools with nothing more than a selection of paints—though we probably don’t need to tell you that the older the child, the prettier the finished product. (So you might consider getting dad in on the craft.)

This craft is better-suited to slightly older kids, since the process requires quite a bit of precision and some equipment that’s best kept away from little kids (think: X-Acto knife and hot glue gun). Still, with a little help from a grown-up, these colorful and eye-catching ribbons will look good enough to eat.

Kids will have so much fun turning a simple fingerprint into something more that you’ll probably end up with enough keychains for the next ten Father’s Days. (Psst: This is another one that’s great for dads and kids to do together.)

The hardest part about this very impressive looking and deceptively simple edible craft is preventing your kid from eating the gift.

Grab a tween and start turning maps into paper airplanes to create a garland that looks good enough to be hung up year round.

The cutest pre-K craft you ever did see—and the best part is they can do every step (pun intended) of the process themselves.

Yep, there are even Father’s Day crafts for dads who are also (aspiring) rock stars.

Cardmaking with kids couldn’t be easier thanks to this printable craft, which features a fill in the blank message where grade schoolers can show off their writing skills, plus a simple but sweet coloring page on the front.

The assembly of these nifty pop-up cards is likely to be difficult for really little kids to manage, but older kids can pull it off without too much trouble (whilst showing off their wit with the personalized message, too). File this one under tween-friendly Father’s Day crafts.

The process is hands-on (literally) and the finished portrait is sure to be downright adorable.

This time it’s a printable template that saves the day…but neither the kid nor the superhero in his life will complain because the finished craft is just that cool.

Here, a rock painting project that will bring plenty of personality and a dose of familial love to dad’s boring office space.

The fact that the finished product promises to inspire pride is just the icing on the cake, since this salt painting craft is such a sensory delight that kids of all ages will enjoy the process to no end.

Some golf balls, a colorful selection of Sharpies and lots of scribbling is all that’s required to craft a gift that will win dad extra points for style when he’s on the putting green.

Father’s Day crafts tend to get lost in the clutter, but a wearable work of art will surely stick around. Get the whole brood in on this one because…aww.

Is the dad in question more of a kitchen whiz than a handyman? No problem—just have your kid paint a spatula instead of a hammer. Of all the Father’s Day crafts, this one is sure to make dad feel understood.

We saw into the future and your preschooler is about to launch a love attack with one of these whimsical and quirky Father’s Day cards as his weapon.

The popsicle stick frame itself couldn’t be easier to make—and once assembly is complete, kids can have free reign to decorate it however they see fit. (So be sure to provide an array of craft supplies for that purpose.) When it comes to budget-friendly Father’s Day crafts, this one is guaranteed to make his heart swell.

If you’re looking for a sweet and simple cut-and-paste craft for toddlers and preschoolers that boasts impressive results, this one fits the bill.

A free printable makes this impressive card easy to pull off with little more than tracing and pasting once the stencil has been cut out. (Parents will want to handle the X-Acto knife step, obviously.) The end result is a gift shop-worthy card that basically guarantees a Hallmark moment.

Crafting with toddlers can yield mixed results, to put it gently. This genius idea, however, is completely foolproof as it relies on nothing more than your child’s love of scribbling to create something that actually looks good.

You need little more than a juicebox loving kid and some paints to create this vibrant, upcycled picture frame. You just might want to supervise younger ones with a less developed appreciation for aesthetics, lest the enthusiastic color mixing go the way of poopy brown.