From Dad’s Small Fry Our project is going to resemble a box of fries from Dad’s favorite burger and fry restaurant. For an extra surprise, consider including a gift card to that restaurant Materials: o Envelope – it can be either a business envelope or a smaller personal use envelope. If you have a colored envelope (leftover from the holidays?) you can also use that, but you will probably need to cut off some of the bottom. Miss Kathie used a small No. 6 ¾ envelope – 3 5 8 ൗ inches by 6 ½ inches. o Round bowl or plate to use as a tracer. Miss Kathie used a saucer. o Yellow or tan construction paper or cardstock or office paper, cut into strips (these will be the “fries”). Miss Kathie’s were 4 1.2 inches high and about 3/8 inches wide. If your child has large handwriting, you might need to cut thicker, longer “steak fries”. You can also use the back if necessary. Miss Kathie also tapered one end of her fries just a little to make them look more like fries and less like strips of paper, but this was tedious to do and I don’t think necessary. o Scissors and glue o Pens, pencils, crayons, markers Instructions: o Open the flap of the envelope and lay it on your workspace with the open side facing up. This step will probably require an adult helper. Center your tracer over the envelope so that the top of tracer is centered on the envelope just under the sticky part and draw a half-circle, stopping at the edge of where the envelope opens. See photos. Draw lines from the ends of the half circle to the bottom of the envelope and cut along lines. If using a card envelope, cut off a couple of inches from the bottom so that it looks more like a fry box than an envelope. Miss Kathie used a small envelope and ended up with a try holder that was 3 ¾ inches wide and 3 7 8 ൗ inches wide. Glue the sides of the envelope together and allow glue to dry. o On the paper strips (the fries), write messages of love to Dad – you can include his characteristics, things you like to do with him, promises of things you’ll do for him, etc. o When the glue is dry, write in the bottom of the envelope “Happy Father’s Day from Your Small Fry (or Fries, if more than one child is involved) o Insert fries into the envelope