Hmm…September holidays? They’re few and far between.

So how about celebrating National Literacy Month?

If you haven’t guessed already, I love books and reading! When I was younger, my mom almost couldn’t find enough good books for me to read. Here’s a few of my all-time favorites:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Make Way for Ducklings

Little House on the Prairie

Seaman: The Dog Who Explored The West With Lewis and Clark

Elsie’s Girlhood

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Pride & Prejudice

So books are great, but you know what’s annoying? Losing your place in a really good story…thus the importance of bookmarks!

Let’s make a bookmark…use your imagination…

Make a Bookmark

What You’ll Need:

Cardstock

Pencil

Ruler

Scissors

Hole Punch

Ribbon

Art Supplies

Your Creative Imagination

Begin by measuring a 2 inch strip on your cardstock with the ruler. Mark with the pencil.

Cut on the line, and then punch a hole in the top.

Now, the imaginative part… Think of something you like or a book’s theme and create the artwork for the book mark.

I copied part of an illustration from “Make Way For Ducklings”, colored it, glued it to the bookmark, and wrote the ducklings’ names along the side.

For the other bookmark, I used a favorite motivation quote from “Carry On, Mr. Bowditch” and drew the points of a compass to add extra decoration.

What inspires you? What’s your favorite book? Tell us in a comment or share a photo of your finished bookmark on our Facebook Page.

Happy National Literacy Month!