CleverPatch Father's Day Activity Book

Father’s Day Activity Book CRAFT IDEAS & ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES!

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Papier Mache Hot Air Balloons

Materials:

How To:

• Papier Mache Hot Air Balloon - 14566

1. Protect your work area, prepare your materials and make

• Assorted CleverPatch™ Junior Artist Paint - 13787

2. Begin by giving your hot air balloon a coat of white paint, leaving the

• Assorted A4 CleverPatch™ Cover Paper - 13652 • Paintbrush • Markers • Scissors • PVA Glue

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sure you have glue, glue brushes and paint brushes on hand. basket plain. Allow to dry. This is not essential but provides a good base for painting.

3. Paint your hot air balloon in bright colours, leaving the basket plain.

Allow to dry. Look to our hot air balloon designs above for inspiration or come up with your own.

4. Cut small triangles and half circles from cover paper to use as

bunting for your hot air balloon. Attach with glue.

5. To create detail on your basket use white paint to draw small white

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‘Dad Rocks’ Paperweight

Materials:

How To:

Materials:

White DAS® Clay - 10388

River Pebbles - 14811N

Pottery Tool Kit - 14476

How To: 1. Using the tools in the pottery tool kit, break off a large piece of clay and roll it into a ball. Mould the ball into

a flat oval shape. Think about the size of the pebbles you are using when making your oval shape.

2. Push the pebbles into the clay spelling out the words ‘Dad rocks’.

3. Sit the clay aside to dry for at least 48 hours. Rotate the clay every few hours to ensure it dries completely.

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Personalised Cup Cosy

Materials:

How To:

• Blue Felt - 11824

1. Using the circumference of your mug as a guide cut a piece of felt

• Soft Yarn - 12257 • Clever Dots - 14296 • Needle • Scissors

12cm high and long enough to wrap around the middle of your mug.

2. Fold the felt in half so it becomes 6cm high.

3. Cut a long length of yarn and thread a needle.

4. Stitch around the edge of the folded piece of felt using a blanket

stitch. For step by step instructions on blanket stitching see the Tips & Techniques activity sheet ‘How to Hand Sew’.

5. Stitch the word ‘DAD’ onto the front of the felt using a back stitch. For

step by step instructions on back stitching see the Tips & Techniques activity sheet ‘How to Hand Sew’.

6. Attach a hook and an eye clever dot to each end of the cup cosy.

7. Wrap the cosy around a mug and give to Dad for Father’s Day!

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Father’s Day Paper Gift Bags

Materials:

How To:

• Coloured Paper Bags - 10219

Tie Bag:

• Father’s Day Craft Paper - 12670

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T race your paper bag onto the back of a piece of craft paper. Use this as a size guide and draw a tie shape inside the rectangle.

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arefully cut out the tie shape and glue it to your C paper bag.

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T race your paper bag onto the back of a piece of craft paper. Use this as a size guide and draw a bow tie shape inside the rectangle.

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arefully cut out the bow tie shape and glue it to C your paper bag.

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ecorate the front of your bag with buttons. Attach D with glue.

• Primary Buttons - 11880 • Scissors • PVA Glue Bow Tie Bag:

• Place a gift inside your bag for Dad for Father’s Day!

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Tie Bunting Decoration

Materials:

How To:

• Paper Ties - 10652

1. Glue craft paper to 5 paper ties. Trim the excess paper from around

• Father’s Day Craft Paper - 12670 • Assorted A4 CleverPatch™ Cover Paper - 13652 • Soft Yarn - 12257 • Scissors • PVA Glue

your ties and re-punch the holes at the top of each tie.

2. Cut a long length of yarn and thread it through your ties, joining them

together to create a garland.

3. Using a tie as a size guide, draw letters spelling ‘DAD’ on coloured

paper. Carefully cut them out. Attach each letter to the 3 middle ties with glue.

4. Decorate your ties with buttons. Attach with glue. Lay your ties flat

while the glue is drying to ensure the buttons don’t slide down your ties.

5. Hang your tie bunting up to surprise Dad on Father’s Day!

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3D Wooden Remote Holder

Materials:

How To:

• 3D Car Remote Control Holder - 14894F

1. Assemble your 3D remote holder before decorating to ensure

• Assorted CleverPatch™ Junior Artist Paint - 13787 • Assorted Watercolor Magic® Glitter Liquid Watercolours - 13122 • Marker • Paint Brush

easy construction. For permanent assembly you will need to glue the pieces together.

2. Begin by giving your remote holder a coat of white paint. Allow to dry.

This is not essential but provides a good base for painting.

3. Paint your remote holder in bright colours. Allow to dry.

4. Apply a coat of glitter paint to add a touch of sparkle. Allow to dry.

5. Once your remote holder is completely dry, use a marker to draw

detail on your car.

• PVA Glue

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Father’s Day Crown

Materials:

How To:

• Crowns - 10629

1. Give your crown a coat of brightly coloured paint. Allow to dry.

• Assorted CleverPatch™ Junior Artist Paint - 13787

2. Paint your crown with glitter paint to add a touch of sparkle.

• Assorted Watercolor Magic® Glitter Liquid Watercolours - 13122

3. Write a Father’s Day message on the front of your crown with a pen.

• Gold Liquicryl® Metallic Paint - 10458 • Bumper Rhinestone Pack - 10805

Allow to dry. e.g. ‘King for a Day!’ or ‘King Dad’.

4. Join the 2 ends of your crown together with tape. Remember Dad’s

head is bigger than your head!

5. Decorate your crown with buttons and rhinestones. Attach with glue

and allow to dry before wearing.

• Primary Buttons - 11880 • Marker • Tape • PVA Glue • Paint Brush

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Personalised Ceramic Money Box

Materials:

How To:

• Ceramic Money Box - 14317

• To decorate our Ceramic Money Boxes we used both CleverPatch™ Junior Artist Paint and CleverPatch™ Ceramic & Terracotta Markers.

• Assorted CleverPatch™ Junior Artist Paint - 13787

Using CleverPatch™ Junior Artist Paint:

• CleverPatch™ Ceramic & Terracotta Markers - 14578

1. Use paint to cover large areas of your money box.

• Paint Brush

2. To make Dad’s face, paint the entire money box with a skin tone

colour. Create a skin tone colour by mixing white paint with a small amount of brown. Allow to dry.

3. To make a football, paint the entire money box brown. Paint with

crosshatching brush strokes to create a textured effect. Allow to dry.

Using CleverPatch™ Ceramic & Terracotta Markers:

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Use markers to draw on finer details like Dad’s glasses, moustache and eyebrows.

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Shake your markers well before use.

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Press the tip of your marker gently & repeatedly to start the ink flow. Do this on some scrap paper, you may need to repeat this step each time you use your markers to get the ink flowing!

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Think about what you want to draw on your money box. If you are unsure, try drawing a design on paper first, then copy onto your money box with your markers.

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Allow your design to dry for a minimum of 24 hours.

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Store ceramic & terracotta markers horizontally (flat).

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Always replace the cap immediately after using, even if you are just taking a short break. This will stop the ink from drying out.

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