Father's Day is this coming Sunday. To recognize and celebrate the fathers of the congregation I had the kids make a gift for them this past Sunday. In Alaska if there is one thing that people share in common it's their love of fish. It's not just the matter of loving the sport of fishing but it's a staple in meals, and lifestyle.
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| Hard at work adding detail and the screws |
What better thing to get for an Alaskan dad than something...fishy. When I think of my own dad I think about the times he loses wallet or his keys (not really they usually are right where he left them). To combat this problem for a craft the kids made a salmon key holder.
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| Drawing the details |
Len, a gentlemen from the congregation who is incredibly gifted in woodwork volunteered to cut out wood fish. From there he drilled holes where the hooks would go. The students then painted the fish, added the detail (ie: tail, fins, etc), and glued on a googly eye, and then screed on the hooks for the keys.
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| Wrapping them in paper for the dads to open |
The preparation a bit more than the normal craft but the outcome is something of great quality. It was easy enough for the children to make and they enjoyed making it too. Hopefully the fathers who receive these fish will save some time that would otherwise be spent looking for keys.
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| Completed key holder |
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