Bookmarks

Today I was reading to Hunter, and realized we didn't have any bookmarks to put IN the books we were reading....  So for the 12th box of our workboxes, I decided that we would make some. It was a fairly easy craft and could be used for birthday parties or as gifts.

We started with 3 sheets of 6x6 paper.

Cut it into 2 inch strips.

Then decorated.  He chose stamps,but you could use stickers, color pens or pencils, anything you have handy.

We loaded the finished bookmarks into an 8 1/2 x 11 heat laminate sheet.  ( the self laminating sheets will work if you don't have a heat laminator.  Although, I don't know why you wouldn't want a laminator, they are the BEST thing EVER!)

Cut them out, and a hole punch and piece of ribbon later...you have bookmarks. Enjoy!

Paper Flower Craft

In response to a request for this particular craft...Here it is...



I found this craft in a book called "175 Amazing Nature Experiments" by Rosie Harlow and Gareth Morgan published by Random House ISBN 0679820434
The book is full of great hands on activities for science for ages 2 and up. Even my oldest children still like to do activities from this book. If your library has it, or you can find a copy to buy, I highly recommend it.

My only suggestion is to use a very wide straw... when we made it we used thin bendy straws... and had to tape the petals to the outer part of the straw, because they didn't fit inside... other than that... it was a blast, and very educational. My son still sees flowers in the store, and will start naming off parts.