4 min read
Age: Suitable for ages 5+
4 min read
Age: Suitable for ages 5+
Reading is even more fun when a colourful handmade bookmark joins the adventure. With this simple tutorial, you can make your very own cheerful bookworm using just a few supplies. It’s a great project for children and adults alike. Let’s get started!
Paints
Paintbrushes
White and/or coloured craft card
Scissors
Googly eyes
Hole punch
Pencil and glasses (optional, for tracing)
Thin ribbon
- Paints
- Paintbrushes
- White and/or coloured craft card
- Scissors
- Googly eyes
- Hole punch
- Pencil and glasses (optional, for tracing)
- Thin ribbon
- Pritt Glue Stick and Pritt Multipurpose Glue
Around 30 minutes plus drying time.
Always supervise children when using sharp tools.
Take a sheet of white craft card and paint it however you like – be as bold or bright as you want. Your bookworm can be any colour!
Tip:
You can also use coloured card straight away if you prefer.
Let the paint dry thoroughly. Then cut out seven roughly equal circles from your painted card.
Tip:
Not confident cutting freehand circles? Or crafting with young kids? Just trace around a glass with a pencil and cut along the line.
Glue the circles together so they overlap slightly — this will form the body of your bookworm. A glue stick like Pritts works well here. Press the circles together firmly. Want to make it even cuter? Stagger the circles slightly to give your worm a wavy look.
Time to make the head: cut out one more circle, slightly bigger than the others. Again, a glass makes a handy stencil — just pick a larger one than before.
Use a hole punch to make two holes near the top edge of the head.
Now for the antennae: cut two strips of thin ribbon. Thread one through each hole and knot them on the back to keep them in place.
Glue on two googly eyes to give your DIY bookmark some personality — Pritt Multipurpose Glue works best for this. Then add a smile: either cut it out of coloured card and stick it on, or draw it on with a pen.