10 easy-to-do Father's Day gifts kids can make

Help your kids get creative and let them personalize their Father’s Day gifts this year with homemade, do-it-yourself projects.

Instead of the usual greeting card, kids can use beads, macaroni pasta, buttons and other items to create a personalized Father’s Day sign.

Show Dad he’s number one with a handcrafted crown.

• Kids can make Dad feel like a king for a day by crafting a crown out of card stock, construction paper and chipboard letters.

All you need is a rock, some fabric, scissors and glue and you’re ready to make Dad his own personalized paperweight.

Make a beautiful keepsake with a simple photo collage.

• Kids can cut out favourite pictures of themselves and Dad to paste onto cardstock or in family photo albums.

Don’t just give Dad a plain old tool box this year.

• Let the kids decorate a new tool box with drawings, stickers and other artwork. You can find plain white tool boxes online.

Take some bottle caps from Dad’s favourite drinks and turn them into fun magnets for the fridge. You can find small magnets at local craft stores.

Forget expensive commemorative plates — make a unique plate with your child’s handprints or footprints.

• To complement these plates, add a coffee mug personalized with your kids’ fingerprints.

Does Dad love to grill outside? Buy a plain grill apron and have the kids decorate it with handprints, doodles and fun shapes.

Raid Dad’s closet and drawers for old ties he no longer wears and surprise him with a stuffed snake.

If you want to give dad a new tie, try decorating it with stamps of your kids’ handprints and footprints, as well as personalized sayings.

A homemade gift from the kids sends the perfect message to Dad, letting him know how important he is to the whole family. Kids will also love being able to stretch their creative muscles on these one-of-a-kind Father’s Day gifts.