A book mark made by your child and a book or magazine would make a great holiday gift. Maybe a sweet children’s book given to Dad with a message on the bookmark to “please read me this book Daddy”
Here’s a simple kid-made craft that can be given as a gift. It’s my new favorite book mark. With magnets it “sticks” to the page so you’ll never loose your place or your bookmark. You may have seen these magnetic book marks at book stores, I love them. I cut out strips of paper for the kids to draw or paint on then glued the “art” to strips of card stock and added the magnets. The other option for decorating the book marks is to take the kids’ art and cut it in strips after it is complete, cropping and choosing the perfect section to make the book mark. After Fun School last week I gathered up the left over works of art left behind and recycled it into book marks I will give to some of my friends.
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Magnetic Book Mark Pointers:
- use old give away magnet calendars or business cards…..cut approximately 1inch squares
- test the magnets before glueing to the inside of the book mark; turn the magnet to find the strongest bond
- Use card stock or light weight card board for the base of your bookmark (you can buy cardstock by the sheet at Kinkos)
