Central Primary School Arts Day Second Grade: How to Make a Sketch Book

Items You Will Need A couple of twigs or craft popsicle stick Small ruler, a pencil with eraser, one rubber band and 2 paper clips

Items You Will Need Cont. Several sheets of 8.5 x 11” white copy paper cut in half 1 or 2 sheets of 9 x 12” construction paper cut in half Single hole punch Heavy duty pliers

There is no folding to make this book, just sandwich the white copy paper between the two construction paper covers. We used purple and orange, but choose what colors you like best.

Next, measure 1/2 inch from the edge of just one of your covers on the 5.5" side and draw a line across.

Then measure 1- inch in on each side of your pencil line and make two circles. This will be your punch guide.

Punch a hole through the two pencil marks you made on your cover.

You will use the cover as your template to punch through your other cover and the white papers. Paper clip up to 3 papers at once under your template to hold them in place as you punch. If you punch too many papers at once you may jam your hole punch.

When all of your papers are punched and clipped together sandwiched between your covers, choose a twig and with the help of an adult trim it just longer than the distance between your two holes. You could also use a wooden craft stick.

Thread part of your rubber band from the back of your book towards the front.

Pull the top of your twig through the rubber band loop and stretch the other end of your rubber band down through the second hole so you can wrap the second loop around the bottom of the twig.

Your book is ready to decorate! Don’t forget to write your name on your book.