Summer Reading Game for Kids

Free Printable Book Travel Passport & Bookland Stamps

I’m delighted to share with you my latest creation: the Book Traveler Passport complete with destination stamps to explore, discover, and love “Bookland”.  

I was inspired to create something like this by Everyday Snapshot’s free summer reading program Traveling Through the Pages, which I’ve signed us up. Even if we don’t follow it to a T, it’ll be good inspiration I’m sure!  

free printable book traveler passport and stamps. For kids of all ages

You can use my free printable book exploring package anytime, at any season. And during the summer whether you join a summer program or not.  

I am actually not that inclined to use rewards for enticing Super Hero to get reading.  I do like to think of prizes listed as rewards as fantastic ideas for things to just do and enjoy with children.  I believe that the joy of reading, itself, ought to be the reward. The truest reward there is!    But, there’s nothing like a good game to get things going, or to spice them up a bit —or a lot— sometimes!

Collect All Bookland Stamps

Kids of all ages will enjoy collecting stamps from near and far bookland places. Inside you’ll find:

  • Adventure
  • Librolandia (bookland in Spanish)
  • Poetry
  • Read aloud to dad
  • Read aloud to mom
  • Realistic fiction
  • Sports
  • Voyage

As you can see, it’s easy to let your child’s imagination run free. Collect all these stamps on his passport, or make up his favorite genres.

What could be more fun to enjoy (or entice a reluctant child) a good read?

How to Play

First. Decide on a summer reading program, or not.

Second. Print the free Book Traveler Passport.

  • Print pages 2 and 3 of the package on one page, double-sided. You may wish to print this one on cardstock, and to laminate it also.
  • Fill the book with blank pages. I made the dimensions so you can cut a regular 8 1/2 by 11 copy paper in half, then fold it and staple it in the middle. It will fit exactly
  • Print the rest of the pages, one per page (not double-sided), and then cut the individual stamp as needed. You may wish to print these stamp pages on full label sheets (aff link) and instantly convert them into stickers which kids adore.  Each time you finish a book pick a corresponding stamp and stick it on any page, just as they do in the immigration/airports of the world.
  • To jazz it up even more, there are these oh-so-cute decorative date stampers. I spotted them on TJMaxx the other day, but here they are on Amazon too (aff links). Adding the date on top of the genre stamp will make it look even more authentic. Plain funner:

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American Crafts Roller Date Decorative Stamp, Amy Tangerine Photo Op

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American Crafts Roller Date Decorative Stamp, Amy Tangerine Today

Inspiring Reluctant Readers to Play

A trick that often works for reluctant readers is to top your library cards (cards, not card) with books of all sorts of genres or topics.  

Spread them all in very conspicuous places around your home. You might need to sit and go through them with your child at first or a few times, but if there’s a wide selection, something is bound to pique her interest.  

If nothing happens at the beginning just wait till she’s ready without making a fuzz about it.  And don’t forget audio books (see Super Hero’s top 10 favorites), they are so much fun to listen to in car rides, or whenever you just want to sit and relax.

So there you have it. If you have any ideas or suggestions to make this game better, please do share. We all love to get inspired by your suggestions!

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I hope you enjoy this reading game with your children, if you do please let me know, I’d love to hear about your book exploring adventures!

Happy reading!  🙂

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