Basketball Father's Day Craft
This Basketball Father’s Day Craft is a fun printable activity where kids make a basketball character holding a #1 Dad foam finger.
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It takes about 25–30 minutes, so it’s a great fit for classrooms or an afternoon at home. Kids will strengthen their fine motor skills and creativity while working on their DIY Father’s Day gift inspired by his favorite sport." player-type="default" override-embed="default" orientation="horizontal"]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pipe Cleaner
- Tape
- Markers
- Basketball Father's Day Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by gluing the eye pieces onto the basketball, below the eyebrows.
- Color in the mouth piece and glue it below the eyes.
- Grab the cheek pieces and glue on both sides of the mouth.
- Glue the foam finger to the right side of the basketball.
- For thicker limbs, like ours, fold the pipe cleaner in half before making the arms and legs. Bend the pipe cleaners to create the arms and legs.
- Flip the basketball over and glue the arms to the back and sides. Bend the left arm so it's pointing outward and the right arm in a "V" shape.
- Color in the shoe pieces, then flip them over and tape them to the bottom of the pipe cleaner legs.
- Finish by taping the legs to the back and middle of the basketball.