By Sophie
Summer’s here! And nothing is so quintessentially summer as reading – in a hammock, on the beach, in the shade of a glorious tree… We decided to make reading even more fun and colorful by making not one, but two ABC Summer Bingo cards, one for kids and one for adults.
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Can you get a Bingo this summer? Feel free to fill it in as you see fit: you can go Old Skool and use one book per square, you can use one book to mark off several squares, you can go for the full blank out – the world’s your literary oyster!
Thanks to our amazing Matty for designing these cheerful cards. Feel free to print them out, or pick one up in one of our stores from Sunday 22 June onwards. Please tag us with your progress on our social media (Instagram Amsterdam, Instagram The Hague, Facebook, and TikTok) using #ABCSummerBingo.
If you’re stumped for inspiration, no worries, we’ve got you! Click the links below for some of our suggestions. Happy reading!
ABC SUMMER BINGO – KIDS VERSION CATEGORIES
- Read outside
- Read a book with food on the cover
- Read for 15 uninterrupted minutes
- Read past your bedtime
- Read a book recommended by your friend
- Read a book recommended by your adult or sibling
- Read a book by a new-to-you author
- Read a book with an animal/robot/alien on the cover
- Read out loud to your pet or your favorite stuffed toy
- Create your own cozy reading space
- Make your own book cover for your favorite book
- Read a poem (or write your own!)
- Write a review of a book you really loved and share it with someone
- Watch a movie based on a book you’ve read
- Write the first chapter of your own book
- Make a recipe from a cookbook (you’re allowed help from your adult here!)
ABC SUMMER BINGO – ADULTS VERSION CATEGORIES
- Read a book set on an island
- Read on the beach, or by the water
- Read a book from our ABC’s 100 Top Tips list (you can pick up a free poster in one of our stores, and read blurbs by our staff on each title here)
- Read a book recommended by your friend
- Read a book by a new-to-you author
- Read a book with a sun/ice cream/a cocktail on the cover
- Read a book under 150 pages long
- Make fan art of your favorite book or series
- Read a crime fiction or true crime book
- Read a book your parent loves/loved
- Read for 30 uninterrupted minutes
- Read a book set in a place you’ve never been before
- Write your favorite author a letter and send it to them (or their publisher)
- Write the first chapter of your own book
- Re-read a book you loved as a child
- Read a book based just on its cover (no peeking at the back!)
