Reasons To Celebrate Father's Day

Celebrating Father's Day

Father's Day is a day honoring fathers, brothers, uncles or any important male figure in your life. We often forget the sacrifices and contributions of our fathers and male figures have made in our lives. Father's Day gives us the opportunity to show and express our love, adoration and gratitude to these special people.

On Father's Day, show these deserving men what special place they have in your life and what influence they have on you. Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of the month of June. Discover all the super dad ideas on Hellokids you can use to surprise your father on Father's Day.

Father's Day Coloring Pages

Print your free coloring sheets to decorate at home or color your design online with the interactive coloring machine.

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Certificates for Dad

Print out our Super Dad Certificate and fill in for your super dad. 

    

Poems

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad

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Father's Day Quotes

"A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father."

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History of Father's Day

Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to celebrate, honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners for fathers, and family-oriented activities.

The first observance of Father's Day is believed to have been held on July 5, 1908 in a church located in Fairmont, West Virginia, by Dr. Robert Webb of West Virginia at the Central United Methodist Church of Fairmont.

Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington thought independently of the holiday one Sunday in 1909 while listening to a Mother's Day sermon at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church at Spokane, and she arranged a tribute for her father in June 19, 1910. She was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father's Day observance to honor all fathers.

It took many years to make the holiday official. A bill was introduced in 1913, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea in 1924, and a national committee was formed in the 1930s by trade groups in order to legitimize the holiday.

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