Bath and North East Somerset Libraries


Kids Zone

Turn Yourself Into a Bookmark!


This 2 minute craft tells you how to make a bookmark of yourself!

You will need:

– A printed picture of yourself with your arm in the air as if you are holding a balloon
– A pencil
– Crayon / Colouring Pencil
– Card / Cereal box
– Glue
– Sellotape
– Scissors
– String/Ribbon about 5 inches long
– Help from a grown-up

1. Glue your picture to a piece of card/cereal box and cut around yourself

2. Draw, colour (or use coloured card) and cut out a balloon shape on another piece of card

3. Sellotape one end of the string/ribbon to the back of the balloon and the other to the back of the picture of your hand in the air.

Use your new bookmark next time you read!