Create your own book of favorite jokes and riddles with your children ages 4 and up. Children love jokes and will treasure a collection to look at over and over. Write just one of two jokes on each piece of paper. If it’s a riddle, put the answer on the back of the page. Draw colorful pictures to go with the joke. Follow the directions below to turn your collection of illustrated jokes into a book.

Step 1: Get two pieces of thin cardboard at least 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm), to match the size of the paper.

Step 2: Gather the following: ribbon, string or a stapler, crayons or markers, or if you want scissors, glue, white paper or colored construction paper.

Step 3: Cut the cardboard into the size you want for your cover. Cut two pieces: one for the front and one for the back. Make two holes along one of the long edges, in the same spot on both pieces. Your ribbon or string will go through here to hold your pages together. (You can also staple the pages together if you want to keep it simple.)

Step 4: To decorate the covers: Draw right on the cardboard or create decoration using glue, paper and whatever else you might have around the house (magazine pictures, material, pressed flowers, old buttons, etc.) and place them in a design on the cover.

Step 5: When you have the items placed where you like them, then take your glue and start gluing the items down. Continue gluing until you are done. Set it aside and let it dry for a few hours.

Step 6: Punch holes in the paper you’ve written the jokes on to match the holes in the cover.

Step 7: Take your covers after they have dried and put the joke papers between the covers. Take your ribbon and thread it through the holes of the covers and the matching holes in the paper. Tie the ribbon into a knot or a bow. You can always add more pages later.