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DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Thanksgiving 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

Directions:

  • 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:

Cornucopia:  lace with a simple running stitch in a circle to make the opening of the cornucopia.  Use a blanket stitch or running stitch to stitch around the "horn" of the cornucopia.  Tie a bow at the top of the opening.  White, brown, grey, yellow or black wool or ribbon would be nice.

Optional:  Cut photos of fruits and vegetables from grocery advertisements and glue them onto your cornucopia.

Cornucopia 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

Pumpkin:  lace with any type of stitch around the outside (running stitch or blanket stitch would both be nice).  Tie a bow at the top.  White, brown, green, orange or black wool or ribbon would be nice.

Pumpkin Template

 

Printable version of these instructions