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Back To School Bookmark
Back To School Bookmark
From the blogger: "Do your kids love to read? How about going back to school? Well, it is time to get your kids excited about back to school with this fun back-to-school bookmark! They can choose from a school bus, an apple, a book, or a pencil. Or even better, all four! This activity is sure to thrill whether in the classroom or the home. Protect those pages from being folded down with these fun bookmarks! Make yours today. "
Primary TechniquePaper Crafts
Materials List
- Colored Construction Paper
- Pencil- to trace the template
- Craft Glue
- Scissors
- Sharpie or Gel Pen
Instructions
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Select colored construction paper for the craft. The template includes a school bus, apple, pencil, and a book. Trace the template patterns on the selected papers and cut them out nicely using a pair of scissors. Let’s start with the bus.
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Glue the black strip 2 cm above the bottom edge of the bus. Glue the red light cutout to the front of the bus, above the black strip.
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Apply glue on the bus to mark the positions of the windows
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Glue the windows onto the bus. There are four of them
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Glue the small round circles to the center of the larger circles to make the wheels.
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Glue the wheels to the bottom of the bus, overlapping the top half of the wheel with the bus.
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Use a sharpie or gel pen to trace the outlines of the windows and wheels.
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Glue the bus onto the top of a popsicle stick or craft stick to complete the bookmark. Similarly, craft the other items and attach them to popsicle sticks.
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