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Father's Day Craft-a-polooza: Origami shirt

Categories: Just for dads, Fun & activities

Since Father's Day occurs after school has let out for the summer, dads frequently miss out on the handcrafted goodness mothers enjoy on their special day. This year ParentDish is setting out to right that crafting wrong with ideas and directions for projects children can create at home with just a little bit of help.

Today's project requires only a piece of paper and a few folds. Any sort of paper will do, but it might be a good idea to start with a regular size sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper before attempting it on a smaller scale. After you've created your shirt, jazz it up by drawing (or gluing!) on buttons and a tie.

Once this fold it mastered, it can also be used as a memorable way to present a gift of money for birthday boys or graduates in your life. Cash is always nice, but cash folded up to resemble a shirt and tucked int a card is memorable!

How to make an origami shirt(click thumbnails to view gallery)

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