Peacock Bookmark Craft

Build a colorful paper peacock whose wings hold onto a book page.

What you’ll need

The printable template, colored paper, a pencil, scissors, craft glue, and a black marker. Cardstock works well for a sturdy bookmark or backing strip.

Your printable

This one-page PDF contains the pattern pieces for the craft. Use it to trace shapes onto colored paper, or color the printed pieces before cutting them out.

Make your bookmark

1. Trace and cut the body, tail fan, feather accents, wings, legs, and beak from colored paper.

2. Layer the small teardrops onto the large ones and arrange them around the tail fan. Add the legs and beak to the body.

3. Glue only the upper ends of the wings to the body, leaving the lower portions loose. Draw the face and attach the body to the tail fan.

A little extra fun

Slide a page between the loose wings and body after the glue is completely dry.

Printing and crafting tips

Print one test copy and check the size against your book before preparing a group set. Keep the bookmark flat, let all glue dry before using it, and ask an adult to help with small pieces or tricky cuts.

See the step-by-step photos and full craft instructions on Mommy Made That.

For personal or classroom use only. Please do not resell or redistribute the file.