This Fun Paper Bookmark Lorax Craft is great for the kids! This fun paper craft bookmark is great for a great reading activity! Use this Lorax bookmark as a way to help the kids mark their pages and stay on track with their reading goals! This is the perfect kids bookmark but could totally work for an adult bookmark, too!
Everyone needs a good bookmark to keep track of the pages that they read! If you're not a fan of dog-earring the pages, having a bookmark is a MUST! Luckily this bookmark craft is a simple activity that will have a homemade bookmark ready in no time at all!
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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
- Eco-Friendly Fun: Celebrate the Lorax and the importance of the environment while making a cute, useful bookmark!
- Great for Book Lovers: Kids can use their Lorax bookmarks to keep track of their reading while showing off their creative skills.
- Personalized Touch: Let kids add their own unique designs to their bookmarks, making each one a special creation.
🖌️ How To Make The Lorax Bookmark
- Step 1: Download and print out the bookmarks. Color the bookmarks with crayon or marker. Cut the bookmarks out and hole punch the hole at the top.
- Step 2: Fold a piece of cardstock in half and then over until it’s been folded four times total.
- Step 3: Wrap thread around the cardstock until your desired thickness has been reached. Forty times seems to work perfectly.
- Step 4: Carefully slide the thread off the cardstock and do not allow it to close together. Keep the loop open. Cut the thread from the spool.
- Step 5: Gently slide thread through the loop and leave it hang.
- Step 6: Cut a long piece of thread and start wrapping it around the top as you see in photo. Secure by tying a knot. Trim off the excess thread. Take your scissors and slide them into the middle of the loop and cut the bottom of the loop to create a tassel.
- Step 7: Tie a knot into the piece of thread you left hanging and then loop it through the hole in the bookmark.
Fun Ways to Use This Lorax Bookmark
The great part about making your own bookmark is that you can use it on any Dr. Seuss book or any other book that you want!
These bookmarks also make super fun gift ideas, too! Because when you have the ability to create something super cute like this, why limit it?
💡 Pro Tip: Use the Lorax bookmark craft as an opportunity to discuss environmental conservation, aligning with the themes presented in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax."
🧑🎨 Expert Tips
- Pre-Fold Lines: Lightly score fold areas with a blunt tool like the back of scissors before creasing to create cleaner, sharper edges without paper wrinkling.
- Fuzzy Mustache Effect: Use short, uneven jagged cuts on the mustache pieces and ruffle the edges slightly to achieve a more natural, fuzzy look.
- Pop-Out Nose: Attach the nose using a small foam dot or a thick glue spot underneath to lift it gently and add instant 3D character.
- Vivid Color Match: Choose bright, saturated yellows and bold oranges to reflect the Lorax’s energetic personality and keep the design visually exciting.
- Speech Bubble Add-On: Craft a small detachable speech bubble with a fun quote or name tag to personalize the bookmark without making it overly complex.
- Firm Lamination: Once your Lorax is complete, laminate the entire bookmark to make it sturdier for daily use while preserving its vibrant colors.
💭 FAQs
Lorax bookmarks make charming additions to book-themed subscription boxes, offering a lightweight extra that adds character and value to the package.
Designing variations of Lorax bookmarks could encourage kids to trade them like collectible cards, turning reading accessories into a playful hobby.
Boutique shops and small bookstores could tuck Lorax bookmarks into customer bags as a small branded extra, enhancing the overall shopping experience.
Multiple bookmarks can be labeled and used as colorful tabs to organize planners, notebooks, or work journals in a creative, themed way.
Download Printable
Get your free Lorax Bookmark Template here!
Fun Paper Bookmark Lorax Craft
Materials
- Cardstock
- Crayons or Markers
- Hole Punch
- Thread. Any color thread you choose.
- Scissors
- Printer
Instructions
- Download and print out the bookmarks.
- Color the bookmarks with crayon or marker.
- Cut the bookmarks out and hole punch the hole at the top.
- Fold a piece of cardstock in half and then over until it’s been folded four times total.
- Wrap thread around the cardstock until your desired thickness has been reached. Forty times seems to work perfectly.
- Carefully slide the thread off the cardstock and do not allow it to close together. Keep the loop open. Cut the thread from the spool.
- Gently slide thread through the loop and leave it hanging.
- Cut a long piece of thread and start wrapping it around the top as you see in photo. Secure by tying a knot. Trim off the excess thread.
- Take your scissors and slide them into the middle of the loop and cut the bottom of the loop to create a tassel.
- Tie a knot into the piece of thread you left hanging and then loop it through the hole in the bookmark.
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