Lacing Valentine's with Magazine Sentiments

This Valentine project  uses mostly repurposed materials.
It is also loaded with fine motor opportunites as well as letter recognition.

You will need:
paperboard
ribbon or yarn
hole punch
scissors
glue
magazines
large plastic lacing needle

• Begin by cutting heart shapes from your paperboard. We used a cereal box.
• Hole punch around the edge being sure to line holes up with the inner and outer points of the heart shape.
• Lace a large plastic needle- using about 5-6 feet of ribbon or yarn. Insert ribbon through the eye of the needle, doubling over. Make sure both sides are even and knot at the end.
• Create a slip knot on the inner point of the heart by inserting the needle through the hole and pulling the needle through the ribbon loop at the back side of the heart.

• Above are steps to recreate the lacing we did. There is no right or wrong way to lace. For younger kids a simple one-way lacing or side lacing stitch will be easier.

Lacing stitches- over and under only (one-way)



Lacing with a side stitch

Cut out letters from magazine and glue your Valentine sentiment in the center of your heart