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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Father's Day is coming...



I think Father's Day is next month down here in Uruguay but I believe in the US it is this coming weekend? In Australia it isn't until September. Anyway, here are a few ideas and what the kids will be making for their Daddy.

The photo above is his present from 3 years ago - it is just each of our handprints on a bought canvas. I got David to do his handprint first weeks before so he forgot about it and it was a surprise on the day. The thing I love about this photo is that A was not yet a year old and hated anything on his hands so I had to quickly smoosh his hand in the paint and squish it on to the canvas before he had time to scream too much. Talk about child abuse! I think his little smooshy hand print is adorable (but I am biased).

This pencil cup is what the kids will be making this year. You can get the instructions from Busy Bee Kid's Crafts here. I am going to spray paint a leftover food tin first and probably cover it with a nice 'manly' patterned paper before letting the kids cut and paste.


A tradition I started a few years ago is one of David's favourite presents. Every year I take a photo of the kids with a sign saying, first with only Miss E, 'I love you Daddy' and now, with the two of them 'We love you Daddy'. He has a flip top desk calendar at work that the photos go into. How I am going to get the kids to do it when they are teenagers is anybody's guess (but I suspect bribery will be involved).



I am also keen on this idea over at Martha. I just need to find a note cube....






4 comments:

  1. gorgeous I love the photos and the note cube is a great idea!!

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  2. Thanks Steph and thanks for dropping by!

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  3. Cute cute ideas!! Those photos will be treasures...and your children are just beautiful.

    Thanks so much for visiting me and your nice comment!

    annie

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  4. I love the hands on canvas. Those are simple, but sweet - just perfect!

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