My mother-in-law taught us how to make corner bookmarks. With school quickly approaching, I thought it would be fun to create a written & visua tutorial to help you replicate the idea. It’s a fun and easy paper craft for kids that will help inspire creativity and reading. If you are interested in bookmarks, you will also love these book buddies.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

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How to Make Corner Bookmarks – Materials Needed

How to Make Corner Bookmarks – Visual Tutorial

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Chose a colored or plain piece of stock paper (heavier weight paper), and cut it to 4 inches square.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Fold the top two corners into toward the center where they should meet.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Cut a patterned piece of paper 2 5/8 inches square.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Cut this new square in half, diagonally, creating two triangles.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Glue the triangles you created to both the front and the back of your bookmark. One triangle will be gluing the two flaps down and together. The other will be a decorative piece on the main side of your bookmark.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Next cut a strip of decorative paper 1 2/8 inch by 4 inch.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

On the front of the bookmark (the side without the triangular pouch), glue the strip of paper you just cut under the triangle, with a slight overlap. How to Make Corner Bookmarks

With decorative scissors, trim the bottom edge of your bookmark.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Using your original decorative paper (the color you had made the two triangles out of), cut a strip 2 inches thick and then trim one horizontal edge with decorative scissors. Glue this piece overlapping the decorative piece of paper above it.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Using paper punches, punch out a 2 1/2 inch circle, a two inch circle and a decorative punch.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks

Glue the smaller circle centered inside the larger circle. In the center of it all, add your decorative paper punch.

How to Make Corner Bookmarks – Written Instructions

Choose a colored or plain piece of stock paper (heavier weight paper), and cut it to 4 inches square.
Fold the top two corners into toward the center where they should meet.
Cut a patterned piece of paper 2 5/8 inches square.
Cut this new square in half, diagonally, creating two triangles.
Glue the triangles you created to both the front and the back of your bookmark. One triangle will be gluing the two flaps down and together. The other will be a decorative piece on the main side of your bookmark.
Next, cut a strip of decorative paper 1 2/8 inch by 4 inch.
On the front of the bookmark (the side without the triangular pouch), glue the strip of paper you just cut under the triangle, with a slight overlap.
With decorative scissors, trim the bottom edge of your bookmark.
Using your original decorative paper (the color you had made the two triangles out of), cut a strip 2 inches thick and then trim one horizontal edge with decorative scissors.
Glue this piece overlapping the decorative piece of paper above it.
Using paper punches, punch out a 2 1/2 inch circle, a two inch circle and a decorative punch.
Glue the smaller circle centered inside the larger circle. In the center of it all, add your decorative paper punch.

Hoping this fun activity will be a inspiration for designing and creating with your family. They can also make these as first day of school gifts for their classmates.

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