DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Halloween Lacing Crafts
Bat, Candy Corn, Ghost and Jack-o'-Lantern available.
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:
- After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
- If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog
Specific Instructions PLUS Templates:
Bat: lace with any type of stitch around
the outside of the bat (running stitch or blanket stitch would both be
nice). Tie a bow at the tip of each wing. Black, orange or
white wool or ribbon would be nice.
Optional: Use white pencil crayon or wiggly eyes to add a face.
Bat Template
Candy Corn: lace with a simple running stitch around
each section of the candy corn. Use wool in "candy corn
colors" (white, yellow and orange).
Optional: Use pencil crayon or glitter to fill in the center of each stitched area.
Candy Corn Template
Ghost: lace with any type of stitch around
the outside of the ghost (running stitch or blanket stitch would both be nice). Tie a bow at the bottom. Black, orange or white wool or ribbon would be nice.
Optional: Use black marker or wiggly eyes to add a spooky face.
Ghost Template
Jack-o'-Lantern: lace with any type of stitch around
the outside of the pumpkin (running stitch or blanket stitch would both be nice). Tie a bow at the top. Black or orange wool or ribbon would be nice.
Optional: Use black marker or construction paper to add a spooky face.
Jack-o'-Lantern Template
Printable version of these instructions