We’re getting ready to dive into our favourite books with Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book.
Bring your favourite book to life with our simple pop up book craft activity.
All you’ll need is some paper, a pair of scissors, some colouring pens and a glue stick.
![Pop up book 1](https://images.northernstage.co.uk/uploads/2024/05/Pop-up-book-1-scaled-e1716899985161.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
1. Firstly, take an A4 piece of paper and fold it in half.
![Pop up book 4](https://images.northernstage.co.uk/uploads/2024/05/Pop-up-book-4-scaled-e1716900156567.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
2. Take your scissors and cut two horizontal slits in the centre of the page along the folded edge. These slits will create a tab for the pop up effect.
![Pop up book 8](https://images.northernstage.co.uk/uploads/2024/05/Pop-up-book-8-scaled-e1716906221867.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
3. Next, either draw your own picture or find one online to print out. Once you have your picture, use your scissors to cut around it. This will be the picture that pops out in your book.
![Pop up book 5](https://images.northernstage.co.uk/uploads/2024/05/Pop-up-book-5-3-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
4. Using your glue stick, attach your picture to the tab in the middle of the page.
![Pop up book 7](https://images.northernstage.co.uk/uploads/2024/05/Pop-up-book-7-1-scaled-e1716907310281.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
5. It’s now time to get creative and decorate your pages using your colouring pens and write down what happens in your story.
![Pop up book 10](https://images.northernstage.co.uk/uploads/2024/05/Pop-up-book-10-1-scaled-e1716978761374.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
6. Don’t forget to decorate the front page too and give your book a title.
If you’d like to add more pages to your pop up book, just repeat the same process again.
There’s still time to book tickets for Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book.
Don’t forget to bring your new pop up book along with you!