I love these bookmarks, and I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner. Not only did I do this with my kiddos (as seen above) but also a class of 27 kids. The kids had a blast. Simply tell them to pose for a picture like they’re hanging from a rope, and they don’t need anymore direction!
So the how to – made as easy as possible for kids to do as well! If you saw yesterday’s post on magnets the first two steps are the same. Cut out the pics. Put them on index cards or manilla folders for extra support… except:
DON’T glue the hands onto the backing! Start with the head and move down.
Then, the same optional step as yesterday. For extra protection. Cut out the peoples again:
See? This is why we didn’t glue the hands. It’s so easy. Kids can do it. Put the pic aside.
I recommend embroidery floss for the tassel but any type of string *should* work.
I cut 4 cm off an index card but any type of cardboard or stiff cardstock will work. Wrap!
Have you ever noticed? Snip is a fun word to say! All the kids said it as they did it. Funny!
This extra piece of string is 12 inches long. Somewhere around there is just fine.
First step of tying your shoelaces… except you just do it twice. Make the knot TIGHT.
Say it with me… SNIP! Younger kids may need help on this knot as you’re not tying against anything.
Get ready for some ooohs and aaaahs.
So cute!
And you’re done unless you want to make it extra fancy (all the kids did).
Smooth all the tassel strings down and…
SNIP!
Have I mentioned just how much I love these bookmarks? The project was a lot of fun. And the students are excited to give them away as gifts!
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That is so adorable!! They must have loved it!
Oh I love this idea. For gifts or just for the kids to have their own book marks. Thanks for the tutorial. I am going to try these.
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can’t wait to try these!!
What a super fun idea! I absolutely love it. We’re definitely going to try it sometime.
I hope you do!
These are awesome! I wish my family didn’t all get Kindles now! I’ll just have to make some of my daughter for myself!
I’d love for you to link up and share: http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinteresting-party-with-christmas.html
You’re so funny! There’s bound to still be a book or two laying around the house. ( ;
This is a great idea! I made 2 in 1 hour for my mom for Christmas. Thanks!
Glad it went well for you! We certainly loved it.
I love projects that you find out about in the morning and do with your class by noon! Thanks!
Sweet! Hope you have fun!
I have been looking for an idea to use for a “hold the rod” bulletin board. This has really sparked my imagination. Thanks
I love this idea. I want to do this for my wife for her scriptures and her parents too. Thank you for sharing this!!
Sweet! I hope it goes well! We certainly thought it was a hoot.
Thanks for this! I did it with my kids as part of our teacher gifts this year. Very creative and fun, and my kids thought the finished product was hilarious!
Yay! I’m glad they had fun with it!
I love these! Thanks so much for sharing.
This is a wonderful idea! I am going to pin it.
Oh wow, wish I’d had those with my second graders! How clever! Pinning them for sure…
Love this idea! Every year I have my kids make photo bookmarks for Mother’s Day. These will be fun!
I’m so into bookmarks! I love to send them with my greeting cards every month to our amish family. Brilliant idea. Thanks so much
This is FANTASTIC! I am going to use this over and over and over again, I can just feel it. Thanks so much for sharing.
I hope you do! We think they’re fun!
I made these today with my 3 boys, ages 5, 3 & 2. We’re sending them to their grandparents. They turned out SO cute and I know they’re going to love them!! Thanks!
Yay! I’m so glad!
Me and my daughters, 9 and 12, are making these today. If they work out, we are going to make them with their book clubs. Thanks for this fabulous idea!
Awesome! I hope they work great for you… we’re still loving ours!
One of the cutest & BEST ideas! LOVE it! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the great idea. I love that I had everything I needed in the house. My boys wrapped the yarn while I printed and cut the pictures and we were finished in about 30 minutes. They can’t wait to take them to school tomorrow. I’m thinking about making them with my first grade students as well….or maybe make them for them as an Easter gift.
Yay! Awesome!
This is such a great idea!
Just love these…. we will be making them the next rainy day and sending them to family around the world. So much fun!
This is the cutest bookmark I have ever seen! I am going to have my Girl Scout Troop make these for Mother’s Day. Such an awesome idea….Going to have to make extras for grandmas and grandpas, dads, aunts and uncles too! Thank you so much for sharing this…cute, cute, cute!
I am SO making these for mother’s day for the grandmas! What a great idea!
What a concept! I’ve used photos for so many projects, and here’s another really good idea to try. Thank you for sharing! I’m wondering…may I pin this on pinterest?
Brilliant AND hilarious!
Thank you so much for this awesome idea! My daughter is in a little book club and we made these at their last get together. They turned out so adorable and the kids just LOVE them.
http://www.cometogetherkids.com/2012/03/fun-photo-bookmarks.html
I so love these…just about as much as my wonderful grandkids…lol. Thank you so much for sharing this great idea!
I’m so glad you like them!!!
I want to be able to print this!!! I love your website…you are a teachers blessing.
Thanks! Good idea about making stuff more easily printable… I’ll see what I can do!
love love love this!! gonna try this with my 2nd graders …. been looking for a new mommy’s day present!! … gonna laminate then glue on cardstock!! thanks
Yay! Hope it works well for everyone.
What a wonderful Mother’s Day gift and we made them with 2 years olds.Printed the pictures on cardstock and then between the hands we glues 1/4 inch wide ribbon about 3 inches long and a silk flower(no stem)(scrap booking section at Michaels) about 1 inch in size hot glued on the ribbon to hang out of the book.Covered the whole picture with contact and they came out fabulous. Moms are going to love them!
I made these with my Kindergartners for Mother’s Day! They turned out so cute!!! I made up a poem to include with the bookmarks. It reads:
“I wanted to give you something that would help you in some way, so I decided to give you a bookmark to help keep your place on your very “special day”. And when you are feeling lonely and I’m not to be found, just open up your book and you’ll find me “hanging around”! Happy Mother’s Day”!
Thanks for the wonderful idea!!!!
This is such a cute idea! How much embroidery floss did you use for each bookmark? I want to make these but I’m not sure how much to get for my class of 25.
Made these with fourth grade for mother’s day. Perfect!
Yay! I love hearing that!
A great VBS craft Idea!!!!
I wish you had printable directions.
My memory is to short.