Charm asked our mothers and kids, "What Father's Day gift will you be making this year?" Here's what they said:
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Barbie and Chloe Pliler of Longview
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Nancy and Zach Fasang of Longview
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BARBIE AND CHLOE PLILER OF LONGIEW
Golf Business Card Holder
You'll need:
• 11 Popsicle sticks
• Scissors
• Green craft paint
• School glue
• 2 Wooden golf tees
• 1 Small white pom-pom
• Wax paper or plastic bag
Step 1. Lay out a piece of wax paper or recycle a plastic bag to protect your work surface. Note: Newspaper will stick to the project.
Step 2. Lay three Popsicle sticks flat next to each other side to side.
Step 3. Glue the three sticks together. This is the front side of the card holder.
Step 4. For the base of the business card holder, lay 2 Popsicle sticks flat next to each other and glue together in the same fashion as that of the front.
Step 5. For the back of the business card holder, lay 4 Popsicle sticks flat next to each other side to side, and also glue together.
Step 6. For the sides of the card holder, cut 1 and 1/4 inch off of the top and bottom of 2 Popsicle sticks.
Step 7. Lay 2 long edges together, side to side and glue together.
Step 8. Repeat with other 2 ends for the other side of the card holder.
Step 9. Glue the front to the base at a right angle.
Step 10. Glue the back to the base also at a right angle. Now you should have a U-shaped figure.
Step 11. Glue the right and left sides to the base, front, and back of the card holder. Now you should have the actual card holder finished.
Step 12. After the glue has dried all the way, paint the whole thing with the green craft paint.
Step 13. Let the paint dry.
Step 14. After the card holder has dried, glue the golf tees and white pom-pom to the front of the card holder. You can glue the tees crossed over each other or just flat next to each other.
NANCY AND ZACH FASANG OF LONGVIEW
You'll need:
• Cardboard from snack crackers box
• 2- 12" long wooden dowels or craft sticks
• Black and white acrylic paint
• Scissors
• Alphabet foam stamps
• Glue stick
• Hot glue gun
Step 1. Cut open an empty cardboard snack cracker box. Other boxes you could use might be from cereal, fruit snacks, or snack cakes.
Step 2. Lay the box out flat on the table.
Step 3. Cut out the two largest pieces of cardboard from the box (front and the back). Measure the long side and trim so that it can be divided into 7 equal pieces. For example, if it is 22 cm long, trim off one cm. This will leave you 21 cm and that can be divided by 7. Same goes if you have 8 inches, trim down to 7 inches.
Step 4. Now do the same thing on the short side so that it can be divided into 3 equal pieces.
Step 5. Use a pencil to divide trimmed cardboard into 21 pieces, 7 across and 3 down. Cut out all pieces.
Step 6. Stack pieces into piles of 3. You should have 7 piles.
Step 7. Use the glue stick to attach the 3 pieces together, stacked on top of each other. Be sure to face the shiny side (decorative side) of the cardboard in toward the center to make both sides of your stack easier to paint.
Step 8. You should now have 7 pieces comprised of 3 equal pieces each. Paint all 7 pieces with black paint and let dry. Repeat on the other side.
Step 9. Cut a stand from the other piece of cardboard and paint it black on the non-shiny side. Let dry.
Step 10. Use the foam stamps to add letters to the 7 black pieces that spell out ?BEST DAD.? Apply a light coat of white paint to the stamp and press the stamp onto the black piece, leaving room at the bottom for it to be inserted into the stand.
Step 11. Cut both dowels in half and sand the ends with sandpaper.
Step 12. Lay two dowels side by side onto the black stand. Place them toward the top left side. Place the other two toward the bottom right side. Glue them in place, but leave enough room in between each set of two to insert your letter pieces.
Step 13. Paint the dowels black.
