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Book Inspired Kids Crafts Roundup

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Welcome, crafty friends! Here at Glued To My Crafts, we absolutely love finding new ways to combine reading and creativity.

There is something truly magical about watching a beloved children’s book come to life right before your eyes. When kids create artwork based on their favorite stories, it sparks their imagination and makes reading even more exciting. Plus, we love seeing the huge smiles and pure pride on their faces when they finish their colorful masterpieces. Storytime and craft time really are the perfect match!

To help you bring the magic of reading into your craft routine, we put together a special curated roundup of our absolute favorite book-inspired kids crafts. Whether you want to make a beautiful rainbow garden, a friendly monster puppet, or a classic storybook bear, these easy tutorials pair perfectly with your daily reading adventures.

Grab your favorite craft supplies, pick out a great book, and let’s get crafting!

A raccoon face made from gray paper, googly eyes, and heart shapes sits on patterned paper with red and pink hearts, alongside the book A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon. Perfect inspiration for a cute raccoon paper plate craft! Username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is visible.

PAPER PLATE RACCOON CRAFT IDEA

A paper plate sleeping bear craft made with brown paper and black cutouts rests atop the book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman, surrounded by snowflake decorations in the background.

PAPER PLATE SLEEPING BEAR CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled The Dinosaur Who Discovered Hamburgers sits next to a paper plate hamburger craft, all atop a red checkered tablecloth. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE HAMBURGER CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is on a table with craft materials, including a craft stick hot dog, yellow and red paint, and a printed Instagram handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

POPSICLE STICK HOT DOG CRAFT IDEA

A “Love Monster” book by Rachel Bright is surrounded by heart crafts, felt hearts, and a Paper Plate Love Monster with big eyes, white teeth, and pipe cleaner antennae. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE LOVE MONSTER CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled The Little Puppy by Nicola Killen is surrounded by heart-themed paper. A paper plate dog craft with googly eyes and black spots is in the foreground. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE PUPPY DOG CRAFT IDEA

A whimsical paper plate unicorn craft with yarn hair and a gold horn sits atop the Unicorn Day book, surrounded by pink paper and vibrant backgrounds. Text reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE UNICORN CRAFT IDEA

Two colorful popsicle stick superheroes made from googly eyes, paper capes, and felt masks are displayed on a star-patterned surface next to the book How to Be a Superhero. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK SUPERHERO PUPPET CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled A Big Guy Took My Ball! lies on patterned paper next to a vibrant paper plate beach ball craft, featuring sections of orange, purple, blue, yellow, and pink tissue paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS watermark is in the bottom corner.

PAPER PLATE BEACH BALL CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled OCEAN sits on a table, topped with an adorable popsicle stick octopus craft made from googly eyes and curled ribbon. A fish cutout and the @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS handle are also visible.

POPSICLE STICK OCTOPUS CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! is next to a colorful seashell wand craft with ribbon streamers and various vibrant sheets of paper in the background.

PAPER SEASHELL WAND CRAFT IDEA

A paper plate cookie kid craft resembling a chocolate chip cookie is shown with children's books If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? in the background, along with colorful papers.

PAPER PLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled Mama in the Moon, a bottle of Elmer’s glue, and a paper plate valentine sloth craft made from colored paper are arranged on colorful sheets. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE SLOTH CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled “If You Give a Pig a Pancake,” Elmer’s school glue, colorful craft paper, and a fun Paper Plate Pancake craft with two yellow squares on top. Text: @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

PAPER PLATE PANCAKE CRAFT IDEA

A Pete the Cat book with three cute button paper plates, each resembling buttons and decorated with colored tissue paper and white paper circles. The plates are yellow, blue, and red. Text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE BUTTON CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled The Watermelon Seed with a cartoon crocodile on the cover sits on colorful paper, next to a handmade watermelon craft—perfect for summer craft ideas using green yarn and pink tissue paper.

PAPER PLATE WATERMELON SLICE CRAFT IDEA

Two children’s books, “Grumpy Monkey” and “Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana,” are on a table with a yellow paper plate banana craft. The handle @gluedtomycrafts appears at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE BANANA CRAFT IDEA

Three Pete the Cat books are displayed behind a Paper Plate Fish bowl craft with a yellow handprint fish, googly eye, and red smile. Dried beans decorate the plate as the ocean floor. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is labeled in front.

PAPER PLATE FISH BOWL CRAFT IDEA

A vibrant paper plate fish craft, inspired by tropical paper fish, is adorned with colorful tissue squares and a googly eye. It rests beside The Rainbow Fish book on a patterned background. Username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is displayed below.

PAPER PLATE RAINBOW FISH CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled Hippos Remain Calm sits on colored notebooks. In front, a cheerful paper plate hippo craft with googly eyes and gray paper features is displayed. A tag reads “@GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.”.

PAPER PLATE HIPPO CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled “Will the Pigeon Graduate?” is next to a blue paper plate pigeon craft with construction paper, googly eye, and beak, on a colorful patterned background. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE PIGEON CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled “Dragons Love Tacos” is placed behind a paper plate taco craft decorated with googly eyes, a smile, and colorful tissue paper toppings. Yarn balls and red paper add to the fun taco-themed scene.

PAPER PLATE TACO CRAFT IDEA

A paper bag cow puppet, also known as a lunch sack cow, with a big googly eye and green scarf sits on top of children’s farm-themed books, including Dr. Seuss’s The Farm, Barnyard Dance! and Old MacDonald Had a Farm.

PAPER BAG COW CRAFT IDEA

A children's book titled If You Give a Dog a Donut, Elmer's glue, scissors, and a Paper Plate Donut kid craft made with tissue paper and heart stickers are arranged on pink polka-dot paper.

TISSUE PAPER & PAPER PLATE DONUT CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled Theres a Unicorn in Your Book by Tom Fletcher is shown with pastel-colored papers and a paper plate unicorn craft with red yarn hair. A whimsical paper unicorn comes to life, with @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE UNICORN CRAFT IDEA

A paper plate pepperoni pizza with yellow paper cheese and red toppings sits on a table next to the Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party book. The Instagram handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE PIZZA CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled “Giraffes Can’t Dance” sits next to a colorful paper handprint giraffe craft, made from a yellow handprint on purple paper, decorated with brown spots, googly eyes, and surrounded by red hearts.

HANDPRINT GIRAFFE CRAFT IDEA

A Paper Plate Spaghetti craft features yarn “spaghetti” and brown paper “meatballs” on a red and white plate, alongside books like “Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!,” Elmer’s glue, and crafting supplies. @gluedtomycrafts.

PAPER PLATE & YARN SPAGHETTI CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled “The Best Mouse Cookie” sits next to a mouse craft made from paper, tissue, and a googly eye—perfect for summer craft ideas. Gold and silver star decorations surround the items. The text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE MOUSE CRAFT IDEA

Children’s craft project inspired by Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. Features a blue paper with a cut-out of sunglasses, filled with foil, and decorated with ocean animal stickers. Elmer’s glue and book are nearby.

ALUMINUM FOIL SUNGLASSES CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book, The Rainbow Fish, sits beside a paper plate fish craft covered in colorful dot stickers with a googly eye and glittery pink fins. An @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS handle is visible at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & DOT STICKER RAINBOW FISH

Three bear crafts made from paper plates, googly eyes, and craft sticks are displayed on top of the books Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears. A @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS watermark is shown.

PAPER PLATE THREE LITTLE BEARS CRAFT IDEA

Text saying LET'S GET CRAFTY! in teal letters, surrounded by colorful stars and heart shapes on a white background—perfect inspiration for making handprint clay ornaments.

We hope you found plenty of inspiration in this collection of book-inspired kids crafts! Pairing a great story with a fun art project is a fantastic way to spend an afternoon making memories together.

If you decide to recreate any of these ideas with your little ones, we want to see your colorful masterpieces! Be sure to snap a quick picture and tag us on your favorite social media platforms. We love seeing how you put your own unique spin on these projects.

Are you looking for even more creative ideas to add to your daily routine? Take a look around the Glued To My Crafts blog for hundreds of easy, kid-friendly tutorials that are perfect for craft time. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest so you never miss out on our latest projects and free printables.

Happy crafting, my friends!

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Craft Activity Safety Guidelines:

Always Ensure Adult Supervision - Young children should be supervised at all times when engaging in craft activities. This is essential to keep them safe and ensure materials are used correctly. Use Age-Appropriate Supplies - Choose craft supplies that are suitable for your child’s age. Check labels for recommendations and avoid items with small parts or sharp edges for younger children. Modify as Needed - Feel free to adapt materials or steps to meet your child's abilities and safety needs. For example, substitute scissors with safety scissors if necessary. Keep an Eye on Allergies - Be mindful of potential allergens in craft materials like glue, paint, or certain fabrics. Opt for non-toxic and hypoallergenic options whenever possible. Organize and Secure Supplies - Keep all craft tools and materials organized. Store sharp objects, small parts, and potentially hazardous items out of reach when not in use. Following these guidelines will ensure that crafts remain fun, creative, and, most importantly, safe for everyone involved!