Kangaroo Bookmark

By: Amanda A from frostingandglue.com

Kangaroo Bookmark

By: Amanda A from frostingandglue.com

"Are you looking for a fun, adventurous way of helping your child stay engaged in their reading? We have what you are looking for! You can hop into the Outback with this adorable Kangaroo Bookmark. This bookmark can be made in the classroom or at home and will help your children want to jump into their next book adventure. Kangaroos are striking animals who are very good at kickboxing. Having a craft template makes creating this kangaroo bookmark easy! All you need to do is cut, assemble and glue the cutout craft paper together, and bam! You have a new bookmark to hug the pages of your child’s next book."

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Primary TechniquePaper Crafts

Beginner

Materials List

Colored paper
Sharpie
Glue stick
Pencil
Scissors

Instructions

Select 2 or 3 different shades of brown-colored craft papers. Trace the head, lower body pattern, tail and upper legs (or arms) on a medium shade of brown paper, trace the belly and lower legs on a light shade of brown paper, and trace the inner ears on pink and the nose on black paper. Cut out the traced patterns nicely.
Attach the inner ear cutouts on the ear parts of the head cutout and attach the belly cutout on the lower body cutout.
Attach the eyes and nose on the head pattern. Use a sharpie to draw the mouth line of the papercraft kangaroo.
Attach the lower leg cutouts on the backside of the lower body pattern, near the bottom side.
Attach the head pattern on the top side of the lower body pattern.
Attach the arm or upper leg cutouts on both sides of the lower body pattern’s top side. Apply glue only along the border and keep the rest of the arm cutout free from glue so that we can slide a paper or sheet under it to use it as a bookmark.
Attach the tail cutout on either side of the kangaroo pattern, on the backside of the lower body pattern.
Slide the arm parts of the papercraft kangaroo through a page to use the kangaroo as a bookmark.