Looking for fun, unique and inexpensive decorations for Father’s Day? We have the perfect Father’s Day banner craft for you! Skip buying overpriced, generic decorations for your special holiday, and instead make it memorable by making a banner exactly the way you want it with just a few easy steps and supplies you probably have on hand.
This banner craft allows you to customize your decorations to your exact liking. The streamers are cut from tissue paper. So pick precisely the colors you want, follow the directions, and you will have yourself the perfect banner to dress up your party. Get as fancy or as basic as you want. For a more sophisticated look, go monochromatic, with a few shades of the same color. Or do a few just one solid color. That’s the beauty of crafting your own decorations — you can have exactly what you want!
Another great bonus is making your own decorations is far cheaper than buying them at the store. Decorations can get pricey. On top of everything else you may be purchasing for the big day, it will be nice to save somewhere. You may already have plenty of tissue paper in your home already, and if you don’t, you can find inexpensive tissue paper at most dollar stores.
Get the kids in on the action! This banner craft could not be any simpler. Just a few basic steps and the kids will have fantastic-looking decorations for Dad that they can be proud they made themselves.
This banner is so whimsical, unique and fun, it will add that festive pop of color you are wanting to liven up the party. Add as many or as few colors and streamers as you wish. Hang them on the front of serving tables, on walls or in entryways. They really help transform a plain old room into a playful party area.
Let’s get crafting!
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Gather supplies
Fold a sheet of tissue paper in half by folding the short ends together. Straighten out any creases or wrinkles.
Fold tissue paper two more times
Fold tissue paper in half again, going in the other direction, twice. You are again putting the shorter ends together.
Cut tissue paper
Cut a 2-inch-thick strip of the folded tissue paper going longways and stopping about 5 inches from the top. Repeat across the folded tissue paper to create streamers
Continue cutting
Streamer-like strands should be forming.
Final cuts
Undo the last two folds, cut any streamers to proper width that did not get cut previously due to the folds. Then, cut up the center all the way to create two separate streamers.
Begin rolling
Unfold the tissue paper completely. Then, using the middle section that holds the two sides of the streamers together, create a tight roll until the whole streamer is together in one roll.
Twist
Twist the center, and then form a loop with the twisted portion.
Glue loop
Use a hot-glue gun to hold the loop together. Repeat for each streamer.
String streamers up
String twine through the loops of streamers.
Homemade banner done in no time!
So colorful and festive
Make several and dress up your entire celebration
You’ll never go back to store-bought banners again!
Materials
- Tissue paper — varied colors of your choice
- Twine
- Scissors
Instructions
- Fold a sheet of tissue paper in half — fold short ends together.
- Straighten to get folds and wrinkles out.
- Fold in half in the opposite direction.
- Fold once more in the same direction as step 3.
- Cut a 2-inch-thick strip of the folded tissue paper going longways and stopping about 5 inches from the top. Repeat across the folded tissue paper to create streamers.
- When all slits have been cut, unfold the last two folds, and cut the strips that did not get cut due to folds.
- Cut down the center to create two streamers.
- Separate and unfold.
- Using the middle section that holds the two sides of streamers together, create a tight roll until the whole streamer is together in one roll.
- Then, twist the center, and then form a loop with the twisted portion.
- Use hot-glue gun to hold loop together.
- Repeat for each streamer you want on your banner.
- String twine through loops of streamers.
- Hang banner by each end of the twine.
