The best gift for dad is a thing made by a child. All the most valuable things have been invested in him - time, efforts and love for his father.
Starting from the age of 7-8, children can already be trusted with serious crafts and “dangerous” tools (for example, for woodcarving). Some kids already know how to sew.
Under the supervision of adults and in compliance with safety regulations, they will be able to make a wonderful gift for dad by February 23rd.
We have collected 13 original ideas of simple crafts that children under 11 years old can do on their own or with the help of their mother and grandmother.
1. A gift in the technique of carving or wood burning
The stores sell special children's kits for carving or wood burning. For beginners, there are ready-made templates.
The child can draw some kind of landscape, animal, or use a ready-made drawing.
You need to put a little imagination and effort, and, in the end, you get a real mini-picture that you can proudly present to dad for the holiday.
If a son or daughter has just started working in a similar technique, then make sure that they do not get hurt.
2. Painting from cereals
Groats are an excellent and very budget option for crafts. The process develops fine motor skills, and the scope for imagination is not limited by anything.
On a thick sheet of paper, you need to apply the contours of the future drawing, then coat with glue and carefully fill in the grits with the colors you need, trying not to go beyond the lines.
The technique is not very complicated, but it requires attention and concentration from the child.
You can use the natural color of cereals (buckwheat is brown, corn is yellow), or you can take white cereals - rice or semolina and paint with ordinary paints.
The picture will be bright.
3. Shaped cookies
If the child is small, a gift for dad can be prepared together. Mom will knead the dough, and the baby will cut it into figures using special molds.
You can entrust him with decorating cookies - it is not at all difficult to sprinkle with powdered sugar or chocolate chips, and the child will show imagination.
If dad has a favorite cake, that's a great gift idea too. Mom bakes cakes - the daughter smears them with cream and decorates the top with liquid chocolate, cream roses, and fruits.
Make a delicious and beautiful gift.
4. Photo frame
Let's make a real male frame. Glue nuts, small bolts, screws, washers and other hardware around the perimeter.
In order not to accidentally upset dad, try not to borrow "decor" from his toolbox. It's better to ask grandpa for help. He will definitely find in the pantry a lot of interesting details for your gift.
Don't forget to frame your photo!
5. Mug holder
A stand for a hot cup for dad can be made using the decoupage technique.
You will need: decoupage varnish or glue, ceramic or wood base, felt for “legs”, decoupage napkins, scissors with rounded ends, a brush for applying glue and varnish. Usually coasters are 10x10 cm in size.
If you have chosen ceramic tiles, then before work it must be degreased. Glue the pattern cut out of the napkin onto the prepared surface with a brush and glue.
It is best to start from the middle, because when wet, the paper pattern can begin to stretch. You need to act carefully.
After gluing the entire tile, varnish it two or three times and let it dry. The gift is ready!
6. Postcard in the form of a shirt
On the holiday, dad wants to say a lot of nice words. And it is best to write your wishes on an unusual postcard made by yourself. Then they will last for many years.
An interesting option is a postcard in the form of a shirt with a tie.
You will need 2 types of colored cardboard, 2 collar buttons and glue. First, cut out a rectangle, then make cuts on top and fold them into a collar.
Glue buttons to the edges of the collar and attach a pre-cut tie. It is made from cardboard of a different color.
Now it remains only to write congratulations and wishes.
7. Fridge magnet
Usually we bring magnets from travels and they remind us of trips and interesting places. A magnet as a gift from a son or daughter can be a daily reminder of the love of a father.
Let's make a funny smiley. Everything you need can be found in the art store.
For manufacturing, we need the flex material, a sheet magnet, scissors, eyes, a marker. Cut out the circle, glue the nose, eyes, draw a smile and glue the finished emoticon onto the magnetic strip.
With a cheerful magnet, you can attach a postcard with congratulations to dad on the holiday to the refrigerator.
8. DIY portrait
With my own hands in the truest sense of the word. The child draws a sketch - dad's portrait. Cuts out different pieces in the color of the skin, eyes, hair, shirt and sticks like a mosaic.
Be sure to put it in a frame, under glass and a proud parent will be able to hang a gift on the wall.
9. Notebook or notepad
Dad will definitely like a creative notebook or diary made especially for the holiday. It is better to buy the base of the notebook in the store, and work on the cover yourself.
There are several design methods. You can stick thick paper on top of the main cover and decorate it with an appliqué or pattern.
An interesting option is to cover a notebook or diary with a cloth and attach fasteners or a lock to it. Huge scope for imagination.
On the finished cover, you can write or lay out a congratulation or wish for dad from cardboard letters.
10. Handmade soap
Let grandmother give shaving foam, and my mother and I will make our own soap. Here, of course, the help of an adult is very important.
It’s great if mom follows the work - when making soap, it’s important to keep the proportions.
For work, you will need a soap base, food coloring, essential oils, the smell of which dad likes, and molds. In specialty stores you can find creative forms for soap in the form of shoulder straps, tanks, pistols.
A detailed recipe for making can be found on the Internet.
For a child, this will be a wonderful experience in making not only a beautiful, but also a useful gift with your own hands.
11. Felt phone case
It is very easy to cut out such a cover. Just put the gadget on the fabric and circle it around the contour.
Add a 1.5 cm seam allowance along the edge and you can cut it out.
Before sewing the details of the cover, they need to be decorated. Sew on buttons, embroider dad's name or monogram, decorate the case with colored felt figurines.
When the decoration is finished, we carefully sew the two parts together and the unusual gift for dad is ready.
A similar case can be sewn not only for the phone. It is also suitable for keys, headphones and other small but necessary things.
12. Calendar
A calendar is an extremely useful and necessary thing for any business person.
Make dad a special gift calendar. Months can be cut out and pasted onto the base, and the background can be decorated with drawings or applications on your own.
Men rarely say what they need. Fathers are no exception, and therefore the question of what to give dad on February 23 arises from year to year and does not get easier. There are many ways to choose a good gift that will bring joy and benefit to the parent.
In the spirit of the holiday
February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day. A good gift for dad on February 23 may refer to the time of military service:
Gifts in this category can be not only material. You can organize a vacation trip for your father in the city where he served to refresh pleasant memories. 
Timeless classic
There is a standard set of gifts that only close relatives can give. Such options can be presented if it is completely incomprehensible what to give your father on February 23, and there is neither time nor opportunity to look for a special thing.
- A high quality shaving kit will be used almost immediately. Or maybe a mustache and beard kit would be more suitable?
- A large set of socks can be decorated as a bouquet, "alarm suitcase" and even a cake!
- A set of thermal underwear, new slippers or a bathrobe are personal, but useful and always in demand gifts.
- Does the father smoke? A block of cigarettes, a box of cigars, a pack of cigarillos or a pack of tobacco is another convenient “expendable” gift for dad on February 23rd.
Often on professional holidays it is customary to give such useful, non-burdensome gifts that will be used almost immediately.
With care and sincerity
Find out what your father is really interested in - accessories for your favorite hobby will always be appropriate. They will not only be useful for the cause, but also show concern and awareness of the interests of the hero of the occasion.
- everything for the car is useful - from a set of disks to a DVR.
- Climbing and hiking enthusiasts can upgrade their camping equipment - a backpack, a tent, a high-capacity phone battery.
- A gift set of books by a favorite writer will come in handy if a parent is interested in reading. You can also present a fascinating novelty that he has not yet had time to read. A gadget-“reader” and replenishment of an account for online purchase of books is the same option, but for those who like to use the fruits of modern technology.
- Is your father a collector? Pick up a new piece for his collection or an organizer to store it: from an album to a home filing cabinet.
- What to give your father on February 23, if he likes to work with his hands? A good choice is a large set of tools.
Think about a suitable option and remember what your father likes to do in his spare time. Even if it's watching TV, you can pick up recordings of your favorite sports events or connect a new package of channels on satellite TV.
If there is everything
A do-it-yourself gift for dad on February 23 is not at all a costly solution in which you can show a sense of taste, creativity and, of course, attention.
You will have to make time to create a really good gift with your own hands, but the result can exceed your expectations many times over.
Tasty gifts
Did your father ask you not to give anything? There is a way out - present something tasty. A gift can be put on the table for guests, or used the next day - it will not stay in the house for a long time and will not take up much space.
- A fruit gift basket can be a good alternative to a bouquet of flowers if you want to order a gift with delivery.
- A pie, cupcake or favorite cookie is a good gift for dad on February 23 with your own hands.
- Baked rabbit, juicy chops, barbecue and other meat dishes will please most men.
- Gift alcohol can be very different - from collection cognac to a package of your favorite beer.
- Order a cake with a photograph printed with edible paints, or a themed chocolate figurine hand-made by a craftsman.
Filling the refrigerator or bringing something to the festive table is a good help, especially if the father does not want to cook anything.
The main gift for dad on February 23 is the attention of the family. Be close to your father on this day, and if you are not able, then do not forget to congratulate the parent with a letter, postcard, telephone or video call. You can prepare a gift in advance and give it through friends or relatives, you can order a gift with delivery, another good option is to arrive unexpectedly and make a pleasant surprise.
Handmade gifts always evoke affection, because they are created with love and especially for the person being presented. In the case of gifts from children, this is even more important, because in this way a child can express all his love. And February 23 is one of the great reasons to make something useful or just nice for dad.
Postcards
The very first thing that comes to mind when you need to come up with a children's gift for dad is postcards. They often make such a gift to dad on February 23 with their own hands in kindergarten and in circles, in elementary school classes, and it is always a pleasure to receive a postcard for the head of the family. Depending on the age of the child, you can complicate the technique and make really interesting postcards.
So, what ideas can be taken as the basis for making such a congratulatory gift? For example, you can make a postcard in the form of a military uniform. Take thick green cardboard, white, black and gold paper, scissors, felt-tip pens and a beehive. From cardboard, make a blank for a postcard in the form of a rectangle. Fold the edges of the rectangle towards each other so that they open like the hem of a jacket. Bend the corners of the cover outward, like the lapels of a jacket. Glue shoulder straps and buttons on top of gold or yellow paper, draw stars.
Next, cut out a rectangle from white paper. From above, make cuts from two edges, not reaching the middle and bend the resulting strips of paper inward and downward - you get a shirt collar. Cut out a tie from black paper and glue it to the shirt. Glue the shirt and tie inside the uniform - and the card is ready. Explain to the child all the technology step by step, and let him make the same picture for dad on his own.
crafts
From improvised means, using a little patience and creativity, you can create an original gift for dad on February 23 with your own hands, which will pleasantly surprise him. A variety of military equipment is perfect for the theme of February 23, so we offer you to make a plane out of clothespins and ice cream sticks as a nice gift. For one airplane, you will need one clothespin and three sticks, as well as glue and acrylic paints. Clothespins can be taken multi-colored plastic, or wooden. Then the clothespin will need to be painted with paint and do the same with chopsticks. Choose contrasting colors to make the airplane bright. When the painted parts are dry, you can glue them. Two sticks should be glued to the edge of the clothespin, one under the other - this will be the fuselage of the aircraft. Cut the third stick in half and glue the half on the end of the clothespin - this will be the tail. From the end of the remaining half of the stick, you can make a detail for the tail. Dad can simply put such an airplane in a conspicuous place, for example, and the desktop, and can fasten important notes on small pieces of paper with a trailer.
Also, a child can make a matchbox tank for dad. For the tank you need to prepare:
- Three matchboxes.
- Bottle cap green or black.
- Green paper.
- Black cardboard.
- 8 buttons.
- Glue.
First you need to take two boxes and glue them together with narrow sides, and then wrap the resulting rectangle with green paper. You also need to wrap the third box with paper. Next, glue a small rectangle in the center of a large one, and glue a lid on top. Fold the tube out of paper and glue it to the lid or top box - this will be the barrel. Glue the buttons in the form of wheels on the sides of the tank, and caterpillars can be made from black cardboard - cut out two strips, fold each with an accordion and glue on the sides of the tank.
Do-it-yourself gift for dad on February 23 from a photo
A photo collage will give both children and dad a lot of pleasant minutes - first when preparing, and then when looking at it. You can make a collage in the form of a postcard or in the form of a poster on the wall. Come up with a basic idea with your child, select suitable photos and pictures, help draw a background, cut and paste a photo.
As an idea, you can take a comic book about a superhero - this, of course, is dad. He fights evil to protect his family. You can also draw a car in which to “put” dad, mom and children - it will turn out unusual, made with humor do-it-yourself gift for dad on February 23.
Birthday Cake Ideas
What dad would refuse a delicious homemade cake prepared by the caring hands of his son or daughter? Older children, with adult supervision, can bake the cake from scratch, while toddlers can help knead the dough, cream or decorate. And to make the cake symbolic, make it in the form of a tank.
If you are afraid that baking is beyond the power of your baby, but you still want to create a delicious gift for dad on February 23 with your own hands, then prepare a simple cookie cake with your child. For its manufacture you will need:
- 800 grams of cookies.
- A pack of butter.
- Bank of condensed milk.
- Nuts to taste.
- 1 chocolate.
Take the butter out of the refrigerator ahead of time to soften it. Also open a can of condensed milk so that the child does not cut himself. Butter and milk need to be whipped with a mixer, a child can handle this under your supervision. Also instruct him to crush the cookies with a rolling pin. Next, let him mix the cookies with the butter mixture and nuts and put the mass on a plate in the form of a slide or in a special split ring. Place the finished cake in the freezer so that it grabs. After a couple of hours, melt the chocolate in a water bath or in the microwave and pour hot chocolate over the frozen cake.
Eyeglass case from a tie
Such a gift for dad on February 23, made with his own hands, will be not only original, but also very useful for those dads who wear glasses. For manufacturing, you need to choose an unnecessary tie, cut off its upper narrow part and wrap the free edge inward. Next, you need to grab the edges with a thread to make a pocket. Velcro can also be glued to the eyeglass case so that the open edge wraps up and covers the glasses.
tea cup
When dad comes home in the evening, he always has dinner and drinks fragrant tea or coffee. And for this there must be a special cup, carefully decorated with their own hands - a gift to dad on February 23 from his daughter. 10 years old is a great age to make such a gift, although older preschoolers can handle it.
To prepare such a gift, you can buy special markers or paints for drawing on porcelain and ceramics and a simple white cup. Let the child fantasize and create - so the cup will turn out to be truly unique.
Also, if a child knows how to knit, even very simple stitches, you can make a heating pad for a mug. You will need to knit a small rectangle the size of a cup, which is fixed in the handle area with wooden buttons - cute and cozy.
Sweater tablet case
If knitting is not your forte and your child does not master this art, an alternative would be to use dad's sweater, which he has not worn for a long time. From it you can make a stylish and cozy case for a tablet or e-book.
For the cover, you only need the front and back of the sweater. Just cut two squares according to the size of the gadget and sew with threads on three sides. Threads can be used from the same sweater. Additionally, the cover can be decorated with wooden buttons. You will get a beautiful gift for dad on February 23, carefully made by your daughter with your own hands.
Can coaster
For a dad who works in an office, or for a creative dad, you can build a pencil glass from a tin can. To do this, take a larger jar with a paper label. Clean the label thoroughly so that the jar becomes shiny and smooth. Next, you need to decorate it. For this, nuts and screws, corks and bottle caps or caps from felt-tip pens are suitable. With their help, you can create a funny muzzle or any pattern. Also protect the edges of the jar, which may be sharp - wrap the edge of the jar inward with pliers.
You can also glue the entire jar with nuts and paint the finished glass with spray paint. Please note that you can only glue metal to metal with special glue - "BF" or epoxy, so it will be made durable do-it-yourself gift for dad on February 23. Grade 1 - it's time to try your hand at making such a complex gift.
Men's bouquet
If it is customary for mothers to give bouquets of flowers on March 8, then for dad you can make a bouquet with humor. Instead of flowers, it may contain new socks - a duty gift for February 23, but not corny packed. In addition, a child will perfectly cope with such a bouquet.
First you need to prepare socks - roll each pair into a roll that will resemble a rose. With the help of adhesive tape, the sock must be fixed on a bamboo skewer. In the end, all that remains is to collect all the “flowers” and wrap them in paper like a bouquet.
Also, a bouquet can be made from roach, if dad is a beer lover. Tie the fish by their tails and wrap them with wrapping paper imitating newspaper. An original gift for dad on February 23 is packed with his own hands.
February 23 is a holiday of courageous men - defenders of the Fatherland. Of course, they all deserve gifts. It is necessary to approach this issue very responsibly. When choosing a gift for February 23 for dad, you need to show special resourcefulness. It is on this topic that we will talk today.
What to look for when choosing?
When choosing a present, you need to invest your soul, only then you can really find the most suitable thing.
What gift for February 23 to choose for dad? Of course, you need to start thinking about this long before the very identity, it is desirable that the thing was not only original, but also useful. To make it easier for you to choose a gift for February 23 for dad, we will highlight the basic rules that will help you.
Rules for choosing a gift for father
First, you need to consider age. Of course, it is easier to choose than already mature men. A person at this age prefers practical, high-quality things rather than various trifles.
Secondly, it is necessary to pay attention to the interests of the father. Men, like children, are madly happy with gifts, especially if they meet their desires and passions.
Thirdly, if your father is over fifty, then leave modern and trendy gifts for others. Older people, most likely, will not appreciate various stylish things. Fashionable gadgets are also unlikely to be suitable as a gift to the father. Although if your daddy is a technical genius, then you can opt for a stylish tablet, smartphone or other similar device.
Gift Ideas for Dear Father
Men's gifts for real defenders of the Fatherland
When choosing a gift for February 23 to your beloved dad who served, you should pay attention to things that remind you of the army past. They will emphasize his masculine greatness, as well as amuse pride. For example, you can please your father with a gift order "Favorite Defender" or a figurine "Chief Defender of the Family". This item must be placed in a case.
What other original gifts are there for February 23? A good option is a gun. Such a gift will be appreciated even by the man who is not fond of hunting. Someone wants to shoot at targets. Perhaps your dad will hang it as wall decor.
The sword is not inferior in status. Such a thing will be a great present for dad, who is a connoisseur of history. An elegant sword can be a wonderful interior decoration.
Binoculars - an actual gift for February 23 to dad. Such a military-style item can become a room decoration, as well as a toy for future (or current) grandchildren.
We give emotions to dear dad
What gift for February 23 for dad to choose? You can please your father by giving him emotions. Now we will tell you what options for such presentations are.
You can give dad a certificate for learning to play tennis or billiards. Especially if he is interested in such fun. Perhaps when he retires, he will be able to come to grips with such a game.
If the father served in the airborne troops, he has no health problems (especially with the heart), then you can offer him a parachute jump. Otherwise, you can make another air gift by presenting a large poster of congratulations by helicopter. Yes, such a pleasure will be quite costly, but nothing is a pity for a beloved dad: neither time nor money.
Does your father have a bosom friend? Then meeting with him, especially if they have not seen each other for a long time, will be the best gift for him. If this is not possible, then you can replace the real meeting with a virtual one. How to do it? To do this, you only need a computer with a webcam (or laptop), as well as the Internet. Thanks to all sorts of resources, you can chat with friends from all over the world. It is possible to arrange an online conference with several people at once (colleagues, for example). Such communication will bring a lot of conversation or meeting to be remembered for a long time.
We make gifts with our own hands
You can make gifts for February 23 to boys and men with your own hands. How? Now we will tell you how you can please dad, as well as other defenders of the Fatherland. We hope that our tips will help you.
What gifts can be made on February 23 with hands? For example, bake a pie or cake with your dad's favorite cream. If you do not have talents in cooking, then order a similar pastry from the master. For example, a chess-player dad can be presented with a cake in the shape of a chessboard. The football player will like it in the form of a ball. You can make a themed cake. It should be decorated with festive ribbons, flowers and other holiday attributes made from mastic.
Jar of sweets for dad with a sweet tooth
- one glass jar;
- candies;
- in a golden wrapper;
- colorful dragees.
Tip: choose multi-colored sweets, then the gift will look brighter and more original.
We decorate the gift beautifully:
- Take a jar, place a few medals at the very bottom.
- Now you need dragees and sweets, they need to be divided by color.
- After that, start carefully pouring dragees into a jar by color - first one, then the other, and so on. You can, for example, start with cool blues, purples, browns), then move on to dark ones (yellow, orange and red). Then close the jar with a lid.
- To make the gift really festive, tie a jar with a beautiful ribbon. You can, of course, add a postcard to such an amazing gift for a sweet tooth dad.
Creative gift from kids to father
A child can give dad a children's gift on February 23. How? Now let's look at a few ideas:
- First, draw a picture for dad. There you can depict tanks, flowers, weapons and many other attributes of Defender of the Fatherland Day.
- Secondly, you can make a postcard. To do this, take, for example, a small piece of cardboard and colored paper. First you need to work on the base (cardboard). It needs to be folded in half. On the one hand, you need to decorate it. In the middle, you can write everything that you want to wish your father. Colored paper is used to create decorations, letters, flowers, ribbons, perhaps even a tank should be cut out of it. In this case, everything depends on the imagination.
A small conclusion
Now you know how to please dad. We reviewed original gifts for February 23 for father. We hope you can find something worthwhile. Good luck!
Of course, dad will be touched and delighted with any gift from his children, but if it is not just a drawing or a postcard, but an unusual, memorable or useful thing, the man’s heart will immediately melt. We have selected great gift ideas that you can make together even with a baby, and older children can handle it on their own.daddy's tie glasses case
It is done in an elementary way: select an unnecessary tie, cut off the lower part and bend it in half, leaving a free corner. Sew over the edge. Then fold the corner of the tie as if you are closing the cover, mark the points where the cover will close and glue two Velcro in these places. The cover is ready. 
Case for a tablet from an old sweater
We take the back and front of the old sweater. We cut it to the size of my father's tablet and sew it on three sides. If there was no sweater or scarf that you don’t mind cutting, you can knit the cover with your own hands. By the way, a great reason to teach girls to knit. 
Keychain with key holder
Dad will not only get a great keychain, but he will also stop looking for keys before leaving the house. Details from Lego will serve instead of a key holder and a key ring at the same time. And you just need to find suitable ones among the many details of the children's designer and attach them in a convenient place in the hallway with double-sided tape. 
Apron from a men's shirt
Noticed in the closet an unnecessary men's shirt with a frayed collar and sleeves? It is ideal for a kitchen apron. Cut the fabric along the collar, cut off the sleeves and back, process the edges on a sewing machine, and sew the ties from the remaining scraps. A flannel or flannel shirt is best, but denim shirts can also be used. 
Car interior air freshener
It can be cut from any thick piece of fabric (soft felt, corduroy or wool is perfect), but you can also take plywood and cut out a simple figure (star, triangle, heart). To make a fabric freshener, draw any shape (herringbone, triangle, flower, etc.) on cardboard and cut it out. After that, cut the same two parts from the flaps, but a little more, a few millimeters. Glue the fabric on both sides of the cardboard cutout. Make a small hole in the workpiece and thread a beautiful braid, rope or ribbon. After that, pick up any essential oil whose aroma you like, and use a pipette to apply to the fabric. If you decide to make a blank from wood, then it will be more convenient to apply the essential oil with a brush. To prevent the fragrance from fading until the gift is delivered, place the air freshener in a closed bag. 
Mug with drawings
Now you can find a huge number of options for applying photographs or drawings to a mug. For example, you can make a print of children's fingers, hands or feet, write any phrase or draw a funny picture. The occupation is very exciting, and, as you know, there are no limits for imagination. All you need is special paints for ceramics, which are sold in art stores. 
Memory stick
It would seem, who can now be pleased with such a gift as a flash drive. But in our case, its material value is not at all important, but the content is important. Write down with your child any rhyme or song for dad, pick up your favorite photos or tell him how much you love him. Put it on a flash drive, and don't tell dad what's on it. Let him check, look and listen. 
Gifts based on your children's drawings
Children's drawing can be applied not only to the mug. At the My Little Rembrandt Gift Workshop, you can order very touching things based on your child's drawings by taking a picture of it on your smartphone and sending it by e-mail. Cufflinks, bracelets, document covers and more will become your dad's favorite things. 
Photo frame from twigs
We offer one of the simplest photo frame design options in the current eco-style. Collect fallen branches in the yard, break them and stick them on the most ordinary wooden frame, close to each other. Anyone can handle this task. 
