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January 11, 2018

Heart Lacing Busy Bag

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Looking for an indoor activity for your preschooler that’s both fun and educational?

Then you need a busy bag!

Or if you’re like me and like to drink coffee while it’s still hot then you may want two…or three…or four!

Because once you venture into the world of low prep-high fun (and learning!) busy bags you’ll be hooked. They’re a great hands-on way for kids to learn and play on their own.

Make this foam heart lacing busy bag today!

Fun heart lacing busy bag for preschoolers! Great for fine motor practice.

Heart Lacing Busy Bag

This lacing busy bag could not be easier to prep! Look for foam hearts at the store to save yourself even more time–you can usually find a package of foam hearts for a dollar.

Here’s what you need:

  • colorful craft foam or pre-cut foam hearts
  • single hole punch
  • shoelace or other sturdy string
  • resealable plastic bag for storage

Easy lacing busy bag for preschool

Simple Lacing Busy Bag

Once your foam heart lacing busy bag is ready you can take it with you anywhere and sneak in some fine motor practice on the go.

  1. If you don’t have pre-cut foam hearts then use scissors to cut your craft foam into heart shapes.
  2. Use the hole punch to punch holes along the edges of the heart for lacing. Make sure to leave a space between the hole and the edge so the holes don’t rip through.
  3. If you think it is necessary for your child you can start the shoelace through one of the holes for them.
  4. Let your child start lacing!

Practice lacing with foam heart cards

Fine Motor Learning with Lacing

These heart foam lacing cards do more than just keep kids busy. They also also helping preschoolers develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Moving the shoelace through the holes of the heart is a great way to strengthen hands and fingers and help them start building the skills they need for handwriting.

Children with newly developing fine motor skills may find it easier to lace the hearts when the holes are spaced farther apart. You can also modify the busy bag by encouraging them to lace across the heart instead of around it.

To make it more challenging add smaller ribbons and strings to the bag for kids to lace with. The best thing about these types of activities is that there is no right or wrong way to play.  Start with your child’s current skill level and let the busy bag grow with her.

Heart Lacing Busy Bag for Kids!

More Preschool Busy Bag Fun

There are so many ways for preschoolers to play and learn with hearts! Here are five more heart-themed busy bags you can prep once for your kids to play with again and again. You’ll finally have time to finish your coffee before it gets cold!

Heart Busy Bags Perfect for Preschoolers!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Play Dough Heart Decorating Kit // Simple Play Ideas

Valentines 10 Frame Counting Cards // Stay at Home Educator

Heart Lacing Busy Bag // Coffee Cups & Crayons

Heart Faces Busy Bag // Powerful Mothering

Counting Hearts Busy Bag // Teach Me Mommy

Name Recognition Alphabet Hearts // Modern Preschool

But wait! There’s more!

If you love playing and learning with busy bags as much as we do then you’ll LOVE our ebook!

The Busy Bag Book is jam-packed with busy bag activities kids can play with all by themselves while you do something else.  You need this book!

The Busy Bag Book by Megan Sheakoski

Click here for more information —>> The Busy Bag Book

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Dianne says

    January 23, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    I love these ideas!!!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 24, 2018 at 9:11 am

      Thanks Dianne!

      Reply
  2. Niki at Toot's Mom is Tired says

    January 27, 2018 at 1:20 am

    So cute! Going to try it this weekend!

    Reply

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