Father’s Day is right around the corner… this year make a special keepsake for Dad that is sure to touch his heart.
a book all about him
written by those that love him the most!
SUPPLIES
• cheap 4×6 photo book (found ours at Michaels)
• washi tape, ribbon or patterned paper
• 4×6 dad book pages (downloads are below)
TO MAKE
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- trim the pages out of the photo book (as close to the fold as possible)
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- staple the pages together
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- cover the edge with washi tape, ribbon or patterned paper folded over
- have children fill out the pages, include extras of pages 3-5 for each additional child
PAGE ONE – go HERE for download
PAGE TWO – go HERE for download
PAGE THREE – go HERE for download
PAGE FOUR – go HERE for download
PAGE FIVE – go HERE for download
PAGE SIX – go HERE for download
DOWNLOAD A BOOK FOR GRANDPA TOO!!
Jenn Helle says
Too cute. I'll have to remember this.
staci @ lizard n ladybug says
love.Love.LOVE this!
Thank you!!
Karen says
We need one for Grandpa! 🙂
Melanie says
This is adorable!!! I can't wait to d/l for all four of my kids to make for Dad!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Sarah Crank says
Love this! so so cute!
Thank you
Ben and Taryn says
Thank you so much for this! My kids will love doing this and with money tight I really appreciate that it's free.
Jen (aka: Photojenic) says
This is wonderful, but is there ANY way you could make an alternate "Grampa" cover too? I'd love for my kids to make one for their grandfathers. Thanks!
Lindsay Teague Moreno | 5ive Photo says
um, awesome. totally going to feature my finished project with my 3 little ones on my blog! Thanks.
Julie@likeaprettypetunia says
I love this idea!! Thanks for the downloads.
Nadia says
I love the book! Thank you!!
Melissa says
This is awesome! My daughter will love filling this out and giving it to daddy. Thank you!
Rebecca Hamilton says
I L.O.V.E. this book! Thank you for sharing. I have a question, when I push the arrow on the bottom of each page, and download it-it prints out HUGE! Like it takes up the entire 8.5 x 11 paper! Is there something I am missing in order to make it print smaller-to fit the 4 x 6 photo book? Thanks!
stampin123 says
Thank you! This is soo cute!!
starnes family says
Love this! Added it (like many of your darling things) to my business page.
-Casey
http://www.facebook.com/momslittlesecrets
Anonymous says
Thank you!!!
adele says
This book is incredible!! Thank you so much!! We are definitely doing this for Father's Day. I would love for you to post another one for Grandpas if it's not too much trouble 🙂
Katie says
I agree, do you have a Grandpa version? This project is so cute. Thanks for shareing.
*My Butterfly Haus* says
Love your blog!! Its so inspirational! I'm a new follower. I am brand new to blogging for encouraging Godly and virtuous women and homemaking at http://mybutterflyhaus.blogspot.com
Hope you stop by! Have a blessed day!
Adriane says
Anyway we could get a download that says "Grandpa" too? Love it! Thanks!
Martha S. says
Very cute! I'm going to change the pages to say Paw-Paw and Granddaddy and we'll be working on these for them!
gina says
how did you do that?
molly pickett says
I Love this!! THank you so so much for the free download. I think I might just be computer challenged, but how do I get it to print as a 4×6? Mine is the whole page? Help! mmpickett@gmail.com Thanks!
Unknown says
same question as others–how do we resize down to 4 x6? really wanna do this with my 3 yr. old for daddy.
Kelley says
What a fabulous gift! Thanks for the free download.
Grammycher says
This is so very cute… thankyou so much.
Sherry says
thanks so much for this printable dedicated to 'dad!"
blessings
sherry
Kim says
I uploaded the photos to my iphoto or whatever you use and printed them off in a 4×6 there.
mj says
thank you for making fathers day so easy!!!
Paula says
Yes, yes, yes one for grandpa! We have kids that live with us and they would love to make one for Papa
Marnie @ Carrots are Orange says
Love this concept. Featuring it in a post tomorrow. Lovely. Thank you.
Anonymous says
Thank you so much – this is a great project!
Anonymous says
Would love a mum version so I didn't have to miss out on the fun.
Emily says
Thank you so much. Hope to do this…
Anonymous says
I really would love to go this for fathers day. However the pictures do not come up on the computer to print is there something I need to do first? Any assistance would be so much appreciated. This is such a cute idea. My email is bethmarie6@hotmail.com if that is easier to get back in touch with me. Thank you so much for the idea!!!
Beth paolini
goose and bear says
This is darling! I just printed out the pages for the kids to make one for Dad, but I echo the comments above: Can you pretty please make one for Grandpa? I'm not photoshop-savvy enough to change it on my own. Thank you ever so much!
Terria says
OMG this i such a cute book, love it thank you so much fr sharing 🙂
feelincrafty says
This is totally cute and I want to use it every year! I'm curious what font you used. I'd like to make some more pages to coordinate! Thanks!
Life Made Creations says
Thanks so much for sharing this! I love it and will be using it with my boys to make their dad a book.
Beth says
Thanks so much for this! My kids loved making this for their dad!
Anonymous says
Can you do a grandpa book? Love the dad book. Thanks.
Dawn says
This is a great idea! Thank you!
Anonymous says
I was also trying to download the pages and they will not allow me to download either. Was trying to work on this tomorrow with the kids as our little project… e-mail is nesa98@gmail.com if there was any way that you could send me them, it is greatly appreciated!! This is super cute!! Thanks!
Nesa
Anonymous says
I was also trying to download the pages and they will not allow me to download either. Was trying to work on this tomorrow with the kids as our little project… e-mail is nesa98@gmail.com if there was any way that you could send me them, it is greatly appreciated!! This is super cute!! Thanks!
Nesa
Brian and Aubrey says
Can you please e-mail me the project so I can print it in a 4×6 format? Thank you!!!!!
Aubrey arcausey@aol.com
Bunch of Bishops says
I featured this awesome project on my Inspiration for the Weekend {4}! My sons will be making these for their Daddy 🙂
http://bishopsfamilysite.blogspot.com/2012/06/inspiration-for-weekend-4_15.html
Thank you!!
Blessings,
Janiene
Sara says
These are great!!!!!! My kids loved making them and Daddy LOVED reading them (we celebrated early)! Thanks SO much for sharing!
Monica says
This is awesome. Thank you!
Monica says
This is awesome. Thank you!
Melanie says
My boys made this for Father's Day and he LOVED it!
Thank you!
Lissa says
Just wanted to say thank you for this awesome printable! My boys loved filling this out and my husband loved receiving it. I posted a few shots of how it turned out on my blog. (http://mightycrafty.blogspot.com/2012/07/june-2012-crafty-round-up.html) Thank you again!
Weekends with Dad says
What a great idea — I love this –thanks
Krissy says
This is wonderful! I want to make one for my dad, even though I'm nearly 30. Thanks for sharing! I have linked up this project on my blog today: http://hotcommodityhome.blogspot.com
Stefani says
This is really cute, just found it on on Pintrest. Are you thinking of reposting it for 2013? If so could you add a few blank pages? Or some with titles like, Dad at Work. Dad at Play. Fun with Dad. Family Time. Just some ideas.
Madeline Knapp says
Awesome Idea, I'm printing NOW!!! =)
To Everyone asking about how to print as a 4×6 from home, just change the size of the paper from your printer options set to 4×6, 10x15cm.
Amy says
Thanks for sharing this cute printable! I love it. Would you mind sharing the font with me? I am going to make a few more pages to add to our book and would like them to match but I'm not sure what font you used? Thanks!
Hawaii Monkeys says
wonderful! Very cute!! And super easy, love it!!
Treasured Patterns says
Thank you for sharing! I scooped your post on
Crafty Crafts
and Pinned it here Crafty Crafts
Anonymous says
Love this! I noticed that the self portrait page titled "Me and my Dad" is missing.
Is there any way you could post this?
Anonymous says
I'm a budding wannabe crafty mom and feel stupid for posting this, but I don't understand the cutting out if the pages of the photo album and then stapling them together. Does that, then, become the book? Why not just use the photo book as is?
Thank you!!
Lori Wildenberg says
Thanks for this! Shared it with my followers on my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/1Corinthians13Parenting
~Lori
Toni rosello calzada says
a very original idea for children to give Dad
Tammi B. says
The Pages that you're supposed to click an arrow on… they're not showing up. I've tried on several different days and they never load. Ugh, really LOVE this and want to print it. Help!
Ashley says
maybe its just me but the templates do not show up at all? is there a reason or something I can do?
Jamie says
Hi Ashley… not sure why it's doing that. I went and added a link to all of the downloads below each page. Hope that helps.
Anonymous says
To the question about using the photo book as is: I haven't made this yet (plan to this weekend with the kids) but I am guessing the original maker wanted the cover she made to be the book cover as shown above. I would think you could use the photo book as is if you wished!
mommyofthree says
Thanks for sharing this great project! I will definitley have my kids make this for their dad. 🙂
The Dating DIvas says
Love it! Your card was featured in our Father's Day Round-up today!
http://www.thedatingdivas.com/you-me/show-him-the-love/60-fathers-day-ideas-free-printables/
Thanks for sharing your darling printable!
Monika Wright | I Love It All says
Loved the Mother's Day booklet for Nana and Oma, so I feel compelled to create this awesome booklet for Papa and DaDa for Father's Day. Thanks so much!
Anonymous says
We need a Papa Book asap!!!!!!!!!
mommyisshopping says
I think this is fabulous. Thank you so much. When finished this will be a gift kept for many years!
Heidi says
Super awesome!!! perfect for my 6 year old to make for her dad for father's day! thanks so much!
Becky says
Great great idea! I so hope I can pull it together to do this. My husband would LOVE it! Thanks so much for the post.
http://thisfineday.com
jenbreeze says
Thank you so much for the downloads! This will be very fun for my kids to work on!
Tammy says
This is so cute! I just printed it, it will be fun to see what the kids come up with. Thanks for offering it. I love your blog and have been following for a while now. I just starting a blog myself and have been enjoying figuring it all out.
Thanks
Tammy @ The Colored Door
lyndie says
This is great! We are going to have so much fun making this and Daddy and Gpa will be so impressed. 🙂 THANK YOU!
Tiffany says
Thank you so much for this! I just printed it and am so excited to put it together and let the kids go to town on the pages! I appreciate you sharing this fun and personal gift with the world! : )
Connie says
Thank you, it's lovely! Shared with the moms at http://www.facebook.com/modernmama today <3 We'll be making this too (my 4, 7 and 9yo's)
Anonymous says
Thanks for sharing! Very nice!
Kate H. says
Thanks so much for this! Planning on putting it together for Father's Day over the next couple days. So appreciate your sharing it!!!
Jennifer says
Hello! This is adorable! I am having the same issues as others where the image is printing the full paper size instead of 4×6. Any suggestion on how to get it to print would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
jenniferlroser@gmail.com
Laura H says
Thanks! Printing tip: I changed my settings to print at 100% scale instead of the 179% that came up on my print screen and it printed it 4 x 6 size.
Platteborze Possy says
Another Tip: when I go to print it gives the option of 8×10 or 4×6 and so on. This turned out perfect. Thank you!!
Amber says
Thank you so much for these downloads! Love the grandpa ones too!
Becky says
I just wanted to thank you for this wonderful printable book. I was my husband's favorite gift (a tear may have been shed)! I blogged about it and linked back! Thanks again!!
http://thisfineday.com/blog/2013/6/15/happy-fathers-day-2013
Ruby Sunshine says
Thanks for this GREAT idea and also for making it soooooooooo easy to use!
Thanks a bunch!
http://rubysunshinecreations.blogspot.com/
Jamie says
You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by!!
Craftimaxi says
Way cool idea! Thanks.
Jen says
You're welcome!!
other 1/2 of the brain says
Love this!! Any chance you have a Papa version? Thank you!!
Jamie says
No, just Dad + Grandpa. Sorry.
Jakuque says
Woow It's perfect Thanks
Julie says
Is there a way to pin this?
Jamie says
If you hover over any of the images, a Pin It button should pop up.
Dania Villanes says
Lov it! Thanks for sharing 😉
Anonymous says
Thank you so much for this! We made it this year with our daycare and they are ADORABLE!
Jamie says
How fun!! I can just imagine how cute each of the kid's drawings and answers were.
Heather Rawlyk says
This is printing out larger than printer paper for me? What size are they supposed to be? So cute hope to make one !
Jamie says
They're sized at 4×6. Hopefully, you should be able to switch the paper size on your printer settings before printing.
Anonymous says
Thank you so much! My 3 boys loved doing this for Dad! 🙂
Jamie says
Aw… I'm sure Dad is going to love them.
Anonymous says
I am trying to download the Dad book for my daughter to make, and the links are not working? Can you help?
Anonymous says
Thank you for this! My son is making it for my husband's birthday.
SusanAnn says
Is it my eyes but page four is missing? As far as I can see there is no page four to click on. Love, love, love the Father’s Day and Grandfather’s book!
Jodie & Jen says
It is there. The page was a little wonky though. I tried to clean it up a little. Let me know if you still don’t see it. 🙂
yvonne says
Love this book – would you be able to change one to say Papa
Jodie and Jen says
I’m so sorry, but we don’t have the original files anymore so we are not able to make any changes. 🙁
cheryl says
This is darling! Thanks for sharing!
Jami says
Thank you for all your hard work on this! It was a big hit! Great job!
Jodie and Jen says
Yay. So happy to hear that!! 🙂
lexie says
Hi! Are we allowed to give this out for free to kids for them to fill up and give their dads?! 🙂
Jodie and Jen says
Sure! Just don’t give out the digital design. 🙂
Amy says
Is this still available? When I click to download, the screen is blank 🙁
Jeanette Albright says
Is this still available? I’m having an issue with Box. I printed this out years back and I’d love my kids to do it again for their dad.
Bingshen11 says
Nice! Just wonder if you have one for sister?
Anna says
Is this still available? I cannot get it to print.
jjjjhb says
unable to download the link… whyyyyyyy???????????????
Jodie and Jen says
all fixed. 🙂