How to Help a Child Make a Tie Bookmark for Dad

This project is great for preschoolers and young, elementary-age children. Plus it provides Dad with a gift he can use for a long time.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sequins
• Father's Day Greeting Cards
• Elmer's Glue-All
• Fabrics
• Felt
• Children's Scissors
• Tagboards
• Rulers
• Sequins

1. Draw a tie on a piece of paper. Make it about 5 or 6 inches long and 2 or 3 inches wide.

2. Use a ruler to make the sides and bottom "V" of the tie. Design the top with slightly flared-out sides.

3. Cut out the tie you have made.

4. Have the child trace the tie onto a piece of tagboard.

5. Assist the child in cutting out the tie.

6. Help the child trace the tie onto the felt and cut it out. Do this twice so you have two pieces of felt.

7. Dot the back of the felt with school glue and have the child press it onto the tagboard, carefully lining up the edges.

8. Allow the glue to dry, then add some decorations to one side of the felt. Glue on some stars made of different-colored felt, sequins or other decorative items that are flat.

9. Wrap the bookmark when it has dried. Consider giving Dad a book, as well, so he can use the bookmark right away.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have any felt, you can glue fabric to the tagboard. To make a simpler bookmark, let the child decorate just the tagboard.

on 11/22/2005 Give Dad that great new book about the Crusades, "Deus lo Volt," or the techno-thriller, "Demolition Angel," to go with his bookmark.