Fantastic Father’s Day Resources for 2025

Families across the UK will celebrate Father’s Day on 15^th June this year. The first few weeks after May half term are a great time to teach children about the holiday and get them thinking about the father figures in their lives.

If you’re looking for some fun facts about Father’s Day to share with the class, and some top resources about the special day, look no further than this blog!

What is Father’s Day?

Father’s Day is a day for celebrating dads, father figures and the roles they play in their families.

In some countries, Father’s Day originated as a day to commemorate St. Joseph – Mary’s husband, and Jesus’s adopted father.

The holiday as we know it in Britain today was created in the USA, by Sonora Smart Dodd. Her father had raised his six children on his own, and this inspired her to campaign for a day celebrating fatherhood.

Father’s Day was officially recognised in the UK in 1972.

Traditions Around the World 

A lot of countries across the world celebrate Father’s Day, and many have their own distinct traditions.

In France, children give their dads handmade gifts – especially chocolate. It’s also traditional to give roses as a gift.

In Thailand, people wear yellow on Father’s Day. This is to honour King Bhumibol, who was the country’s monarch until 2016.

In Australia, Father’s Day is a day for different families to get together. It’s traditional to spend the day outside, taking part in outdoor activities and enjoying picnics and barbeques.

Father’s Day is also spent outdoors in Germany. Groups of men meet up for a celebratory hike, bringing food and beer with them.

Sports are part of the celebrations in Mexico too, where there is an annual, 13-mile Father’s Day race. Fathers and children can take part in the race together.

When is Father’s Day?

Different countries celebrate Father’s Day at different times in the year.

In countries where Father’s Day is still linked with St. Joseph’s Day – such as Spain, Italy and Portugal – the day is always celebrated on 19^th March.

In Thailand, Father’s Day is always on 5^th December, which was King Bhumibol’s birthday.

In Germany, Father’s Day coincides with Ascension Day, forty days after Easter.

In Australia, Father’s Day is on the first Sunday in September. In the southern hemisphere, this is also the first day of spring!

In the UK, like in the USA, Father’s Day is on the third Sunday of June each year. This year, it’s on 15^th June.

Father’s Day Activities and Resources

At CGP+, we have lots of resources to help you plan some Father’s Day fun. Whether you want to teach the children some new traditions or help them celebrate the father figures in their lives, there are plenty of activities.

Father’s Day Around the World (Years 3-6)

You can use this PowerPoint to have an in-depth look at Father’s Day traditions around the world. Children can learn about celebrations in countries such as the UK, Latvia and Thailand.
 

Father’s Day Matching Activity (Years 3-6)

Once you’ve gone through the PowerPoint, this worksheet is a fun way to check children’s understanding of Father’s Day traditions worldwide.

Take Me to My Daddy – Alien Cut and Stick (Year 1)

Teach children about number and place value with this Father’s Day themed worksheet. Children can use the clues and their counting skills to match the aliens with their dads. There is also a stretch version with an extra challenge question.

Dad’s Job List (Year 1)

This Year 1 activity can be used to test children’s comprehension skills. They can read the jobs on Dad’s list, and answer the questions that follow.
 

Fantastic Animal Fathers (Year 2)

If you’re looking for a comprehension activity for Year 2, this worksheet lets children practise their skills using some interesting information about fatherhood in the animal kingdom. There is also a stretch version with more reading and writing involved.

Let’s Talk About Our Fathers – Photo Pack (Reception)

This resource has images of lots of different families, so you can spark discussion with your Early Years learners about the roles that dads and father figures play.

What Makes a Great Father Figure? (Years 3-4)

KS2 children can also reflect on the importance of father figures using this spider diagram resource. Thinking about their own loved ones, they can come up with ideas of what makes a dad or father figure great.

Father’s Day Research Task (Years 5-6)

With this activity, your Years 5-6 pupils can practise their research and summarising skills, while also thinking about the hobbies that are important to their dads or father figures. They can try researching these pastimes, and putting their work into a poster or fact file.

Poetry for Father’s Day

If you want to help the class reflect on the meaning of Father’s Day, while also creating a unique gift, CGP+ has resources for KS1 and KS2 that allow children to create their own poems.

Children in Years 1-2 can try their hand at writing a cinquain poem describing their father figure, while in Years 3-4 they can have a go at an acrostic poem. In Years 5-6, they can try writing haikus about their loved ones.

All of these resources come with examples of the kinds of poem children will be writing, so children can learn about different poetry types while also thinking about what makes their dad special.
 

More Activities

If you’d like the class to create more practical gifts for their loved ones, there are lots of options on CGP+. For example, children can make a collagraph card, a clay coil pot, rock cakes and even a pocket joke book.

And for even more activities, check out our Father’s Day Resources page on CGP+.

Happy Father’s Day!