DIY Party Favors: Bookmarks

With Emma's 2nd Birthday Party coming up, I'm in the market for party favors for all the kid's goody bags.  And though I'm going to go with the staples (bubbles, cheesy toy and coloring sheets) I wanted something a little original.

Now, I by no means consider myself artistic.

But I surprised myself with this project. 

We're big fans of reading here so I thought a bookmark would be fitting.

Here's what you'll need:

stencil (not necessary if you can draw really well)

a black marker (I used a sharpie)

a pencil

tape (or those srapbooking glue dots)

colored paper (cardstock or regular construction paper)

scissors (or any kind of cutter~ can use the fancy edge ones too)

laminating sheets

hole punch

yarn

Step 1: You're going to trace out your picture.  We used a train stencil because we're having a

Thomas the Train Party.

Step 2: Then you're going to want to outline it in black marker.

Step 3: Trim it up.  I trimmed rather close to the edges because I'm overlapping it on a contrasting color. 

I wanted that second color to show as a boarder.  Here's where I used my scrapbooking cutter with the decorative edge, but scissors are just fine, too.

Step 4: Now that it's the shape and size you want, write the child's name on it. 

Get as creative as you want with your print.

Step 5: Take your contrasting color paper (also trimmed slightly bigger than the first sheet) and place it under your traced picture.  Adhere it with tape or those glue dots.  Leave some space at the top for a hole punch.

 

Step 6: Next, if you want, you can write a little message on the back thanking them for coming to the party.

This step is optional.

Step 7: Following the instructions on your laminating paper, laminate your bookmark and trim the edges.

Step 8: Hole punch the top and feed some yarn through it, tying it off so it doesn't come undone.

Step 9: Repeat as many times as children there are attending your party!

There you have it!!  A cheap and neat party favor to WOW your guests with...nevermind they are all kids=)!!

I'm sharing this as part of Works For Me Wednesdays over at We Are That Family!

and

Things I Love Thursday over at The Diaper Diaries!

and

Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge!

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