From Dad’s Small Fry

Our project is going to resemble a box of fries from Dad’s favorite burger and fry restaurant. For an extra surprise, consider including a gift card to that restaurant

Materials: o Envelope – it can be either a business envelope or a smaller personal use envelope. If you

have a colored envelope (leftover from the holidays?) you can also use that, but you will probably need to cut off some of the bottom. Miss Kathie used a small No. 6 ¾ envelope –

3 5 8 inches by 6 ½ inches.

o Round bowl or plate to use as a tracer. Miss Kathie used a saucer. o Yellow or tan construction paper or cardstock or office paper, cut into strips (these will be the

“fries”). Miss Kathie’s were 4 1.2 inches high and about 3/8 inches wide. If your child has large handwriting, you might need to cut thicker, longer “steak fries”. You can also use the back if necessary. Miss Kathie also tapered one end of her fries just a little to make them look more like fries and less like strips of paper, but this was tedious to do and I don’t think necessary.

o Scissors and glue o Pens, pencils, crayons, markers

Instructions: o Open the flap of the envelope and lay it on your workspace with the open side facing up. This

step will probably require an adult helper. Center your tracer over the envelope so that the top of tracer is centered on the envelope just under the sticky part and draw a half-circle, stopping at the edge of where the envelope opens. See photos. Draw lines from the ends of the half circle to the bottom of the envelope and cut along lines. If using a card envelope, cut off a couple of inches from the bottom so that it looks more like a fry box than an envelope. Miss Kathie used a small envelope and ended up with a try holder that was 3 ¾ inches wide and 3 7

8 inches wide. Glue the sides of the envelope together and allow glue to dry.

o On the paper strips (the fries), write messages of love to Dad – you can include his characteristics, things you like to do with him, promises of things you’ll do for him, etc.

o When the glue is dry, write in the bottom of the envelope “Happy Father’s Day from Your Small Fry (or Fries, if more than one child is involved)

o Insert fries into the envelope

From Dad’s Small Fry

Gold Medal Dad

Materials: o Gold or yellow construction paper, cardstock, copy paper - if using anything other than

cardstock you will probably need to glue your medal onto a piece of cardboard for strength o Something round to use as a tracer – cup, glass, etc. You don’t want it to be too small,

especially if your kids are young and need a lot of space to write on. Miss Kathie used the bottom of a take-out container and yellow cardstock and attached it to cardboard from a club soda box.

o Crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc., to decorate your medal o Optional – confetti, glitter, star/heart stickers o Optional – small photo of child/ren and Dad o Ribbon or yarn o Glue, scissors

Instructions: o Trace your circle on the paper and cardboard backing and cut out each circle. Poke a hole at

the top of each circle for the ribbon. Glue your circles together. Make sure the holes you poked in each circle line up. Allow glue to dry.

o Decorate your medal – you can write #1 Dad; Happy Father’s Day; I love you, etc. Miss Kathie wrote her message before she glued her circles together. If you have a photo, attach that first so that it fits. If you are using stickers, glitter, confetti, etc., make sure that everything you want on your medal will fit. If you have glued anything on your medal, allow the glue to dry. Note from Miss Kathie: to avoid a glitter blizzard, put the medal in a shallow box (aluminum cake pans work well), or a paper plate; put a small amount of glitter in a paper cup; and give your child a (preferably) plastic spoon to use to sprinkle the glitter on the glue. Shake the extra glitter off while the medal is still in the box. Allow the glue to dry while the medal is still in the box, and after the glue has dried, give it a final shake to remove extra glitter. Miss Kathie used a paper plate.

o Thread the ribbon or yarn through the holes. If the hole is covered by glitter, poke a pencil through the opening from the back.

Gold Medal Dad