Materials:

• paper (I used cardstock)
• masking tape or washi tape (thin is better or you can cut it as I had to)
• scissors or craft knife
• paint (watercolors or squeezabale paint bottles)

Step 1: Cut the tape in equal length strips for the height of the letters. Cut smaller pieces to finish the letters.

Step 2: Form the letters on the page out of the tape. Run your finger over the tape to seal it well.

Step 3: Paint over the entire page with either watercolors or squirt paints on and smear them with hands for a fun sensory experience.

Step 4: Wait until the paint dries and carefully peel the tape off. Papá will love it!

This idea was modified from The Beautiful Project.

Materials:

• my template for making the shirt card
• scissors
• liquid glue
• cheerios
• bow-tie pasta
• colored paper (I used cardstock)
• markers

Step 1: Print out my template on colored paper. Cut along the solid lines and fold along the dotted lines. Fold the triangle pieces down towards you.

Step 2: Glue down triangles which are the shirt’s collar. Glue bow tie on top.

Step 3: Glue 3-4 cheerios to serve as buttons. Have a few extra on hand to keep your toddler from eating these. 🙂

Step 4: Decorate inside and outside as you wish. Inside you could write “Felíz dia del padre, Papá”.

Materials:

• my free template
• stickers (examples: stars, hearts, smiley faces, etc)

Step 1: Print out my card template.

Step 2: Have your child fill in the letters with stickers of choice that fit in the space of the letters of PAPA. It’s that easy! You could always just color it if there are no stickers on hand, but stickers are good for developing the pincer grip.

Materials:

• my free card template
• paper (I used cardstock)
• non-toxic paint
• paintbrush
• wipes for cleaning child’s hands
• ribbon or sticker

Step 1: Print off my card template. I used cardstock so that the paper didn’t warp from wet paint.

Step 2: Cover one of your child’s hands with paint by painting it on. Push down his/her hand on the side of the paper where it will show the thumb being up as the child on the card has his/her arms stretched open and thumbs would be up.

Step 3: Clean that hand. Repeat with the other hand to complete the child on the card.

Step 4: After drying, fold the card by bringing the sides in until they meet together. Keep the card closed by wrapping it in a ribbon or sealing it with a sticker.