--- title: 11 Father's Day Crafts for Preschoolers (Easy Ideas) description: 11 Father's Day crafts for preschoolers, each with a picture and simple steps. 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Easy ideas for ages 3 to 5 using paper, paint, and glue. [Kindergarten Prep Team](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/author/kindergarten-prep-team) Oct 17, 2026 --- A dad does not need another mug, but he will drink from the scribbled one for years. Here are 11 Father's Day crafts for preschoolers, each with a picture, supplies, and steps: a paper trophy, a salt dough handprint, and a footprint rocket. Make these with a mom the week before, mostly in secret. A three-year-old paints the rock paperweight and wraps it in a yard of tape. A five-year-old covers the trophy in gold paper and draws one puppet per person in the house, dog included. ## Start here: three Father's Day crafts that always work [![Painted rock paperweight, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C181-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C181-2.webp)**Painted rock paperweight***Paint pens on a rock, a three does it*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/fathers-day-crafts-for-preschoolers#c181)[![I love you to pieces heart, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C126-3.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C126-3.webp)**I love you to pieces heart***Tear and glue, nothing to cut*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/fathers-day-crafts-for-preschoolers#c126)[![Paper trophy for Dad, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C063-1.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C063-1.webp)**Paper trophy for Dad***The '#1 Dad' trophy, stickers and gold paper*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/fathers-day-crafts-for-preschoolers#c063) All 11 Easy for 3 year olds No paint ## 11 Father's Day crafts for preschoolers, with pictures [![Handprint fish, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C089-8.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C089-8.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C089-8.webp) ### 1. Handprint fish The child makes sideways handprints in bright colours and adds eyes, bubbles and seaweed to make fish. **You need:** 1 sheet of blue paper, 2 colours of paint, 2 googly eyes, black marker, green paper, glue How to make it 1. Paint your child's hand and press it sideways in the upper half of the blue paper. 2. Wash, then repeat in the other colour in the lower half. 3. Let the prints dry, then glue 1 googly eye on the palm end of each fish and draw a small smile. 4. You cut 2 wavy green strips. Glue them standing up from the bottom edge as seaweed. 5. Draw small circles above each fish as bubbles. [![Salt dough handprint keepsake, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C137-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C137-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C137-2.webp) ### 2. Salt dough handprint keepsake The child presses a hand into salt dough, which is dried and painted. **You need:** salt dough, rolling pin, round cutter or cup, paint of choice, paintbrush How to make it 1. Roll the salt dough out thick and cut a round disc about as wide as a saucer. 2. Your child presses one open hand into the middle, fingers spread, then you lift it away. 3. Let the disc dry hard, for a day or two. 4. Paint the inside of the handprint. [![Painted rock paperweight, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C181-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C181-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C181-2.webp) ### 3. Painted rock paperweight The child paints a smooth stone with paint pens or acrylics as a 'my mom rocks' gift. **You need:** 1 smooth oval rock, paint of choice, white paint, clear glossy sealer How to make it 1. Wash and dry the rock. Your child paints thick stripes side by side on top. 2. Let the stripes dry. 3. Your child dabs white dots on top with a fingertip. 4. Let it dry, then you brush on the sealer so the rock shines. [![Craft stick photo frame, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C100-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C100-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C100-2.webp) ### 4. Craft stick photo frame The child glues four craft sticks into a square, decorates it and backs it with a family photo or drawing. **You need:** 4 jumbo craft sticks, markers, foam heart stickers, 1 square of white paper with a drawing, glue How to make it 1. Your child colours the sticks with markers. 2. Glue the 4 sticks into a square with the ends overlapping at the corners. 3. Stick hearts on the sticks. 4. Glue the white square with the drawing behind the frame. [![Paper trophy for Dad, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C063-1.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C063-1.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C063-1.webp) ### 5. Paper trophy for Dad The child decorates a paper trophy cut-out with gold paper, stickers and a '#1 Dad' label for Father's Day. **You need:** yellow paper, gold foil paper, gold and silver star stickers, white paper, black marker, 1 sheet of light blue paper, glue How to make it 1. You cut a big trophy cup with two curved handles from yellow paper. 2. Glue the cup in the middle of the light blue sheet and a gold foil rectangle below it as the base. 3. You write #1 DAD on a white paper label. Your child glues it on the front of the cup. 4. Your child sticks stars on the cup. [![Paper plate ice cream cone, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C054-1.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C054-1.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C054-1.webp) ### 6. Paper plate ice cream cone The child paints a paper plate as a scoop, adds pom pom sprinkles and glues it on a paper cone. **You need:** 1 small white paper plate, pink paint, light brown paper, brown crayon, small pom poms and 1 red one, light blue paper and glue How to make it 1. Your child paints the plate pink. Let it dry. 2. You cut a large triangle from light brown paper. Your child draws criss-cross lines on it with the brown crayon. 3. Glue the triangle point down on the blue sheet, then glue the plate over its wide top. 4. Glue small pom poms on the plate as sprinkles and the red one on top as a cherry. 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I love you to pieces heart The child tears coloured paper into bits and glues them all over a heart on a card. **You need:** 1 piece of white cardstock folded as a card, red construction paper, pink construction paper, purple construction paper, glue stick How to make it 1. Fold the cardstock in half and lay it closed with the front facing up. 2. Your child tears small pieces from the red, pink and purple paper. 3. Glue the pieces close together in the middle of the card front so they fill one large heart shape. [![Scribble mug, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C163-3.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C163-3.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C163-3.webp) ### 8. Scribble mug The child draws on a plain white mug with oil-based or porcelain markers and an adult bakes it to set. **You need:** 1 plain white ceramic mug, porcelain markers, oven How to make it 1. Wash and dry the mug. 2. Your child scribbles on the outside with the markers, making loops, zigzags and dots. 3. Let the marker dry. 4. You bake the mug in the oven following the marker's instructions to set the colour. [![You are my sunshine handprint card, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C040-1.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C040-1.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C040-1.webp) ### 9. You are my sunshine handprint card Yellow handprints are stamped in a circle to make sun rays around a painted or photo centre. **You need:** white cardstock, orange paint, yellow paint How to make it 1. Your child paints an orange circle about the size of a jar lid in the middle of the cardstock. Let it dry. 2. Paint your child's hand yellow. 3. Press 5 handprints around the circle, with each palm touching the circle and fingers pointing out. 4. Let it dry flat. [![Family stick puppets, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C195-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C195-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C195-2.webp) ### 10. Family stick puppets The child draws one paper puppet for each person in the family, including Dad, and glues each to a craft stick. **You need:** paper, crayons, 4 wooden craft sticks, yarn scraps, glue How to make it 1. You cut 4 paper people: a tall one, a medium one and 2 small ones. 2. Your child colours faces and clothes with crayons, with 2 dot eyes and a smile on each. 3. Glue short yarn scraps on as hair. 4. Glue each person to the top of a craft stick. [![Footprint rocket, an easy Father's Day craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C218-3.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C218-3.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C218-3.webp) ### 11. Footprint rocket The child makes a footprint pointing up and adds a window, fins and red and yellow flames at the heel. **You need:** 1 sheet of black paper, white paint, yellow paper, red paper, gold star stickers, glue How to make it 1. Paint your child's foot white. Press it in the middle of the black sheet, toes at the top. Let it dry. 2. You cut a small yellow circle and 2 red triangles. Glue the circle in the middle as a window and the triangles beside the heel as fins. 3. Cut red and yellow strips and glue them below the heel as flames. 4. Stick gold stars around the rocket. Nothing matches that filter. Clear it and try again. ## Fathers day craft for toddlers: the 1 a young three can do One of these a young three can do almost alone: [I love you to pieces heart](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/fathers-day-crafts-for-preschoolers#c126). No exact cutting, no small pieces, and the glue stick does the rest. ## Father's Day gifts a 3 year old can make Pick one keepsake and one quick one. The salt dough handprint and the mug need drying or baking time, so start those early in the week and do the trophy or the rock on Saturday. A three year old can paint the rock, scribble the mug, tear paper for the heart and press a hand into dough. Gluing craft sticks into the frame, cutting the trophy and the footprint rocket need an adult. Paint-pen rocks and the mug are the least mess: no paint cups, no brushes. Put the rock on a paper towel and let the child color it like a page. Wrap the gifts in the child's own stamped or painted paper, and have the child say what the family stick puppets are doing when Dad opens them. [Free · 30 questions · about 4 minutes **Before you go: see where your child is for kindergarten** A report with every area at a glance, what to focus on first, and things to do at home. 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