Make a French Father's Day Card
Surprise Papa with Meaningful Quotes in a Homemade Greeting Card
May 11, 2008
Honor dads the French way this Father’s Day. Spend the third Sunday of June enjoying a family meal and give Papa a heartfelt, thoughtful card using the "language of love" to express how you feel. Make your father, grandfather, uncle, or other special father-figure a homemade French greeting card.
Materials
Gather some scrapbooking or art supplies and get creative making a summer-themed card:
- Colored paper
- Markers
- Paints
- Stickers
- Glue
- Glitter
- Family photos
Consider scrapbooking photos of Dad with the kids or grandkids, painting handprints and thumbprints, or making a collage of meaningful mementos. Personal touches will make this card a keeper.
Useful Father's Day Expressions
Choose from these thoughtful French messages for your card:
- Bonne Fête des Pères -- Happy Father's Day
- Joyeuse Fête des Pères - Happy Father's Day
- À - to
- Pour - for
- De - from
- Mon cher - my dear . . .
- Père - Father
- Papa - Dad
- Grand-père - Grandfather
- Grand-papa or Papi - Grandpa
- Oncle - uncle
- Je t'aime - I love you.
- Je pense à toi - I'm thinking of you.
- Tu me manques - I miss you.
- Tu es spéciale - You are special.
- Passe une très bonne journée – Have a very good day.
- Tu es le meilleur papa du monde -- You're the best dad in the world.
Quotes and Sayings About Fathers
Touch the heart of a special Papa with one of these quotes:
Un coeur de père est le chef-d’oeuvre de la nature. – A father’s heart is nature’s work of art. Abbé Antoine Prévost, Manon Lescaut
Un pere a deux vies: la sienne et celle de son fils. – A father has two lives: his own, and that of his son. Jules Renard
Le coeur d’un pere s’agrandit avec chaque enfant. – The heart of a father grows with each child. Jean Basile Bezroudnoff
Un père vaut plus qu’une centaine de maîtres d’école. – A father is worth more than a hundred school masters. Georges Herbert
Le fête des pères est comme la fête des mères, sauf pour le cadeau coûte moins cher. – Father’s Day is like Mother’s Day, except the gift costs less. Georges Herbert.
Devenir père n’est pas difficile. L’être l’est, cependant. – Becoming a father isn’t difficult. Being one is, however. Wilhelm Busch
La mère aime tendrement, le père solidement. -- The mother loves tenderly, the father solidly. Italian proverb.
Tel père, tel fils. Like father, like son.
A French Song For Father’s Day
Make an audio card with this holiday song called Petit Papa.
Printable Father's Day Cards
You can also print out a French Father’s Day card and then add your own personal touches. Visit the Univers de Lulue website for a selection of cards and matching envelopes.
Bonne Fête des Pères.
Sources for Quotes
- Evene website
- Poesie-poemes website
- Site Pour Enfants website
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