Father's Day video maker

Father's Day Video: Watch Dad Grow Up, From Boy to Today

For the dad who says he doesn't want anything. Gather his photos from a little boy to now and the AI morphs each age into the next, so the Father's Day video shows him growing up in under a minute. Ready in minutes, with music.

Made from his real photos
Ready in 5 to 10 minutes
Play it on the TV or send the link

Make Dad's growing up video

Who is in the photos?

Video shape

Photos are private and deleted after 30 days.

Boy to Grandpa

Car seat to driver

Mom and Dad

A Father's Day Video He Will Actually Watch

Dads are hard to shop for, and a Father's Day video from a template looks like everyone else's. This one is only about him. You collect photos of Dad at different ages, and each pair of neighboring photos becomes a 5-second transition in which the boy in the school photo turns into the teenager, the groom and the dad at the barbecue.

It asks nothing of him: no gadget to set up, no card to read out loud. Eight photos make about 35 seconds, which is about as long as most dads will sit still for something sentimental.

It is made with our growing up video maker, which also makes videos of two people, so Mom and Dad can grow up side by side.

Father's Day Video Ideas

Each Father's Day video idea below comes with a real growing up video made from ordinary family photos. Hover or tap to play.

Dad, from boy to today

His story from a black and white baby photo to the man he is now. Works just as well for Grandpa, with photos going back seventy years.

The kid he taught to drive

His son or daughter from the car seat to the driver's seat. A Father's Day video about what he has been doing all these years.

The kid he taught to ride a bike

From toddler to the trail. If the two of you share a hobby, build the video around photos of it.

Mom and Dad, then and now

Both parents from their first photos together to today. Choose "Two people" and each face is kept in its own place.

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His first Father's Day

The baby from the hospital to today. A new dad has a phone full of photos and has never seen them as one video.

From the grandkids

Grandpa's life, made by the grandchildren from the prints in Grandma's albums.

Stepdad or father-in-law

Ask his siblings or his own kids for the early photos. One clear face per age is enough.

Where to Find Old Photos of Dad

Most dads own almost no photos of themselves; the ones that exist are in someone else's albums. Ask his mother and siblings, look through Mom's albums and old phone backups, use yearbook and team photos, and photograph the prints with your phone. One clear photo from each stage of his life is enough.

1.Ask his mother first

Grandma has the baby photos, the school portraits and the teenage years. If she is no longer around, try his brothers and sisters.

2.Raid Mom's photo stash

Their dating years, the wedding and the young dad years are usually in Mom's albums or her old phone backups.

3.Look for the official photos

Yearbooks, sports team photos, graduation, military service and work ID photos are often the only clear shots of his face.

4.Photograph the prints

A phone photo of a print works. Shoot it in daylight, straight on, with no flash and no glare.

5.Crop him out of group shots

He is in the back row of every family photo. Crop close to his face before you upload.

6.Skip the sunglasses

Dads love a cap and sunglasses. Pick photos where you can see his eyes, or the transitions have little to go on.

A message to send his family

Hi! I'm putting together a surprise video for Dad for Father's Day: his photos from a little boy to today, turning one into the next. Do you have any photos of him as a kid, a teenager or a young man? A phone photo of the print is perfect. Please keep it a secret!

How to Make a Father's Day Video From Photos

Upload 2 to 32 photos of Dad, check the order the AI sorts them into and pick the music. Every pair of neighboring photos becomes a 5-second transition, joined into one Father's Day video that is ready as an MP4 about 5 to 10 minutes later. No app, no editing, nothing for him to set up.

1. Upload photos of Dad
Add 2 to 32 photos of him in any order. Crop each one around his face, and pick 16:9 if it will play on the TV.
2. Check the order
The AI estimates his age in every photo and sorts them youngest first. Move any photo it placed wrong.
3. Pick the music and make it
Choose "Mother's or Father's Day" for a warm default track, or upload the song he always plays. Then download the MP4 or share the link.

Planning the Father's Day Reveal

When to show him the Father's Day video, what to play under it and how early to start.

Where to play it

On the TV before the Father's Day barbecue or dinner, when the whole family is in the room.
At breakfast on your phone, if he is the kind of dad who hates an audience.
In the family group chat, if you cannot be there, with a call right after.
Keep it short for a no-fuss dad: 8 photos is about 35 seconds.

What music to use

Pick "Mother's or Father's Day" and a warm track made for it is set for you.
Preview a dozen other tracks in the music step, or choose no music.
Upload an MP3 or WAV of his song: the classic he played on every road trip works better than anything sentimental.
Use the second version, which pauses on each photo, if the song is slow.

When to start

Father's Day in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland is Sunday, June 20, 2027.
In Australia and New Zealand it is Sunday, September 5, 2027.
Start asking for photos about two weeks before: his old photos are in other people's houses.
The video is ready 5 to 10 minutes after you upload, so the night before still works.

Father's Day Video Price: Pay Once

One payment per Father's Day video, no subscription. Only found five photos of Dad? First Taste is made for that.

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Father's Day Video Questions

What people ask before they make one for their dad.

How do I make a Father's Day video from photos?

Upload 2 to 32 photos of your dad from different ages on this page. The AI sorts them from youngest to oldest, makes a 5-second transition between each neighboring pair and joins them with music into one MP4. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes and needs no app or editing.

What if Dad hates being in photos?

Then the photos that exist are usually official ones: school portraits, team photos, yearbooks, his wedding and ID photos. Ask his mother and siblings, and crop him out of group shots. Five photos are enough for a short First Taste video.

When is Father's Day?

In the US, the UK, Canada and Ireland, Father's Day is the third Sunday of June, next on Sunday, June 20, 2027. In Australia and New Zealand it is the first Sunday of September, next on Sunday, September 5, 2027.

How long is a Father's Day video?

About 5 seconds per transition: 8 photos make about 35 seconds and 32 photos about 2.5 minutes. You also get a version that pauses on each photo, which is a little longer. Most Father's Day videos use 8 to 16 photos, which keeps it under a minute and a half.

Can I make one for his first Father's Day?

Yes. Make it of the baby instead: photos from the hospital to today, sorted by age and morphed one into the next. It is a lovely gift from Mom to a new dad. If you only have a handful of photos, First Taste makes a short video from up to 5.

Can I make one for Grandpa, my stepdad or my father-in-law?

Yes. It works for anyone with photos from different ages. For Grandpa, the old prints are often in Grandma's albums; photograph them with your phone and upload those. Choose "One person" and add photos from his childhood to today; eight or more spread across his life work best.

Can I put his favorite song on it?

Yes. Upload an MP3 or WAV in the music step and it plays under the video. You can also pick one of the built-in tracks, or have no music. The music is mixed in when the video is made, so the MP4 you download already has it.

Is there a free Father's Day video maker here?

There is no free version. You pay once per video, with no subscription: First Taste is $4.90 for a short video from up to 5 photos (once per customer ), Standard starts at $prices.standardand Premium at $prices.premium. If you are not happy, you get a full refund within 30 days.

Show Dad how far he has come

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