Decorated Wooden Hangers for Father's Day

A Craft for Children or Adults

This is a craft project for Father's Day that can truly be put to good use. This Father's Day gift lasts for years. Each time the recipient takes a suit, uniform, or shirt off of the hangers, they will have a hand made reminder of the person who created it for them.

Hangers are something we all use, so this although this particular Father's Day project is going to end up in a closet, at least this one is there for a useful reason. If you are having a difficult time coming up with a useful but unique Father's Day gift that is easy to make, this is a good solution.

Supplies needed:

Sturdy wooden hangers. Get the molded type of hangers. This kind is made to fit and help keep the shape in the shoulders, of a suit jacket or coat. The wooden hangers should also have a cross bar to hold the matching pants, if this is for a suit or uniform. You can also paint simple flat wooden hangers.

A high gloss, high wear, heavy duty paint. The smoother textured paint will allow the articles of clothing to go on and off the hangers easily. Choose a paint to fit a room colour or theme the receiver has some special association with. Team, service or school colours representing their alma mater, are a few ideas for decorating the Father's Day hangers.

Paint brushes

Thinner for cleaning up oil based paint

Covered surface for painting on

Choose Items for decorating the Father's Day hangers:

Decals - Decals usually look more like they are painted on, instead of just stuck on, so they look a little dressier than stickers. Craft, home decorator and paint supply stores usually carry them. Use nice quality ones, not the temporary tattoo type. One simple idea here would be to get letter decals to put their initials on the hangers. That way the Father's Day hangers will be similar to a monogrammed piece of clothing and be very personalized.

Stickers - Stickers are available everywhere and you can easily find any theme you are looking for, from favourite cartoon characters to nature themes, business themes or favourite sports teams. Be aware the design on these may wear off more easily than decals or hand painted designs.