Intro
Celebrate special days with dad with a jarful of your favorite activities! In addition to
creating a great gift for dad, this activity helps children to plan ahead, practice fine motor
skills and build creative skills as they decorate their jar to their liking.

Set Up Ideas
To prepare for this activity, you may brainstorm with the children by discussing some
activities that they like to do with their fathers and writing them down.

Let’s Get Started
To create these fun-filled activity holders, you'll need a plastic jar, foam letters,
construction paper, glue, paint and a paint brush or a permanent marker. You may wish
to set aside a space for the jars to dry after being painted.

Tips and Tricks
Be mindful that some children may not be close with their fathers or even have fathers.
You may have those children think of activities they can do with other male role models or
family members.

Follow up Activity
Every gift goes well with a card! Have children create a matching Father's Day card using
the same materials from this activity.

Ask the children about some of their favorite activities that they like to do or would like
to do with their fathers. You may discuss some of their favorite places to go, foods to eat,
movies to watch and so on. Encourage the children to lead the conversation.

Steps:

1. Use paint or a permanent marker to add decorative stripes in your choice of color onto the
   jar. Let the jar dry before proceeding.
2. Once the jar is dry, arrange foam letters to form the phrase “Days with Dad” and glue
   them onto the jar. Allow the glue to dry as you complete the next step.
3. Cut or tear construction paper into many small pieces. On each piece of construction
   paper, write down an activity you would like to share with dad on special days.
4. Fold each piece of construction paper and place them all inside the jar. Tie a ribbon
   around the top for an added final decoration.