Free Printable

How to Make a Mini-Book

A mini-book is a little eight-page storybook that folds up from one printed sheet of paper — no glue, no staples, just a few folds and a single cut. Every mini-book on Kiddz.club is made exactly the same way, so once you’ve folded one, you can fold them all.

You’ll need: 1 sheet of paper (your printed mini-book) and scissors. A grown-up should do the cutting.

The seven steps

Step 1 diagram: Print the mini-book page — **Print the mini-book page.** One sheet, single-sided, actual size — turn off “fit to page” so the panels stay even.

Step 2 diagram: Fold in half the long way — **Fold in half the long way.** Crease firmly, then open it back out.

Step 3 diagram: Fold in half the short way, then in half again — **Fold in half the short way, then in half again.** Crease each fold well.

Step 4 diagram: Open it out flat, pictures up — **Open it out flat, pictures up.** The fold lines divide the sheet into eight panels — the solid line in the middle is where you’ll cut.

Step 5 diagram: Fold again and cut along the middle crease — **Fold in half the short way again, then cut along the middle crease** — through both folded layers. A grown-up job: start at the folded edge, stop at the next fold line.

Step 6 diagram: Push the ends in — a diamond opens up — **Open it out, then fold the long way again, pictures facing out.** Hold each end and push in towards the middle — the cut opens into a diamond.

Step 7 diagram: An X, then a book — **Keep pushing until the panels make an X,** then wrap the pages round so the cover is on the front. Crease everything flat — you’re done!

Keep the steps by the scissors

Want the whole sequence on paper? The fold guide is a single printable sheet with all seven diagrams — handy to keep next to you the first few times.

Preview of the free printable mini-book fold guide from Kiddz.club

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Download the fold guide (PDF)

Mini-books you can make right now

Every seasonal phonics pack includes a fold-up decodable mini-book — print one and put this page to work:

Halloween phonics worksheets — with a fold-up Halloween mini-book
Christmas phonics worksheets — with a fold-up Christmas mini-book
Thanksgiving phonics worksheets — with a fold-up Thanksgiving mini-book
Valentine's Day phonics worksheets — with a fold-up Valentine's Day mini-book
Easter phonics worksheets — with a fold-up Easter mini-book
Summer phonics worksheets — with a fold-up Summer mini-book

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