After working with preschoolers for a number of years...I have noticed while offering various lacing activities that most of the lacing sets came with laces or some sort of ropes for threading. In watching them play... I also noticed that the younger ones found it very frustrating to thread laces through. So I decided to come up with something that would make lacing more fun and enjoyable.
Firstly I opted to bring the old fashioned jug beads, which I find they are great for multiple activities:
- They are colorful and come in different sizes...so this created activities like sorting, colors and sizes
- I opted for jug beads with a bigger whole so it will be easier for little hands to handle
- they can be threaded through in color sequence or by size. They can also make their own patterns.
I also hunted through different options for the actual thread and I came along this plastic tubing which is perfect as it does not flop like a normal lace would......and the kids consequently started enjoying lacing more.
I am also presenting them in a little draw string bag in which they can put them back in after finish playing. The bags come in a variety of colors as well.
You can find this set in my Store here...comes with 34 assorted beads, plastic tube and bag....It is a great gift idea for someone's birthday...
Other lacing activities in store are:
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