Craft a great construction paper cardinal and an easy bird feeder. How to make a childrens book with construction paper gerber life. The very hungry caterpillar, with its strikingly simple illustrations and story, is a great jumpingoff point for some fun craft ideas for kids. Consider also having one sheet of special or colored paper that you can use as the book cover. That way, when you read the story again in the future, youll know when it was written. Now you can roll the paper strip onto the left dowel. Create a cover page for your book with an illustration, the title of the story and the authors name. Craft a great construction paper cardinal and an easy bird feeder after sharing picture books about winter birds. How to make easy paper book diy mini notebook origami.
Even toddlers who havent yet learned to write could help to create a storybook that youre both sure to treasure. Also make sure that the paper is centered onthe wooden dowel. Gather and order a piece of black, red, white, gold, and green construction paper. How your kids can make a book in under an hour my kids. Construction paper crafts for kids force, kate, ortiz, susie on. Cutpaper play dazzling creations from construction paper.
All of us have a great deal of intuitive knowledge about construction paper. Top flight construction paper tablet, book of colors, 9 x 12 inches, 48 sheets, polywrapped 61. How to make a book with construction paper for kids ehow. You can use more than 12 pages, but binding may become more. Tissue collage grade inspired by giraffes cant dance. This simple paper craft caterpillar is a good one for book week. Now you can attach the end of the paper strip to one of the dowels with the tapemaking sure that it is secure. Pacon creative products let your imagination shine. Mcgraw hill construction books mcgrawhill professional. Just staple large sheets of white construction paper between two colored covers. If the layers of construction paper are too thick to punch through, punch the holes through the cover of the book and use the holes as a template to punch holes through the remainder of the pages. Dazzling creations from construction paper williamson kids can. This can be one big image or lots of little pictures showing the action, like a comic book.
We have cut it, pasted it, made festive paper chains, and, sadly, occasionally, watched our creations fade and disintegrate over time. How to make books out of construction paper youtube. Cut three lengths of ribbon, each about 12 inches in length, and thread one through each hole in the book. It is the perfect for prek or kindergarten activity to get kids practicing their fine motor skills. A necessary part of the gender parity change agenda. To make a popup book, start by folding a sturdy piece of construction paper in half and cutting 2 parallel, horizontal slits in the center of the paper to create a tab.
Pacon offers the most dynamic range of paperbased school products and school art materials under the sun. Signup to get the inside scoop from our monthly newsletters. A brief history of impermanence joan irving introduction. If your child prefers a small book that can be tucked in a pocket, cut construction paper into 3by6inch pieces one from colored paper for the cover and a few from white paper for the pages. How to make a childrens book with construction paper.
This is a glimpse into the life of a male first grade teacher. This video will show you how to create books out of construction paper. Decide how many pages you would like your book to be. Comprehensive list of mcgraw hill construction books.