How do you teach nutrition in a fun way? With play based learning ideas like these Vegetable Lacing Cards. These free printable lacing cards will help toddlers and preschoolers develop fine motor skills, while also learning about healthy foods.
Disclosure: Adult supervision is required for all activities at all times.
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Materials Needed
- The Vegetable Lacing Cards PDF
- A printer
- A laminating machine and laminating sheets
- Scissors
- A hole punch
- String or shoelaces
How to make Vegetable Lacing Cards
1. Download and print the free printable lacing cards.
These lacing cards are free for Taming Little Monsters newsletter subscribers. To get your copy, just fill in the form at the bottom of the post and the pdf will be emailed directly to you.
2. Laminate the sheets.
This step is optional, but I highly recommend it. Laminating easch of the cards will make them more sturdy and means that you can save them to use for next years class.
If you don’t want to laminate then I would glue them onto a thick sheet of cardboard, so that they don’t break so easily.
3. Cut out each of the vegetables, and use a hole punch to make the lacing holes.
I like to cut out the lacing cards after I’ve laminated them. This way I only have to cut out the card one time.
If you want to cut out the cards first, then laminate them. You’ll have to cut them out a second time again.
4. Tie a piece of string or shoelace to one of the holes.
This is optional, you don’t need to tie the shoelace to the lacing card. I only do this if I have enough shoelaces for each card, and if I’m worried about the kids losing them.
5. Enjoy playing.
How all you have to do is thread the end of the shoelace through each of the holes on the card.
This is a wonderful way to encourage kids to develop their fine motor skills while they play.
More Healthy Eating Play Ideas for Kids
Here are some more nutrition themed play activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Learn all about healthy eating with these fun ideas.
- Fruit Stamp Art for Kids
- Healthy Eating Activity pack – Free Printable
- Vegetable Garden Sensory Bin
- Veggie Building
- Free Fruit Matching Game
- …
For more ideas, check out these 16 Healthy Eating Activities for Kids.
Are you going to make these Vegetable Lacing Cards for your kids?
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Print the Instructions
Vegetable Lacing Cards
Grab your copy of this free printable and make your own vegetable lacing cards for your kids.
This is an easy way to help teach young children about the impotance of healthy eating , all while you develop their fine motor skills at the same time.
How great is that?
Materials
- The Vegetable Lacing Cards PDF
- A printer
- A laminating machine and laminating sheets
- Scissors
- A hole punch
- String or shoelaces
Instructions
- Download and print the lacing cards.
- Laminate each of the pages.
- Cut out the cards.
- Use a hole punch to make holes around the edges of the cards.
- Gather your shoelaces, and start lacing the ends of the shoelace through each of the holes.
