Heart Lacing Craft

Happy Valentine’s Day. In honor of this special day, here is a simple heart lacing craft. This is a great way to keep your kids entertained with a Valentine’s Day themed project.

Not only is this a fun craft, it also allows your child to work on his/her hand-eye coordination and motor skills. I love it when a project is simple, fun and provides a learning experience.

Since my daughter loves art projects and is learning to tie her shoes, I thought I would combine the two into one entertaining activity. I really like this heart lacing craft because you can do this project with items you already have in your home.

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Heart Lacing Craft

Supplies:

• Construction paper
• Hole punch
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Glitter glue or markers

Instructions:

• Cut a heart out of the construction paper. I did this the easy way by folding it in half.
• Using a hole punch, make holes around the edge of the heart.
• Starting at the top, on one side, let your child use the ribbon to weave around each side of the heart.
• When your child has finished threading the ribbon, both ends should meet at the top of the heart.
• Let your child practice tying a bow.
• Your child can decorate the heart with glitter glue or markers.

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My daughter took an active role in this project. She picked the color of the paper and chose the ribbon. I cut the heart and used the hole punch. She then laced the ribbon around the heart and tied the bow.

My daughter had a blast doing this heart lacing craft. She loved lacing the ribbon and tying a bow.

Once this craft is completed, you could easily turn it into a Valentine’s Day card by writing a special message on the heart.

I hope you and your family have a great Valentine’s Day!