How Do I Make a Personalized Take-Home Gift for a Father/Daughter School Dance?

Make your own scrapbook pages as gifts for a father/daughter dance.

A father/daughter dance is a common tradition in grade schools and is enjoyable for everyone. Give the fathers and daughters something to remember their special night by. You can do this by making a simple scrapbook page that is personalized for every girl and dad. It doesn't take long and anybody can do it.

Things You'll Need

• List of fathers and daughters attending the dance
• Blue card stock
• Pink card stock
• Scrapbook paper
• Scissors
• Craft knife
• Cardboard
• Printer
• Computer
• Internet access
• Glue stick
• Embellishments (optional)
• Pen
• Alphabet stencil (optional)
• Glitter (optional)

Instructions

1. Search online for images of silhouettes. You will need two images--an image of a man and one of a little girl.

2. Print the images and carefully cut them out. Use a dab of glue to attach the images to the cardboard and carefully cut the cardboard out around your images. These will be your templates.

3. Place the cardboard template of the man on blue card stock and the little girl on the pink. Use the craft knife to cut out the template from the card stock. Repeat for every father and daughter attending the dance.

4. Arrange a blue man and a pink girl on a single sheet of scrapbook paper, along with any other desired embellishments, and glue them down with the glue stick. Smooth over the card stock to remove any bubbles.

5. Place your ruler across the blue man and write the father's name in a nice print or cursive with your pen. If your handwriting is poor, you can use an alphabet stencil.

6. Place the ruler on the pink girl and write the daughter's name. Add glitter if you wish or text, such as the date and place of the dance. Allow the page to dry. Repeat for the remaining blue and pink images.