• HOME
  • ABOUT
  • TERMS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

I Heart Crafty Things

  • KIDS CRAFTS
    • ANIMALS
    • OCEAN CRAFTS
    • INSECTS
    • BIRDS
    • PAPER PLATE CRAFTS
    • CUPCAKE LINER CRAFTS
    • BOOK INSPIRED CRAFTS
  • HOLIDAYS
    • VALENTINE’S DAY
    • GROUNDHOG DAY
    • ST. PATRICK’S DAY
    • EASTER
    • EARTH DAY
    • MOTHER’S DAY
    • FATHER’S DAY
    • FOURTH OF JULY
    • BACK TO SCHOOL
    • HALLOWEEN
    • THANKSGIVING
    • CHRISTMAS
  • SEASONAL
    • WINTER
    • SPRING
    • SUMMER
    • FALL
  • Kids Activities
    • FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES
    • SENSORY ACTIVITIES
    • PRESCHOOL GAMES
  • Shop

June 1, 2018

Simple DIY Photo Blocks for a Father’s Day Gift

  • Share
  • Tweet

These simple DIY Photo Blocks make perfect gifts, especially for Father’s Day. Dad or Grandpa can place them on their desk at home or work as a special reminder of how much they are loved. Best of all, kids can periodically change out the notecard on the photo block bringing new smiles to Dad or Grandpa throughout the year.

We’ve added the letters D-A-D on some of our blocks but you could also cover each side with a photo and give a single DIY photo block as a gift.

For an alternative, you could add letters for M-O-M for Mother’s Day or P-O-P for Father’s Day. You can customize your blocks in any way that works for you.

What's in this Blog Post

  • How to Make DIY Photo Blocks for a Father’s Day Gift
      • Supplies for making Photo Blocks:
      • Video Tutorial: How to Make these Simple Photo Blocks for Father’s Day
      • Instructions to make Father’s Day Gift Idea:
      • Related: Paper Bag Father’s Day Book
      • Related: Gorgeous Flower Pot Mother’s Day Gift
      • Your DIY Photo Blocks are complete!
      • More homemade Father’s Day gift ideas:
      • Related Posts

How to Make DIY Photo Blocks for a Father’s Day Gift

This post contains affiliate links to the products mentioned. I Heart Crafty Things is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Supplies for making Photo Blocks:

  • unfinished photo block
  • acrylic paint
  • sponge brush
  • photos (cut into 2 1/2-inch x 2 1/2-inch)
  • letter stickers (optional)
  • Modge Podge
  • white cardstock
  • markers

Video Tutorial: How to Make these Simple Photo Blocks for Father’s Day

Before you get started, watch the video below for a step by step guide on how to make an adorable photo block as a simple Father’s Day gift idea. Find more Father’s Day crafts and summer kids crafts by browsing the categories at the top menu bar of our website.

Instructions to make Father’s Day Gift Idea:

1. Begin by painting the top and sides of your unfinished photo blocks. Set them aside to dry completely.

2. While your DIY photo blocks are drying, use a paper cutter to cut out your photos to around 2 1/2-inch x 2 1/2-inch.

3. Optional: Add the letters D-A-D to the front of three of your photo blocks. You can also add DAD on one block or omit the letters entirely.

Related: Paper Bag Father’s Day Book

4. Open your Modge Podge and apply a layer to one of the sides of your photo block. Place a picture in the center of the block. Continue adding Modge Podge on each side of the block and placing a photo in the center of each side. Set the DIY photo blocks aside to let the Modge Podge dry completely.

5. Once the Modge Podge is dry, apply another coat of it around all of the sides of the photo block, covering the letter stickers and the photos. Let the Modge Podge dry completely.

Related: Gorgeous Flower Pot Mother’s Day Gift

6. Cut out note cards from your white cardstock about 4-inch x 3-inch. Let your children write special notes to Dad or Grandpa on the notecards, or have them draw pictures on the notecards.

Your DIY Photo Blocks are complete!

Place the notecards in the top of the photo block and Dad or Grandpa can place it on their desk and home or work and cherish it every day.

More homemade Father’s Day gift ideas:

These Father’s Day Books made out of paper lunch bags are a special keepsake Dad and Grandpa will treasure forever.

Have a super Dad? Turn a Hershey’s candy bar into a superhero that looks like your Dad and personalize the gift tag letting him know what makes him super.

This peekaboo owl card is adorable and will let Dad or Grandpa know exactly whooooo loves them.

  • Share
  • Tweet

Related Posts

  • DIY Father's Day Gift from Kids

    After making our colorful Fun Chalk Owls last week my kids have asked several times…

  • DIY Mother's Day Photo Frame Gift

    My daughter and I made this DIY Mother's Day Photo Frame Gift the other day. I…

  • Are you looking for a fun and clever way to give Dad or Grandpa his Father's Day gift this year? This DIY Father's Day gift bag is the perfect solution! All you need is a white paper lunch bag, some scrapbook paper and white buttons and you'll have this dress shirt Father's Day bag whipped up in no time at all.
    How to Make a DIY Father's Day Gift Bag

    Are you looking for a fun and clever way to give Dad or Grandpa his…

Filed Under: Holidays, Kids Crafts Leave a Comment

« Pretty Paper Poppies Craft
Paper Bag Summer Memory Book for Kids »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

POPULAR THIS WEEK

  • The Winter months are a great time to learn about Arctic and Antarctic Animals and there are so many fabulous children's books to accompany learning about them. Here is a round up of awesome Arctic and Antarctic Animal Crafts for Kids. Best Winter Animal Crafts for Kids
  • Two Valentine paper gnome crafts laying side by side on a pink background with heart stickers scattered around. Valentine Gnome Craft

I Heart Crafty Things is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Copyright I HEART CRAFTY THINGS © 2021 · Website Design By Jumping Jax Designs