This is a fun activity for kids to make for a Fathers day Craft for their dad.  My kids loved making each member of their family and deciding where it should be placed on the mobile.  Dad’s will love being able to have their own special family picture to display.

Supplies:

• Hanger
• Index cards
• Magic Markers or Crayons
• Rubber bands
• Paper Clips
• Hole Puncher

Steps:

1. Cut out enough squares or rectangles from index cards for each member of your family (we included our pets)
2. Have your child draw a family member on each square/rectangle
3. Put a hole punch in the top of each card
4. Help your child write the name of each person on the card
5. Use the paper clip and loop it through the hole on the card
6. Loop the other side of the clip through the rubber band and then put a paper clip on the other end.
7. Put the paper clip on the hanger
8. Repeat for each card
9. You can do this in a variety of ways, making different lengths.
10. If you would like to decorate the hanger first, you can get some ribbon and wrap around the hanger for a more decorative look.

You can also use this activity as an opportunity to talk to your child about the concept of balance and how moving the various pictures changes the balance of the mobile.

Enjoy!!