Free Printable Slumber Party Bookmarks Printable – a fun party activity and craft!

If you’re looking for a slumber party bookmarks printable that’s cute, hand-illustrated and… free! You’re in the right spot. When you’re done, check out this sleep mask decorating activity with kids too.

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Every time I throw a birthday party, especially one that’s craft focused, I try to provide some sort of coloring page or printable activity that’s more open-ended for early finishers. This is usually not something that’s a main craft or that requires direction. It’s something the kids can just do so that they’re not bored.

When we threw A a mock-sleepover themed party, we also made a bit of a bedtime story corner, so bookmarks were just the perfect activity for that.

For A’s 5th un-slumber party (or “sleep under”), I created some really fun bookmarks in a sleepover theme and decided to offer them here as a free download as well. You can download these right here, or scroll to the end of the post to learn more about them, and get some crafting tips.

You’ll have another opportunity to download it at the end of this post, so if you prefer craft direction first, go ahead and read along!

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Crafting the slumber party bookmarks at a party

Since crafting at a party is not quite the same as crafting this at home with the littles, I figured I’d offer some of my best tips.

We crafted it as part of a structured party setup with preschoolers. If it’s tweens or teens, a smaller slumber party, or a more open-ended craft workshop, it’ll look different. I’ll include as many pointers as I can based on the party style below.

Preparation

Print your bookmarks on good cardstock.

For older kids, coloring pages can just be cut out. Give each kid a sheet to work with. For younger kids – and as a secondary activity – I do recommend pre-cutting them. It’s not hard, and you can use a paper trimmer to keep it neater, or just cut it by hand.

What to put out

This can be just a coloring activity or a bit more of a craft. We used colored pencils, so that the kids felt like they had something a bit more grown-up to color it with, but it’s still affordable, and neat.

You can definitely play it up a few notches by offering stick-on gems or other decorating supplies. I do recommend sticking with things that don’t need dry time – so self-adhesive decorating supplies (as opposed to glue) and fast-drying art supplies.

For older kids, go a bit more sophisticated. My favorite for the tween-and-up age group is gel pens. Quality does matter. For one-time use, you can go with a cheap set, but if you want one that you can pull out again and again, go for gelly rolls. You don’t need to get the full spectrum, but get a good color assortment.

Sending it home

Before each party, I usually prepare a goody bag with each participant’s name, with extra space for the projects. (We do have a few extras that can be labeled on the fly if needed). That way, we can collect the projects we make in their bags as we go along.

When I run craft workshops at other parties, I do the same with a Ziploc bag (or organza bag for jewelry making).

For this particular party, it was even more helpful. The crafts were a big element of the favor bags (specifically the sleep masks that they decorated) so the bags had the basic favors and the crafts were added in along the way.

Bookmarks fit nicely in lolly-sized bags, and can be sent home looking nice – not just like a coloring page – but like a “make-and-take” party favor.

Tips for finishing off and crafting the slumber party bookmarks

Want to take your slumber party bookmarks up a notch? Here are some crafting tips for finishing them off.

Of course, you can also stick to just coloring. If you’re doing this in place of basic coloring/activity pages for early finishers, you really can leave it just at that. But a few little touches can bring this pretty inexpensive craft up a notch and make it look really nice.

Tassels and other finishing touches

We pre-punched holes in our bookmarks before giving them to the kids to take home. Then, we added simple tassels to each. Just thread the loop end through, and pull the tassel end through the loop. It takes a second, doesn’t require glue and is an easy finishing touch that makes it look “real”.

Some other ideas for finishing it off:

• Use a corner punch to round off the edges (do this post laminating if you plant to laminate). This is both practical – it’ll minimize distress – and makes it look much more polished. A corner punch is one of my best craft-room investments – I use it all the time to polish up my prints.
• Let kids reinforce edges by framing them with decorative washi tape. It’s a great activity extension, especially when crafting with teens or tweens.
• For teens and tweens, turn it into more of a substantial craft by letting them craft their own tassels or beaded charms from scratch.

Should you laminate the bookmarks?

If you have a designated helper, you can definitely laminate the bookmarks before sending them home. They will look much nicer and be more durable. Don’t do this for an “early finisher” activity, but if it’s a primary take-home it’ll be a serious upgrade with minimal cost and effort.

Make sure to write names on each bookmark, laminate, and cut out to the edge of the bookmarks. Any finishing touches should be added after (tassels, gems, corner punches…)

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