Start a Fun Book Club for Kids

Motivating kids to read can be tricky. A great way to stimulate a child's appetite for reading is to start a book club for kids. After all, it's more fun to read a book when your friends are reading it too. When kids participate in a book club, they can have a blast, while they reap the incredible benefits of reading.

1. Pick a Theme for your Book Club

2. Name Your Kids’ Book Club

3. Decide on the Number of Participants

4. Choose a Meeting Location

5. Ask Other Parents to Volunteer

6. Establish Channels of Communication

7. Decide on the Frequency and Timing of Book Club Meetings

8. Figure Out Timing

9. Provide Snacks For your Book Club Meetings

10. Choose Your Books

11. Keep the Conversation Flowing

12. Establish Ground Rules

13. Organize Complimentary Activities

Make sure the kids in your book club always leave the meeting with a smile on their faces. One way to do that is to create a fun activity that is related to the book you’re reading.

For example:

Create a collage or bookmark related to the theme of the book

Have the kids dress up as their favorite character and act out a scene

Draw an alternate book cover

Create a comic strip based on the storyline

Invite a local author