A Love-filled Father's day
A blessing and reflection, and some simple ways to show some love to the dads in your life this weekend!
A blessing and a reflection on fatherhood
For all those who love with a father's heart, this blessing and this litany are for you.
Ways to show the love this weekend
A Journey of Stories and Hands
Step 1: Trace your dad's hand a bunch of times onto different colored construction paper. Trace and cut out hearts and glue them into the palm of your dad's hand cutouts.
Step 2: Brainstorm a list of things/spaces in your house that remind you of your dad (something your dad does really well, a game or memory of you and your dad, something you learned from your dad etc.) write or draw the story you remember that goes with that thing/space.
Step 3: With your dad, take him on a tour of those things/spaces. At each thing/space, write the things about your dad that you are grateful for because of that memory/story. Tape the hand up so that you can be reminded together as a family to be grateful for that experience all together! Move on through the tour of your memories/gratitudes.
Step 4: Give your dad a big ole' hug.
Step 2: Brainstorm a list of things/spaces in your house that remind you of your dad (something your dad does really well, a game or memory of you and your dad, something you learned from your dad etc.) write or draw the story you remember that goes with that thing/space.
Step 3: With your dad, take him on a tour of those things/spaces. At each thing/space, write the things about your dad that you are grateful for because of that memory/story. Tape the hand up so that you can be reminded together as a family to be grateful for that experience all together! Move on through the tour of your memories/gratitudes.
Step 4: Give your dad a big ole' hug.
A Card of Love
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This is a very simple printable card that a kiddo can fill in and color, that will melt a dad's heart.
http://thebirdfeednyc.com/2013/06/01/printable-fathers-day-card-for-kids/ If you have a kiddo too young to write, keep it simple. Any work from a child's hand to dad is genuinely precious! Hand them a piece of paper folded in half and let them go to town with some crayons to create art on their card for dad. Or trace a hand or foot! Inside, transcribe any words they are able to give about dad! |
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What I love about you: An appreciation fill-in-the-blank
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This is a sort of a mad-lib of appreciation. It is easy to fill in and genuinely works for all ages. If you are an adult or older child and want a whimsical and simple way to charm dad, this is actually really fun. Or, you can interview a very young one to see what kind of interesting things come out of their mouths to fill in the blanks. I (Anna) still read and treasure mine from years ago.
*If you are gathering to honor a dad who is no longer with you, this is a fun way to go around the table and remember and honor who they were in your life. |
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What I love about you: A simple meal-time "game"
At some meal time today, go around a circle saying things you love about dad or about whoever has has been a fathering influence in your life. You might see if you can get to some number together like 15! Keep going until you run out and then toast to dad. (A note from Anna: My grade school aged kids get really excited about this game, especially when they are assigned arbitrary points for their contributions. I don't know why. It started on accident as a joke but then became one of their favorite games. Like... "I love when mom wakes me up in the morning". 126 points. SCORE. )