Crafts are all well and good, but a craft that promotes reading? Now that is stellar! You might think you it is perfectly acceptable to use a scrap of paper you found lying around as a bookmark. But I am here to tell you it is not! A bookmark that is both useful and pleasing…
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Handmade Bookmarks
We love to make bookmarks to mark the pages of our reading material. They make a fun and easy craft for kids and parents to do together and a great way to make the gift of a book extra special.
Heart Bookmarks Even Origami Beginners Can Make
A good bookmark is essential to a avid reader and these heart bookmarks will advertise your love of reading. Oh sure, you can dog ear the pages, rely on your memory, or (heaven forbid!) lay the book open while face down! A fun bookmark is not only useful, it can add a bit of whimsy…
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Handmade Mini Bookmarks (and Books About Reading)
I don’t collect many things (who has the space?) but I do love my collection of bookmarks. Bookmarks are also a simple craft that you can do with kids. It’s quick (always a plus with my active boys) and they can be put to use, unlike a lot of crafts which just sort of lay…
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Summer Reading: Seaside Bookmarks to Color
We are adding to our collection of bookmarks kids can color and call their own! Enhance the summer reading experience with these cheery printable seaside bookmarks from children’s book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg. It’s impossible to pick a favorite, but if pressed, I’d have to pick the smiling whale. What about you? Download…
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Summer Reading Bookmarks to Color
These summer reading bookmarks to color, designed by Melanie Hope Greenberg, are just the thing to get your kids excited about summer reading. Well, other than all the fantastic books just waiting to be read, that is. But, believe me, you can never have too many bookmarks and this is the perfect addition to our…
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Back to School Bookmarks to Color
These free, printable bookmarks to color are just in time for back to school. As part of her series of coloring pages for this blog, children’s book author and illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg created these school themed bookmarks for kids to color, print and cut out. We like to make our own bookmarks, some of which…
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Handmade Paper Clip Bookmarks that Don’t Rip Pages
These handmade paper clip bookmarks I made for the boys are an easy gift for kids, perfect to include with a new book or to tuck inside a stocking at Christmas. Best of all, you don’t have to be particularly craft-y to make them! I’ve seen paper clip ribbon bookmarks on the web and they…
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Postage Stamp Craft: Handmade Bookmarks
Look! The kids and I got crafty! I combined my love of bookmarks and my affection for foreign postage stamps and together we made these awesome (if I do say so myself) handmade postage stamp bookmarks! These would also make a lovely Mother’s Day present (if it’s not too weird to help make your own…
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