How to Make Cool Bookmarks For Summer!

CALLING ALL BOOKWORMS!...CALLING ALL STUDENTS!

Happy Summer!!! I hope you are all enjoying your summer to the fullest and are having great adventures in the books you are reading too! As you already know, I handed out a great recommended book list for you to enjoy over the vacation, and now have a fun activity to go along! BOOKMARKS! I have created for you some sample bookmarks (that you can see if you click on the name of this post). You may create a new bookmark, specific to the story you are reading, every time you open a new book! Here are some directions on how to create such a fun craft, perfect for that great book you are reading on that hot summer day!

Directions:

1. Get some colored paper, construction paper, or even felt/ material. Trace a long rectangle on the piece of paper, or material, as long or short as you want it. Make sure it fits the length of your book!

2. Ask your parent for a pair of safety scissors, and cut along the traced line of your bookmark.

3. Gather some fun materials, such as stickers, puffy paint, stencils, yarn, string, and anything else that could be in the book that you are reading (for example, in making a bookmark for the story Chika Chika Boom Boom, I would use some coconut stickers and some green string for the leaves for a palm tree), and use those materials to decorate your bookmark anyway that you would like!

4. Make sure that your book mark is dry, if you have used any paints, or glues, before you stick it in between the pages in your book!

5. Read your book with a fun new bookmark to mark where you left off, or to help you follow along!

Such a fun project can really turn up the excitement in reading a great book. :) Have fun!