Homemade books for kids

A paper bag book is a fun homemade book for kids to make. Put one together and then fill the pages and pockets with information about the four seasons.

This project allows students to make their own mini printable book via a do-it-yourself process. The book is focused on what animals are the, Most, of their kind. Children can assemble this book a

How to Make a Paper Bag Book for Kids - Here is an easy tutorial to make a paper bag book using brown lunch bags and other household supplies.

Making and binding a homemade book is likely easier than you think. You can make journals and notebooks to give as gifts, bind a collection of artwork or writing and make programs -- all from materials you might already have at home. Here are some techniques.

I think I have mentioned before how I have huge problems throwing any of my boys artwork away. I know (and have acted on) all the advice to keep the best and sling the rest (well maybe not this one), to photograph or scan into the computer, and have photobooks made. But having done all that I still can’t bring myself to throw away the originals. It is of course very useful having a never-ending supply of personalised wrapping paper to hand, or material for collages etc., but the pile still…

How to make a gorgeous DIY baby sensory book - perfect for babies and toddlers.

You guys, I made all these journals in, like, an hour! I've made journals before, but this is the simplest way I've found to create a little collection in no time at all. These little guys make great gifts, and I love that it's easy to build up a stash. Here's how:Supplies:-regular 8.5 "x 11" printer…

This is a little project that I made for the girls in our American Heritage Girls Tenderheart Unit, who are in first through third grade. I plan on providing...

For the last couple of years, the school where I was teaching had an arts integration focus where we looking at creative ways to integrate art and writing for children. One thing that we did was a lot of bookmaking...

This project has been on my to do list for a loooong time. So I'm proud to say that I've finally finished our family quiet book! Now that my son is a busy toddler, this is the perfect addition to our...

How to make an adorable custom felt book of colors!

I will be heading up to the Adirondacks in the morning to work with students, helping them make drawing journals. I get thirty to forty-five minutes with each class. On Tuesday the students spend t…

In my second year of college, there was a project to make a little book based on a single day of our lives. I based mine on a camping trip with my mum, done in the style and wording of a children's storybook. The book's Coptic bound, I loved learning about the different methods of bookbinding, and each illustration was done in watercolor straight onto the book pages.

Learn three ways to make blank books with printer paper for kids to write in, draw in, or make books as they explore their imagination!