Today we’re making Valentine’s day bookmarks. Kids of all ages will love making these fun and simple bookmarks. Fun bookmarks can make reading feel more exciting and kept to keep books from being damaged as well. Plus, it’s festive! Make this Valentine’s day bookmark craft at home or in the classroom.

Bookmark craft- paper bookmarks with hearts on books- kids activities blog — Let’s make bookmarks!

Valentine’s Day Bookmark Craft

Grab your paper, paints, and get ready to fingerpaint! We are making cute and simple Valentine’s day bookmarks that are absolutely adorable. And the best part is that this budget-friendly craft will allow older children and younger children to partake in this craft.

Kids will be able to explore colors, fine motor skills practice, and get engaged with Valentine’s day crafts!

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Related: You can make heart bookmarks using glitter and tape!

Supplies Needed To Make This Valentine’s Day Bookmark

How To Make This Valentine’s Day Bookmark Craft

Step 1

Cut out a rectangle strip of paper from the construction paper. Make sure the paper is horizontal when you cut.

Cut on both sides so both sides have texture.

Step 2

Bookmark Craft- Step 3- Hearts and half a heart using fingerprints- Kids Activities Blog — Use your finger dipped in paint to make one half of the heart going left, then do the same going right.

Dip your finger in red acrylic paint, dab off excess, and first press your finger to the left at an angle.

Bookmark Craft- Step 4- Continue all the way down with hearts - Kids Activities Blog — Make hearts go all the way down.

Redip and do it to the right to create a heart. Repeat.

Craft Note:

We learned the hard way that you need to hold the paper down where you are pressing your finger paints or it’ll not be so pretty.

Step 3

Bookmark Craft- Step 5 - Punch a hole at the top of the book mark- Kids Activities Blog — Punch a whole at the top of the bookmark.

Once dry, punch a whole at the top.

Step 4

Bookmark Craft- Step 6- Add a pink string - Kids Activities Blog — Add a pink string.

Add a string by looping it through the whole and tying it in a knot.

How To Make This Valentine’s Day Bookmark Craft

Just like all our other crafts you can make this one your own. You can do things like:

Use foam instead of paper
Don’t punch a hole and add string/ribbon
Add glitter
Use stickers
Make your book marks different sizes
Use a different shaped hole punch
Cut out the bookmark using regular scissors

Bookmark Craft- finished- 2 book marks with hots on books — DIY bookmarks make reading fun!

Our Experience With This Valentine’s Day Bookmark Craft

We love reading in this house. All of us enjoy our fantasy books. However, despite buying bookmarks, they somehow disappear or get lost and books get dog eared.

So we made our own. And since it’s close to Valentine’s day we made them heart themed, because why not? This is the craft my little ones and bigger kids could both easily do. And let’s be honest, it’s a fairly cheap craft especially if you have most of the things on hand.

But I hope your family has as much as mine did making this Valentine’s day bookmark craft.

How To Make Your Own Paper Bookmark

Make a budget-friendly paper bookmark that is perfect for Valentine's day using only a few art supplies.

Materials

Zig Zag Scissors
White Construction Paper
Red Acrylic Paint
Hole Puncher
Green Marker
Yarn or Ribbon

Instructions

Cut out a rectangle strip of paper from the construction paper. Make sure the paper is horizontal when you cut.
Dip your finger in red acrylic paint, dab off excess, and first press your finger to the left at an angle, redip, and do it to the right to create a heart. Repeat.
Once dry, punch a whole at the top.
Add a string by looping it through the whole and tying it in a knot.
Take your marker and draw a vines and leaves.