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Lacing cards are a fun way for preschoolers to improve their fine motor skills. While you can purchase lacing cards, you'll save money and have fun making your own. In the preschool book Ship Shapes, your preschooler will explore 9 different shapes. You can create your own lacing cards to reinforce the shapes learned in this preschool book. Check out the simple steps below to make lacing cards for preschoolers!
Paper punch
Scissors
Old shoelace or string
Construction paper
Paint
Paintbrushes
Glue
Draw the shape of your lacing card on the cardboard. Carefully cut the shape out of the cardboard.
Step 2:
With the paper punch, carefully punch holes about an inch apart all the way around the perimeter of the cardboard shape.
Step 3:
If desired, let your preschooler decorate the cardboard shapes using paint, construction paper cut outs, or markers.
Step 4:
Make sure your shoelace or string is long enough to weave through all of the holes around the perimeter of the shape. Select one hole as the starting point. Tie one end of the string to the hole. This will prevent the string from getting lost. It will also prevent the string from pulling through as your child is lacing.
Step 5:
Have fun! Show your preschooler how to weave the string in and out through the holes around the shape and then turn them loose!
For older children, place the holes closer together. This will increase the difficulty of weaving the string through all the holes.
To further promote learning, make each lacing card a different color so preschoolers can practice identifying colors. On the shapes such as the triangle, rectangle, and square, you can write the number of sides of the shape on the lacing card. Preschoolers can practice counting the sides on the lacing card.
Lacing cards can be made into any shape. After reading a different preschool book, make lacing cards based on the characters in the story. You could also make lacing cards in the shape of numbers or the letters of the alphabet.
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Materials You Will Need
Sturdy cardboardPaper punch
Scissors
Old shoelace or string
Construction paper
Paint
Paintbrushes
Glue
How to Make It
Step 1:Draw the shape of your lacing card on the cardboard. Carefully cut the shape out of the cardboard.
Step 2:
With the paper punch, carefully punch holes about an inch apart all the way around the perimeter of the cardboard shape.
Step 3:
If desired, let your preschooler decorate the cardboard shapes using paint, construction paper cut outs, or markers.
Step 4:
Make sure your shoelace or string is long enough to weave through all of the holes around the perimeter of the shape. Select one hole as the starting point. Tie one end of the string to the hole. This will prevent the string from getting lost. It will also prevent the string from pulling through as your child is lacing.
Step 5:
Have fun! Show your preschooler how to weave the string in and out through the holes around the shape and then turn them loose!
Lacing Card Variations
You can use the shaped paper punches that are used in scrapbooks to make the lacing cards more interesting.For older children, place the holes closer together. This will increase the difficulty of weaving the string through all the holes.
To further promote learning, make each lacing card a different color so preschoolers can practice identifying colors. On the shapes such as the triangle, rectangle, and square, you can write the number of sides of the shape on the lacing card. Preschoolers can practice counting the sides on the lacing card.
Lacing cards can be made into any shape. After reading a different preschool book, make lacing cards based on the characters in the story. You could also make lacing cards in the shape of numbers or the letters of the alphabet.
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