CELEBRATING DADS WITH THE CARE BEARS

Care Bears fans can show a dad in their life how much they care about him on Father Day with these fun gift ideas.  The best gifts don't have to be bought and here are a few ways to make a hand-made present that will touch dad's heart.  Celebrate #DadsWhoCare this Fathers Day!

Kids can show their Papa Bear how much they appreciate him with a printable Fathers Day card that lets them personalize it with their own comments and drawings.  School's out for most children before Fathers Day arrives so if they didn't make a class project for Dad this free printout is cheaper than a $10 store bought card that is also a much more personal sentiment which kids can easily do at home.



As a dad myself, I can also assure you that moms and kids can never go wrong in giving a guy a sweet treat for Fathers Day.  California Donuts have created awesome Care Bear donuts and they've kindly provided A Geek Daddy the info so you can do them yourselves.  Baking up a batch is sure to put a smile on dad's face.  Or if you're not a whiz in the kitchen you could also just buy some plain doughnuts and decorate them.

What you will need:

• 1 dozen donuts 

• 2 cartons of white frosting 

• 1-2 drops of blue, white, and black food coloring 

• 1 small bag of candy melts, any color 

• 2 quart zip-up plastic bags

Preparation:

• Crush 2 donuts and stuff into the remaining donut's holes 

• Place one carton of frosting into one bowl, and split the other carton into two bowls 

• Add 1-2 drops of blue food coloring into the larger bowl of frosting and whisk 

• Add 1-2 drops of black food coloring into one of the two smaller bowls and whisk 

• Leave the other small bowl of frosting white 

• Dip donuts in blue frosting or brush with a small spatula I

• Insert two candy melts for the ears 

• Paint the ears with the same frosting covering the bear  

• Let dry for 30 minutes 

• Place white and black frosting in separate small zip-up bags 

• Zip both bags shut and cut a small hole in the bottom corner of each 

• Squeeze a small amount of white frosting in a circular/oval shape to create the mouth 

• Squeeze a small amount of black frosting in a circular/oval shape to create the eyes 

• Dip the toothpick in the colored frosting bowl to draw the nose, mouth and eyebrows 

• If you don't want to literally duplicate  Grumpy Care Bear's appearance you can always reverse the smile for some added cheer

• Take a photo and share on social media using #MyCareBearsDonuts