I Love Reading Design a Bookmark Activity

What is this Design a Bookmark Activity for?

Create a colorful bookmark to celebrate World Book Day! Children can decorate the bookmark with their own pictures and patterns as well as their favorite story images. A fun way to promote reading as the finished bookmarks can be used to mark a page in a book as it's being read. Children may even wish to use their special bookmark for their school reading book. A lovely way to celebrate World Book Day and promote the enjoyment of books.

More customisable bookmark templates

If your children enjoyed making their own bookmarks, they might also enjoy some of our other bookmark resources.

These Editable Bookmark Templates are the ideal canvas for creative bookmark customising activities. Perhaps your children's designs will reflect the last book they read?

Meanwhile, these Mindfulness Colouring Bookmarks add a therapeutic element to the art of bookmark making. See what interesting colour variations your children come up with. 

These lovely Roald Dahl bookmarks are perfect for any bookworm! They each include a character from one of his much-loved stories, along with space to write your name and add pictures or words. Why not get children to write words that describe the character on their bookmark?

What is a bookmark?

A bookmark is a strip of material that is used to mark where someone has got up to when reading a book. Instead of techniques like folding the corners of a page, it’s a way of keeping track of progress that won’t damage the book itself.

Bookmarks come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and a range of different materials too. Although, the typical bookmark will be a long, thin rectangular shape. Bookmarks can be made from card, paper, leather or fabric. Sometimes, bookmarks may be made out of metal, silk or plastic.