Father’s day is nearly here so we thought we’d put up a wee ones craft that could make a good gift. Or this would be fun for Dads and wee ones to make together. An adult or older sibling will probably need to help do most of the folding of the actual shirt but then babies can have fun decorating. It’s actually simpler than it looks though so you can definitely get toddlers helping with creasing down folds and then designing their tie. It might be funny to see the kind of design they think their Dad should be wearing!
You need:
- A sheet of paper, we used A4 but any will do as long as it’s a rectangle, and a spare bit to make a tie
- Something to decorate with, like paints or crayons or pencils
Start by folding both long edges in to the centre line.
At one end fold the top cm over to the back and crease.
Now bring each side back round in a triangle so the points meet the centre line and crease down. This makes a collar.
At the other end fold each side out in a triangle and crease down to make the sleeves.
Now bring up the sleeve side and tuck it in under the collar. Crease the fold in the centre.
Then cut out a tie shape.
Your wee one can decorate to make a jazzy tie before you stick it on. Or if their dad is not a shirt and tie wearer you could decorate the whole thing to make a cool Hawaiian style shirt.
These would also be nice to send to any Grandads that they are missing during social distancing.