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    Home » Crafts » Holiday Crafts » Cupcake Bookmark Craft & Free Printable Valentine Cards

    Cupcake Bookmark Craft & Free Printable Valentine Cards

    Published: Dec 30, 2017 · Modified: Apr 15, 2021 by Bren

    This pom pom cupcake bookmark craft with free printable Valentine cards will charm your sweetie! Bookmarks are more fun when they look like something fun and exciting to kids… cupcakes!

    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

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    Making Valentines

    I love creating homemade Valentines with my kiddos. It’s a fun way to spend an afternoon together. We can sit and talk about what’s going on at school or just listen to music and joke around while we create.

    There is just something about a Valentine’s Day party that says “homemade craft” to me. Maybe it’s that homemade Valentine gifts seem so much more personal than boxes of store-bought cards. 

    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

    Pom Pom Cupcakes

    One of our favorite, kid-friendly crafts is pom poms. Pom poms are easy for kids to make and can be used all sorts of ways. (Have you see the adorable turkeys we made for Thanksgiving, our Easter bunny tails, or our pom pom flowers?).

    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

    How to Make Pom Pom Bookmarks

    This year we decided to turn pom poms into a Valentine’s Day craft. Bookmarks make a great kids-friendly (but non-candy) Valentine treat.

    Supplies

    This craft uses a few simple supplies:

    • Mini cupcake wrappers
    • Yarn (medium weight cotton or synthetic that is affordable)
    • Scissors
    • Large paper clips (at least 2 inches long, metal or plastic)
    • Cardstock for reinforcing wrappers
    • Corrugated cardboard (optional)
    • Mini pom poms for toppers (about ¼ inch in diameter)
    • Hot glue or school glue
    • White cardstock
    • Free printable PDF pattern
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

     Directions

    1. Make yarn pom poms that are approximately 2.5 inches in diameter. How to make pom poms:
      • Cut a 3×3 square of cardboard to use as a pattern (you can also use your hand or a large serving fork).
      • Wrap one end of the cardboard 50 times with yarn, keep the yarn in a small area.
      • Slip the yarn off of cardboard and tie center tightly with a 12 inches long piece of yarn. Turn yarn over and tie again.
      • Cut loops on each end. Be careful not to cut the center tie or the long ends of the tie.
      • Roll the pom pom in your hands to shape it in a sphere, Rolling the pom pom in your hands also unravels the yarn a bit and make the pom pom more fluffy.
      • Trim the pom pom into a sphere. Roll in your hands again as you cut to check areas that need more trimming. (Remember not to cut the long tie!)
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.
    1. Reinforce the bottom and sides of the cupcake wrapper.
      • Cut a piece of cardstock the size of the bottom of your cupcake wrapper. Glue the circle into the center of the wrapper using your choice of adhesive (this makes the bookmark stronger).
      • Poke two holes through the bottom of the cardstock and cupcake wrapper using a thick needle of metal tool.
      • Cut a piece of cardstock the diameter of your cupcake wrapper (approx. 3 inches by ¼ inch).
      • Glue the ring onto the sides of the wrapper using your choice of adhesive. (This keeps the wrapper from being stretched out by the pom pom and makes it look more like a real cupcake.)
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.
    1. Poke the paper clip through one hole in the bottom of the wrapper. (This is a bit hard to do, but gets easier with practice. Young kids may need help.)

    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

    1. Hook the long yarn tail from your pom pom under the paperclip then poke the paperclip through the second hole and down through the wrapper.

    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

    1. Tie the pom pom tightly to the paperclip using the yarn tail.
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.
    1. Knot the yarn again and trim the ends so they fit inside the wrapper and cannot be seen. Rotate the paper clip until the second bend is inside the wrapper. Make sure you can attach your clip to a piece of paper.
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.
    1. Glue a mini pom pom to the top of the yarn pom pom.
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.
    1. Attach a free printable Valentine Card to each bookmark. You can use bakers twine or simply hook the bookmark to the tag.
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.
    1. Enjoy giving your homemade Valentine crafts to all your Valentines!
    Cupcake Bookmark Craft and Free Printable Valentine Cards from BrenDid -Learn to make pom poms into cute cupcake bookmarks. Easy kids’ craft for Valentine's Day gifts and cards.

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    Comments

    1. Lorina

      January 21, 2017 at 1:44 pm

      What adhesive did you use to adhere the cardboard peices tot he cupcake holder? How did you make th tiny holes? The smaple I made didn’t keep the paperclip in nice and tight. I moves around alot so the whole upcake part wiggles around and isn’t ridgid. Thank you for your help.L

      Reply
      • Bren

        January 22, 2017 at 2:51 pm

        Lorina, I use school glue or hot glue to adhere the cardboard. You can add a drop of glue to the paperclip before tying o the yarn if the cupcake wiggles. I use a scriber or a large pin to make the holes, you want something that is a bit smaller than your paperclip. Good luck!

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    2. Jenny

      February 10, 2016 at 9:21 am

      I made them with my fourth grade class. They turned out SOOO cute! Thanks for the fun and easy idea.

      Reply
      • Bren

        February 10, 2016 at 9:35 am

        Jenny, I’m so glad to hear that your students loved them!

        Reply
    3. Lisa

      January 27, 2015 at 2:52 pm

      So cute! I really want to make these this year. 🙂

      Reply
      • Bren

        January 27, 2015 at 4:19 pm

        Thanks Lisa! They are a fun craft. Let me know how they turn out.

        Reply

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