Whether it’s International Tiger Day or World Wildlife Day, this tiger corner bookmark is the perfect craft to make! Perfect for learning about India too!

Most of us shop for groceries weekly, and then we chop and prep all our food, going on to cook each meal and finishing it all up with cleanup. It’s quite a lot of effort.

Now imagine getting your food with very little physical effort, and then having enough to last a whole week. Sounds ridiculous, but it’s certainly possible if you’re a tiger!

Tigers kill their prey with a bite to their neck or head, and one large deer can last a tiger an entire week. Here are some more interesting facts about this amazing cat.

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Fun Facts about Tigers

Tigers are the largest wildcats in the world, with adult tigers weighing up to 363kg
A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as three kilometres away
Every tiger’s stripe pattern is unique; no two tigers have the same stripes
Over half the world’s tigers are in India; it’s the country’s national animal
Tigers are listed as ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature

With International Tiger Day falling on 29th July and India’s Independence Day coming up on 15th August, this seems like the perfect time for a tiger corner bookmark papercraft!

Tiger Corner Bookmark Papercraft for Kids

Supplies required:

Colored craft paper
Scissors
Pencil
Craft glue
Sharpies

How to make the Tiger Corner Bookmark Papercraft:

1. Download the Tiger Corner Bookmark Papercraft template. The template has everything you need to make the tiger corner bookmark, including the tiger’s head, mouth, ears, and tail, as well as a large square for the bookmark base.

2. Trace the patterns of the template on craft paper of the appropriate colors and cut them out. It’s a tiger, so we’ll keep the base, head and tail orange. The ears can be pink, and go for white or off-white for the mouth.

3. Let’s start the tiger corner bookmark papercraft with the tiger’s head! Stick the mouth towards the bottom of the tiger’s head. Use glue to stick the ears inside the appropriate spots on the head.

4. Take out your black Sharpie and draw some eyes and a nose on the tiger’s face. Your tiger corner bookmark is starting to look cute!

5. Time for the black Sharpies again, this time to draw stripes. Draw three stripes on top of the tiger’s head, and two stripes on either side of the face. Put aside the tiger head; it’s time to make the bookmark base!

6. Take the square bookmark base and fold it in half diagonally, so you get a triangle.

7. Fold the right corner of the triangle’s base upward, to meet the top corner.

8. Take the folded flap from the previous step and fold it downward in half.

9. Repeat steps 7-8 on the left side.

10. Unfold the last 4 folds so you are left with a triangle with creases.

11. Take the top corner of the top flap and fold it down to meet the triangle’s base. You now have three little triangles in a row on the bottom.

12. Fold the rightmost small triangle upward and tuck the end into the fold made in Step 11.

13. Repeat the previous step on the left side. You now have a basic corner bookmark pattern.

14. Use a pair of scissors to round out the edges on the top two corners

15. Turn the tiger corner bookmark over so that all the folds are underneath. Place the bookmark pattern so that the pointy corner faces the left, and the rounded corners face right and up, respectively.

16. Time to do the final assembly! Stick the tiger’s head on the top of the bookmark pattern, on the rounded edge. Then stick the tail on the other rounded edge, applying glue behind the bookmark.

17. Use a black Sharpie to draw the striped patterns on the tail and all over the tiger’s body.

You’ve done it – your tiger corner bookmark papercraft is ready!

How cute are these little guys? Even if you close your book, you can’t miss that striped tail popping up from inside your book! It’s always fun to read more when you have a little friend to encourage you throughout! You can also use a black Sharpie to add some eyelashes if you want a more ‘girly’ tiger corner bookmark – make it your own!

If you’re looking for more animal-themed corner bookmarks, check these out: