In this post, learn how to make easy Heart Bookmarks, the perfect Valentine’s Day craft for readers of all ages!
How to Make Heart Bookmarks
One of the best parts of parenting older children is introducing them to novels. Nothing feels more like home than wrapping up in a soft quilt—chapter book in hand—with a little boy snuggled on each side!
Now, typically I’m a “page-folder,” but my oldest recently informed me that, “We shouldn’t fold the corners of the pages because it doesn’t show respect to the book.” (Yeah…that’s the not-so-best part of parenting older children!)
Nevertheless, not wanting to interfere with what he’s learned in school and how we handle library books at home, I agreed. We gathered at the kitchen table and crafted some charming heart bookmarks, perfect for Valentine’s Day!
To Make This Heart Bookmark Craft You Will Need
Directions for Heart Bookmark
1. After gathering supplies, invite kids to draw and cut 2 paper hearts—1 large and 1 small.
This craft would’ve been hastened by using heart punches in 2 sizes (large and small), but I taught the boys how to draw and cut hearts the old-fashioned way.
2. Place 3 glue dots equally across the top of the small heart (1 on the left, 1 in the middle, and 1 on the right). Press the papers firmly to secure.
Pair these bookmarks with a sweet story for Valentine’s Day!
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Chelsey Padwa says
January 2, 2015 at 12:25 amthese are super adorable!! I don’t have kids but as a kid i used to love reading the boxcar children those books were really good 🙂
Fireflies and Mud Pies says
January 2, 2015 at 12:30 amI did too! I will have to start looking for them at rummage sales this spring!
Beth Clark says
January 2, 2015 at 7:59 amMy 1st grader loves the Junie B books
JHK says
February 15, 2018 at 10:16 amWe made these for my son’s kindergarten class and they were a big hit. Particularly because his school encourages families to send valentines to teachers and support staff, so it was great to have something useful. Now admittedly we used pre-cut foam hearts because asking a kindergartner to cut out 70 hearts seemed a big ask.
We even wrote a little poem to put with them.
Here’s a special valentine
I made it just for you.
I hope you love to read books
just as much as I do.
When you have to stop reading,
mark your place with this heart.
Then when you want to read more,
you will know where to restart.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Melissa Lennig says
February 15, 2018 at 1:56 pmOh my heart! I love this and thank you so much for sharing the poem you created to go with the bookmarks!
JHK says
February 26, 2018 at 12:44 pmThank you for inspiring the poem 🙂