Prints Charming
Jam-packed with sentiment and unique as your child's thumbprint, these berry bookmarks make practical Valentine's gifts for friends, teachers, and, of course, school librarians.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Light-colored card stock
Scrap paper Nontoxic red stamp pad Colored markers Hole punch Ribbon | |
| Seasons: Valentine's day | |
| Materials: paper, ribbon | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Cut out 2 ½- by 8-inch rectangles from the card stock. On scrap paper, have your child practice printing a heart-shaped berry by pressing her thumb evenly on the stamp pad and stamping two overlapping prints in the form of a V. Then she can print a berry on each bookmark. |
| 2. | When the ink dries, use colored markers to draw on seeds
and stems, borders, a sweet message, such as "I'm berry fond of
you," and her name. Finally, punch a hole in each bookmark and
tie on a pretty ribbon.
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