At a Glance
These printable pet bookmarks give preschool, kindergarten and other children six cute animal designs to cut out, color and keep, featuring a cat, dog, hamster, bunny, bearded dragon and pony. A pre-colored and a black and white version are included. Cutting and coloring build fine motor and scissor skills, while a personal bookmark helps encourage a love of reading.
What do a hamster, a puppy and a bearded dragon have in common? With these printable pet bookmarks, they can all become your little learners’ new favorite reading buddies!
In this set, there’s a cat, dog, hamster, bunny, bearded dragon and pony to choose from. Each one comes in a pre-colored version that’s ready to go and a black and white version if your little ones want to make it their own.
A bookmark they’ve chosen, cut out and then colored themselves is very personal, and that little bit of ownership can hopefully help to get them excited to pick up a book (and remember where they left off!).
They’ll be building fine motor and scissor skills along the way without even noticing. If your little ones enjoyed our farm animal bookmarks, these make a lovely addition to the collection.
Time to find a good book!
And if your little ones love coloring, you can check out more cool coloring pages here.
What Skills Can Your kids Learn?
Now you may not think it, but there’s actually quite a lot of skills that can be practiced and developed when your children are happily coloring away.
These pet themed bookmarks can help your children practice and develop their writing skills, such as:
- Hand-eye coordination – to be able to understand what they are seeing and get their hands to go where they want them to go
- Hand and finger strength – the ability to be able to apply enough pressure to make marks on the page and hold the pencil firmly
- Hand dominance – developing and strengthening the skill of one of their hands
- Crossing the mid-line – this is the ability to cross the imaginary line running down the center of your body – it means they won’t have to switch hands if they want to color on the other side of the page
- Pencil control – holding the pencil correctly to allow for a full and fluid range of movement
- Cutting skills – as they try to cut them out oh so neatly
- Positive attitude toward reading – Making and owning their own bookmark gives children a personal reason to reach for a book.
These are all vital skills that will set them up to be brilliant at writing in the future! But let’s not forget:
- Creativity – coloring is a great way to promote a child’s creativity. Will they stick with traditional monster colors or will they come up with their own whacky designs?
Coloring can also be great for children’s focus when they’re trying their hardest to stay in the lines, and I’m sure as anyone out there who’s ever picked up an ‘adult’ coloring book – they can also be a great way to relax and have a moment of calm.
How To Prepare These Pet Bookmarks To Color
First you need to download them by clicking on the download box at the bottom of the page.
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Then print them out.
There’s pre-colored bookmarks and plain ones included in the pack!
Then cut them (or let your little learners have a go).
That’s pretty much it – just need to grab some pencils, pens or crayons, decorate the bookmarks and then it’s time to get stuck into their favourite book!
Enjoy and let’s nurture those neurons!
