Celebrate Book Week 2025 in style with our Book an Adventure Bookmarks Activity! These fun and flexible bookmarks are the perfect way to engage students with this year’s theme by encouraging them to see reading as the start of a brand-new adventure. With full-colour, low-colour, and black-and-white versions included, this resource allows for both ready-to-go distribution and hands-on creative expression.

Whether used as a classroom giveaway, reading reward, or quiet colouring activity, these bookmarks offer students a practical keepsake they can use throughout Book Week and beyond. The black-and-white versions are especially popular for personalised colouring, while the bright designs are great for decorating reading corners, book boxes, or as surprise desk treats to launch your celebrations.

Encourage students to think about the journeys books can take them on and let them share this joy with others by gifting an extra bookmark to a friend or family member. This simple yet meaningful activity supports literacy, creativity, and school-wide excitement around reading.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Reinforce reading as a positive, engaging daily habit
• ✅ Support the 2025 Book Week theme: Book an Adventure
• ✅ Foster creativity and self-expression through colouring and design
• ✅ Build a classroom culture that celebrates reading and sharing
• ✅ Provide a lasting and useful takeaway to mark the week

What’s Included:

• Full-colour bookmarks featuring themed illustrations and quotes
• Low-colour and black-and-white versions for student personalisation
• Multiple designs to suit a range of ages and preferences

Materials Needed:

• Printed bookmarks (preferably on A4 or A3 cardstock)
• Scissors for cutting
• Coloured pencils, crayons, or markers for decorating
• Optional: string, tassels, or ribbon for a decorative finish

How to Use:

1. Print the desired versions of the bookmarks on thick cardstock for durability.
2. Cut out each bookmark and distribute during Book Week events or morning welcome activities.
3. Invite students to colour their bookmarks and write their name or a reading quote on the back.
4. Encourage students to use their bookmark during independent reading or library visits.
5. Optional: gift extra bookmarks to family members, reading buddies, or friends.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as rewards for Book Week participation or reading challenges
• 💡 Hand out on desks as a surprise to kick off Book Week celebrations
• 💡 Set up a classroom “Bookmark Station” where students can colour and share
• 💡 Pair with a writing activity where students explain why reading is an adventure
• 💡 Host a classroom contest where students design their own bookmark to share

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate bookmarks after colouring to make them long-lasting keepsakes
• 💛 Attach ribbon or string through a hole-punch for a polished finish
• 💛 Let students vote on their favourite class-designed bookmark to be printed for the school
• 💛 Combine with other Book Week activities such as passport reading logs or adventure-themed displays

Our Book an Adventure Bookmarks Activity is a simple, versatile, and joyful way to highlight the excitement of reading during Book Week 2025. These bookmarks not only support literacy but also become treasured mementos students can carry with them long after the celebration ends.