Dad's New Necktie

Dads will love this tie for birthdays, Father's Day, or any day! Read the instructions below and watch our step-by-step video for how.

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The best gifts are handmade. Make this craft together and give it as a gift to a parent, grandparent, or your child's classmates.

This craft requires extra parent involvement and a watchful eye, because it may require sharp tools or intricate handiwork.

This craft has plenty of steps kids can do, like tracing, coloring, decorating, and cutting with safety scissors.

Create with us skills involve self-expression, experimentation, and imagination through visual arts (like painting and sculpting), dramatic play, cooking, and dance.

Share & Care skills are part of social-emotional learning and include: building self-esteem, cooperating, empathizing with others, and identifying feelings.

Ages: 3-6

Step-by-Step Video

Materials

Assorted paper
Necktie (any old one will do)
Pencil
Scissors
Glue stick
Assorted stickers, colored markers, or crayons (optional)
Any other decorations that are meaningful to Dad
Photos
Cording or ribbon

Directions

Step 1
Choose the paper you want to work with. Wrapping paper works well. Lay a regular necktie on top of the paper.
Step 2
Help kids trace around the edge of the front of the tie using a pencil. Now, cut the tie out from the paper. Be sure to cut about 1 inch around the outline of the tie.
Step 3
Kids can then fold the paper so it looks just like a necktie. Use the glue stick to hold the edges down.
Step 4
Now it's time to decorate! Use stickers, markers or crayons. If you will want to use a photo, make sure your kids leave room in the middle of the tie for it.
Step 5
Lay a 2- by 2-inch square of paper on your work surface. Place a piece of cording or ribbon across the middle of the paper. Fold the paper over the string and glue the sides of paper together. Then place the rectangle at the top of the tie and glue so that the tie can hang around Dad's neck. Or, hang it up as a decoration in Dad's office.

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