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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:

bulletWool or ribbon
bulletsingle hole punch
bulletscissors
bulletpencil
bulletcard stock, poster board or construction paper

Directions:

bulletADULT:  print template of choice or make your own.
 
bulletADULT:  Trace onto a thick piece of cardboard (cardboard backs from paper pads or old cereal boxes work well).
 
bulletADULT:  Cut out this template
 
bulletAllow 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.
 
bulletAllow the children to cut out their card stock shapes
OR have an adult do this prior to craft time.
 
bulletAllow the children to make holes around their shape (about an inch or two apart)
OR have an adult do this prior to craft time.
 
bulletProvide the children with a length of wool or ribbon. 
bulletYou can wrap some scotch tape around the end of the wool to make it more like a shoe lace. 
bulletHave the child thread the wool through the holes.
   
bulletPractice tying knots and/or bows to tie off in the center.
 
bulletOptional:  Let the children use glitter, paint or stickers to further decorate their completed project.
  

Templates:

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Close the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
    

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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