How do you feel about getting things for FREE? Love it? Of course you do, who doesn’t? These Heart Lacing Cards come as a free printable template that you can download and print at your leisure. Lacing cards are one of the easiest fine motor activities for kids you can find, because almost all the work is done for you.
Lacing cards are great for toddlers and preschoolers, because it helps them to practice pincer grip, hand eye coordination, strengths and more. Not only that, but as teachers with limited space, they are so easy to pack away for next year. Talk about a win-win play activity.
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Valentines Fine Motor Activities
I don’t know about you, but I love fine motor activities that have nothing to do with worksheets. I will always choose a play based learning approach when I am trying to teach my kids anything, and fine motor skills are no different.
Learn how to make DIY Valentines Peg Board out of an old cereal cardboard box and some q-tips. This is actually such an easy activity to prepare and will really help your kids practice their pincer grip. Post the q-tips into the heart and decorate it anyway you want, maybe consider practicing some patterns with older kids, or just letting them do their own thing.
Valentines Day Cutting Tray – Develop fine motor skills with some fun Valentines-themed cutting materials. Don’t forget to save the pieces to make your own valentines collage with the kids.
Fishing for Hearts – Valentines fine motor activities aren’t all about worksheets. Make some heart out of foam sheets and go fishing with pipe cleaners fishing hooks. This game is a fantastic way to practice pincer grip and hand-eye coordination.
For more ideas, visit 20 Valentines Fine Motor Activities for Kids
Materials Needed
- The Free Heart Lacing Cards Templates
- Paper
- Printer
- Laminating sheets
- Laminator
- Red or pink shoelaces / yarn
How to Make Heart Lacing Cards
Step 1: Download and print the free heart lacing cards template.
2. Cut out each of the hearts and laminate them.
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3. Cut out each of the hearts again. Then take a hole punch and create holes around the edge of each of the cards.
If you prefer, you can laminate the entire A4 sheet of paper first and then only cut out each heart once. I prefer to cut before laminating, because I like having the clear edge of the laminating sheet around the whole card. I find that the cards hold up a bit better once the kids start to play with them. When I don’t create this edge, then after a while the sheet separates and makes the hearts less sturdy.
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4. Tie a shoelace, or a piece of yarn, to one end of each card.
I attached my yarn in two different ways. One way was through one of the holes and the outer edge of the card. The second way was between two holes that I had punched instead. In the grand scheme of things, this really doesn’t matter. But if you like to have the cards look more seamless when they are completed, then I would recommend the second approach.
Related: Filling the Hearts – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
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