Father's Day Notepad

Let kids redo this basic office staple as a gift for Dad -- their messages will last well beyond Father's Day.
Martha Stewart Living, June 2008

 

Let kids redo this basic office staple as a gift for Dad -- their messages will last well beyond Father's Day.

Wrap a rubber band around a notepad cube and have kids write greetings and make drawings on two sides with a broad, pointy marker. (Fine tips will get caught between the pages.) Move band, and decorate the other two sides. Tie the notepad with a colorful ribbon. As an added gift, slide in a pen.

Sources
Blank note cubes, $4.95 for three, from Oriental Trading, 800-228-2269 or orientaltrading.com.

 

Reviews (8)

  • Greenisgood2
    13 May, 2013

    Here is a fun product you can do with Dad. Grow a real house plant that moves and closes its leaves when you Tickle It!
    He will never look at plants in the same way. See video
    TickleMe Plant

  • raylouise
    6 Jun, 2012

    Please update your info. Oriental trading discontinued in 2011. Do you have any other sources for this type of cube? I can't seem to locate anywhere.

  • Crafty_Al
    8 Jun, 2010

    Guess my last reply was over the character limit.. if you go to orientaltrading.com you should be able to search for "Blank Note Cubes" and find the product.

  • Crafty_Al
    8 Jun, 2010

    Here is a link to the pads on OT: http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?demandPrefix=12

  • akole
    12 Jun, 2008

    Local printer made my cube, 600 pages 3x3 in as little as 3 hours and cost only 11.00.

  • kookieh
    11 Jun, 2008

    I got colorful note cubes at Target.

  • kristierowe
    10 Jun, 2008

    Try shop.com....

  • MUAKPsi
    9 Jun, 2008

    Cute idea, but I couldn't find the tall, white cubes anywhere. I checked OT twice and they don't list it. I also check the retail office supply stores to no avail. Bummer!