School is over for the year in our school district, and to celebrate I took our first day of school photo and last day of school photo and made them into bookmarks for the kids to use while reading all summer long! I think this would make a wonderful teacher gift, too – just use class photos!
DIY Bookmark Gift for Kids or Teachers
These DIY bookmarks are very easy. You can arrange the photos with Photoshop or a free service like Canva. Then print them out and laminate them (or print on cardstock if you do not have a laminator). We have had this laminator (affiliate link; buy it while on sale – it frequently is, including today) for several years now, and it has been great for all sorts of projects!
Do you have a fun DIY bookmark idea to share?
After School Activities for Kids
The Educators’ Spin On It, Boy Mama Teacher Mama, Mama Smiles,Planet Smarty Pants,Relentlessly Fun Deceptively Educational,This Reading Mama
Here are some fun ideas from last week’s linky to enjoy with your kids:
- Rocket Flyers from Brain Power Boy
- How to Make a Weather Vane from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational
- DIY Cardboard Community Buildings from Mama’s Happy Hive
Link up your favorite crafts and activities for kids aged 5 to 12 years old. My cohosts and I feature our favorites each week, and we may also pin your post to our popular After School Activities board on Pinterest, or some of our personal boards!
MaryAnne lives in Silicon Valley with her Stanford professor husband Mike and their four children. She writes about parenting through education, creativity, and play. Mama Smiles - Joyful Parenting is a space to share crafts, hands on learning activities, and family outings that enrich lives and bring families together.
I love it! I wish I’d thought of doing this. Of course I usually forget to take those pictures.
I’m pretty sure this is the first year we managed to get photos for both days…
Aw such a good idea! I gotta remember this for next year.
This is a great idea! How fun to see how your kids have grown during the last school year!
Another favourite DIY bookmark project is one I saw here: http://www.creativefamilymoments.com/awesome-homemade-bookmarks-with-tassels/
Sarah Mackenzie from the Read Aloud Revival also has a set of bookmarks with five questions to ask kids about a book they’ve read rather than, “did you like it?”
What a good way to remember and save the First Day Last Day school photos! I am bad at taking them so this would be good for me!
Get idea, I might just have to get a laminator and I have plenty of time to do it since our last day of school isn’t until June 30th!
What a great idea! Emma Grace is always saying she needs a bookmark.