Colour-In Themed Printable Bookmark Craft

Spark creativity and reading fun with this cute set of corner bookmarks to colour in, cut out, and fold. This spring-themed pack includes six cute, printable scarecrows and garden gnome bookmarks that students can personalise, making them ideal for quiet-time crafts, reading incentives, or themed activities.

Easy to make – colour in the pictures, cut along the outline and follow the simple folding instructions to create a corner bookmark that slides neatly over the top outer edge of a book page.

These bookmarks are interactive, hands-on, and practical — perfect as a quiet-time craft, or when focusing on topics related to books, garden gnomes or scarecrows.

Included

✅ 6 separate printable bookmark templates, including cutting and folding instructions

• Gnome bookmark
• Girl gnome bookmark
• Boy scarecrow bookmark
• Girl scarecrow bookmark
• Rainbow bookmark
• Sunflowers bookmark

✅ Illustrated instruction sheet for easy folding
✅ Practice sheet of basic shape (2 per page)

Ways to Use This Resource

Choose the approach that best suits your activity:

1. Print and Go: Provide each student with a printed page that includes a bookmark template and folding instructions
2. Model and Make: Display the illustrated instruction sheet, demonstrate the process, then allow students to complete their bookmarks—great for independent problem-solving or group learning.
3. Practise First: Display the illustrated instruction sheet and provide the basic shape template for students to attempt the folding steps before moving on to the actual design (practice shapes provided as 2 per page).
4. Encourage Independence: Allow the group to interpret the instructions on their own. This supports independence, spatial reasoning, and critical thinking.

Perfect for occasions such as:

• World Book Day
• International Literacy Day
• National Book Lovers Day
• Children’s Book Week
• National Library Week
• National Reading Month
• World Read Aloud Day
• D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything and Read)
• International Children’s Book Day
• Young Readers Day

or to incorporate into any theme involving books, garden gnomes, scarecrows or spring etc.