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Father's Day Memory Box
by Martha Matthews
Dad's always love to show off pictures of their children to their
co-workers. Here's a fun project you can make with your children that
will really make Dad beam with pride.
A Memory Box is a container that is decorated with pictures to
commemorate the special relationship of a father and his children. It
can be used to hold small items such as a calculator, note paper, pens,
etc.
You can make a Memory Box from any size box you like, just make sure
that it has a lid and it is the appropriate size to hold the items you
are making it for.
Materials
One shoe box or sturdy gift box with a lid.
Photographs of the child with and without their father
Photo cropping scissors or decorative edged photo cropping scissors
Utility knife
Hot glue gun
Acrylic paint in your choice of color
Craft paint brush
Permanent marker
Wooden or plastic replicas of objects that depict any hobbies or sports
the kids participate in with their father (available in craft stores)
(optional).
White glue or clear glaze (available at craft stores)
Directions
Paint the lid and sides of the box, let dry. Using a utility knife cut a
small square out of the lid (slightly smaller than a photo) to serve as
a picture frame.
Have your child glue a picture of him or herself into the lid from the
inside so that you can see it from the top--the lid becomes a frame. If
your child is old enough, have him crop family pictures that he thinks
his father will like and then glue the pictures on the sides of the box.
Use a hot glue gun to glue small, wooden or plastic objects such as
fish, footballs or baseballs, onto the box lid. Have your child
autograph and date the project on the lid with a marker.
After the project dries, paint everything with glaze or white glue that
dries clear.
About the author
Martha Matthews is the Executive Director of Christian-Homemaking.com, a
web site with resources devoted to helping Christian homemakers manage
their home. She also has a popular free monthly newsletter for Christian
homemakers called The Christian Homemaking Newsletter. To subscribe
visit
www.christian-homemaking.com/newsletter.html
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