DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Nutrition Lacing Projects

Lacing projects are a great craft for preschoolers and kindergarten children to complete during any holiday.  The lacing gives them fine motor skill practice and practice tying knots and bows (shoelaces!)

Materials:

• Wool or ribbon,
• single hole punch,
• scissors,
• pencil,
• card stock, poster board or construction paper

Instructions:

• ADULT:  print template of choice or make your own.
• ADULT:  Trace onto a thick piece of cardboard (cardboard backs from paper pads or old cereal boxes work well).
• ADULT:  Cut out this template.
• Allow the children to trace the template onto a piece of card stock or poster board (or construction paper...  Though I prefer the thicker card stock for lacing projects).
  OR have an adult do this prior to craft time.
• Allow the children to cut out their card stock shapes
  OR have an adult do this prior to craft time.
• Allow the children to make holes around their shape (about an inch or two apart)
  OR have an adult do this prior to craft time.
• Provide the children with a length of wool or ribbon. 
  • You can wrap some scotch tape around the end of the wool to make it more like a shoe lace.
  • Have the child thread the wool through the holes.
• Practice tying knots and/or bows to tie off in the center.
• Optional:  Let the children use glitter, paint or stickers to further decorate their completed project.

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Specific Instructions PLUS Templates:

Apple:  lace with a running stitch or a blanket stitch around the edge of the apple, skipping the stem.  This is a perfect template for lacing two together to make a 'pouch' that you can slip autumn poems, drawings, sayings, etc into.

For a more advanced project, trace the template onto red fun foam twice.  Use green felt or paint to add a stem.  Lace the fun foam together to make a purse.  Make a purse strap from a long piece of wool or ribbon that you can braid and/or add beads to.

Apple Template

Drumstick:  lace with any type of stitch around the meaty part of the drumstick (running stitch or blanket stitch would both be nice).  Tie a bow where the bone is.  White, brown, yellow or black wool or ribbon would be nice.

Drumstick Template

Egg:  lace with a running stitch or a blanket stitch around the edge of the egg.  You can decorate the egg with bingo daubers, markers, paints or stickers.

This is a perfect template for lacing two together to make a 'pouch' that you can slip flat gifts like gift certificates, drawings, sayings, etc into.  Just leave the top of the egg open and tie two bows to make the pouch.

For a more advanced project, trace the template onto pastel fun foam twice.  Lace the fun foam together to make a purse.  Make a purse strap from a long piece of wool or ribbon that you can braid and/or add beads to.

Egg Template

Strawberry:  lace with a running stitch or a blanket stitch around the edge of the strawberry, skipping the stem.  This is a perfect template for lacing two together to make a 'pouch' that you can slip summertime poems, drawings, sayings, etc.  Into.

For a more advanced project, trace the template onto red or pink fun foam twice.  Use green felt or paint to add a stem.  Lace the fun foam together to make a purse.  Make a purse strap from a long piece of wool or ribbon that you can braid and/or add beads to.

Strawberry Template

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