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February 22, 2018

Foldables: Make an 8-page mini book from one sheet of paper!

In today’s post: Learn how to make an 8-page mini foldable book from one sheet of paper! Free printable template so your kids can design their own books. Easy foldables idea.

I am ALWAYS on the lookout for easy art projects my kids can do. And by easy, I mean projects that don’t involve glitter, glue, or anything else that will make me rue the day I allowed my children to use them. At the same time, I want something that’s fun enough to capture my kids’ imagination and hopefully keep them busy for a while. These mini foldable books are the perfect kid project! With a couple of folds you can turn one sheet of paper into an 8-page book complete with a title page on the front and an author page on the back.

How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

Fun foldables idea: Mini book from one sheet of paper

My two elementary school age kids had a blast with these! Designing a mini book is much more fun that coloring on a blank sheet of paper. We started with this:

How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

And after a bit of folding and a simple cut, ended up with foldable books…

How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

…they could write and illustrate themselves!

How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

It was pretty fun to see them both hard at work on their books.

How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

I made a few extra mini foldable books and tossed them in the bag I take to church, along with some colored pencils. My kids sat coloring quietly while (hopefully) listening to the speakers – it was great!

How to make a mini foldable book from one sheet of paper

My kids learned how to make these books at school; they’re called “foldables”. To give the book a title page on the front cover and an author page on the back cover, I created a printable template. Download the template by clicking here.

Print out your template at full size or 100% on plain 8.5×11 printer paper. You can use white or colored paper, just don’t use cardstock or it will be too thick to fold nicely.

How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

Then watch this video to see how to turn one sheet of paper into a foldable book:

Foldables are pretty fun! If you want to learn how to make different types of foldables, check out this link.

And if you’re looking for more fun art projects for kids, visit these posts:

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How to make a fun mini book from one sheet of paper! Easy foldables idea PLUS printable template.

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  1. Kristie says

    February 22, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    This is so super cool! I can’t wait to do this for trips we take. And when we go to “see” historical things that might bore my kids. This is so awesome. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  2. Beth says

    May 29, 2019 at 9:33 am

    Wonderful simple instructions. I’ve made this one page book before but I loved your instructions so much better than the way I was taught. I think I could do this with younger kids now. Thank you!

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  3. Janice Chee says

    July 30, 2019 at 9:13 pm

    Hi!

    Would you be able to share an editable version of the template?

    Thank you so much!

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  4. Carmen Torres says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:27 am

    THANK YOU very much for letting us print the mini book template. You are so sweet! Great idea!!

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  5. Carry says

    July 31, 2020 at 9:31 am

    It looks so nice, it might be interesting to kids) We made a little bit bigger printed books with a older children and https://edubirdie.com/case-converter helped us a lot and saved our time. I think if you are going to make a book you should know about automotive case converter.

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  6. Carol says

    November 10, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    Children love to make handicrafts from colored paper, cardboard, natural materials, plasticine. This is a great pastime to do handicrafts together with your child. To spend more time with children, I order the service of writing an essay from specialists – https://writehistoryessay.com/. They help me great, there is always more time to spend it with the family.

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    January 13, 2021 at 10:22 pm

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