Father’s Day: Top 10 Father's Day Gifts to Make in Art

This article will cover art projects for Father’s Day. Most of these projects are for grades 4 -8 but can be adapted for younger grades. They are simple and easy to follow. It is part of a series on the Top 10 Father’s Day art projects.

Project 1 Father’s Day Superheroes:

Materials: Comics, Sports Magazines, Superhero picture or poster, gluestick, scissors, photo of their father.

Procedure:

Cut out of a comic, magazine or picture the body of a superhero. If the student’s father is into sports, try to cut out a picture of their favorite player such as Lance Armstrong for bicycling, or Tiger Woods for golf, for example.

Cut out the face of the father, grandfather, special uncle or guardian to glue over top of the face of the superhero. Mount the picture on a large piece of paper using glue.

Student should write “My Hero” above the picture. If the students are younger, they could fill in a sentence such as, “My dad is a superhero because_________________.” Students in older grades could write things such as "Dad, to me you are more than an all star, you are my superstar."

Hints and Tips:

Try to find a picture of the dad’s face that is the same size as the picture cut out.Try to use a side view of the superhero if the picture is a side view. If the hero is front view, the photo should be front view.

If the picture of the father is larger than the superhero, attach the picture to a spring from a pen or an accordion folded paper and have the head bob back and forth from the body.

Project 2 Father’s Day Famous Presidents Sketch

Materials: Picture or photo of Mount Rushmore, sketching paper, pencil (4B), ruler, photo of their father.

Procedure:

Using a ruler, draw a grid of equal squares on the picture of Mount Rushmore.

On a larger 12 x 18 cartridge drawing paper, draw a grid of 3 x 3 inch squares and in the boxes, sketch the faces carved into Mt. Rushmore.

Replace one of the presidents, (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, or Abraham Lincoln) with a sketch of the father’s face or replace it with a photo of the father's face.

Hints and Tips:

Replace the president that is closest looking to their father with their father’s sketch. For example, replace Abraham Lincoln with their father, if their father also has a beard.

If replacing with photo of the father, make sure he is looking in the same direction as the presidents. Some face right and some appear to be looking straight on.

Or, do not replace any of the presidents' faces, just add in a sketch of the father’s face beside them to show he was added into the carvings.

Use this with a grade that has done sketching on a grid before, such as fifth grade and up.