Get Crafting with the FedEx Out Of Office blog

With Princess P turning two in just a few short days, we are trying to give her a jump-start on learning. We have worked on numbers, shapes and our ABCs, and now we are turning our attention to reading. Which, with a two year old, can be a bit of a task. But thanks to the wonderful bookmark template at the FedEx Out Of Office blog, we will never loose our place again.

Mom Central provided us with a wonderful opportunity when they sent Princess P and I a crafting pack that included everything we needed to create special, customized bookmarks. Inside the package we found: ribbon, stickers, crayons and bookmark templates in varying colors from the Out Of Office blog.
To create the bookmarks, I setup a special "work station" at our kitchen table complete with everything we needed to get crafting. As soon as I sat Princess P down at the table, she reached for the crayons and got to work coloring her yellow bookmark. We worked on the proper way to hold a crayon and she had so much fun adding her special touch to it. Next, we added some stickers for a bit of pizazz. Of course, when she saw the dog and bunny stickers, she just had to have those!
When we were finished coloring and decorating, I got out the hole puncher and created a hole near the top of the bookmark. Then, I let P decide on ribbon and we looped it through the hole and tied it off with a knot. This gave a perfect finishing touch to our bookmarks.
This definitley turned out to be a fun activity to do with Princess P. It was not only a fun learning craft for her, but it will also serve a purpose when she is finished reading for the day. Next time we decide to do this craft, though, I will be sure to stop by our local FedEx and have the bookmarks laminated. It only costs a few dollars and it will make the bookmarks last a whole lot longer. Also, be sure to check out the FedEx Out Of Office blog for a variety of other templates to create with your kids this summer.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of FedEx Office and received the items necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.