Lacing Art

Did you know the journey to be correctly be able to write starts before your child actually even know to form letters and shapes?

It's the lacing activities. It starts with strength in of fine motor skills. With grasp the tip of the ribbon, they are building their pincer grip which is crucial for writing
skills. They also learn patterns through the act of lacing or weaving. 

I recently bought this dressing up lacing book for Yuv. It helps us have good fine motor skilling up and also improves the concentration. Lacing helps in developing the hand-eye coordination and also use both the hands accordingly as you push the shoe string with one hand and pull with other. I teach him push/pull concept too. It also helps him learn as to how much energy he has to apply to push and pull certain amount of string. And also how to tie knots and make patterns.

You can make a DIY lacing kit at home too. All you need is-

✂️ A felt sheet or a hard card paper.

✂️ A punching box/clip

✂️ Shoe lace and ribbons

✂️ Cellophane tape

Cut the felt sheet into shapes, start with circle or square. Make holes around the shape leaving 2mm space at the corner. Tape the end of the ribbon with cellophane tape to make it sturdy and give grip. Voilà your lacing card is ready.

I love lacing cards. They are easy activity to take with you in the car, to the restaurants. They are not noisy, neither take up batteries. They are not bulky to your bag too. They are great educational and development toy for preschoolers.