These lovely African animal lacing cards are a fun way to practice fine motor skills with children to build up pre-writing skills. Simply print on to card, cut out, laminate and punch holes around the outside. I think a set of the face versions and some brightly coloured lases would make a lovely present.
Print our camel lacing card onto printer card and cut him out loosely, laminating if you want to reuse the lacing card at a later date. Now punch holes at regular intervals around the outside, and the card is ready for your child to start lacing.
This cheetah lacing card has a nice simple outline for children to practise sewing skills by punching holes and lacing around the outside.
I love this chimpanzee lacing card and I think the kids will too! It makes a fun lacing or sewing activity for the kids. Laminate for extra strength and if you wish to reuse.
This cute pink elephant is sure to appeal to young children. Make it into a lacing card using the instructions provided and you have a great exercise to increase fine motor skills.
This gorgeous elephant makes a great lacing card. It is easy to make using the instructions on the page. If you enjoy lacing cards, search for your favourite animal on the website, we have almost any you could think of!
With big ears to sew around our third elephant lacing card will keep little hands busy for quite some time. This is a great lacing card for beginners!
This elephant lacing card is perfect for younger children, with its nice easy outline! Just print onto card and punch holes evenly around the edges for lacing with wool or shoelaces.
This giraffe lacing card has some challenging parts that make it a fun challenge for younger children who have tried our really simple outlines and are ready for something a tiny bit harder.
This giraffe lacing card is ideal or younger children, with its simple outlines and fun illustration. Just print onto card and punch holes around the edge for your child to lace.
This baby giraffe lacing card is adorable and a bit of a challenge. If you like, simplify the outline a bit around the horns as you cut out to make it easier for younger children.
This hippo lacing card has a nice easy outline making it perfect for young children to try. Lacing is a great way to increase fine motor skills which are so important when learning to write. Instructions to make the card are printed on the page.
How cute is this hippo lacing card? With a simple shape making it easy to follow the outline this hippo lacing card is the perfect lacing card to start with.
Print out this lacing card of a lovely hippo, then punch holes around the edges and either sew or lace with a shoelace or wool. Laminate for extra strength and if you wish to reuse.
Children will love sewing around the shaggy mane on this lion lacing card. Make it as easy or difficult as you like by punching the holes to suit your child. All the instructions can be found on the sheet.
Fine motor skills are so valuable when learning to write and this very simple lion lacing card (perfect for beginners) is a fabulous way to get children to practise.
Print, cut out, punch holes and lace or sew this adorable lion lacing card.
This is a perfect lacing card for younger children, who will have fun lacing all around the edges of the simple monkey outline! Print onto card, punch holes evenly around the edges, and lace! You could laminate the activity to make it last longer, or just do it as a "one off".
Here's a happy, smiley monkey lacing card for you to download and print. The outline is a bit of a challenge so simplify it for younger children as you cut out if you need to.
Here's a fun printable activity for little ones! Print our rhino lacing card, punch holes around the edges, and sew or lace. Great for fine motor skills and fun too!
The simple shape of this rhinoceros lacing card makes him perfect for younger children to tackle. All you need is card, a hole punch, a blunt needle and some wool. The instructions are printed on the page.
The small ears will add a bit of challenge to what is otherwise a very simple lacing card. Our rhinoceros lacing card is easy to prepare: simply follow the instructions on the printable.
This coiled snake makes a fun lacing project for younger kids, who will enjoy stitching or lacing around its edges. Just print onto card, laminate if you wish, punch holes around the edges, and away you go!
Here's the second of two snake lacing cards which you can enjoy for Chinese New Year 2013, Year of the Snake, or any time. Print, cut out, laminate for repeated use, punch, and lace or sew! Our first snake lacing card is more suitable for younger children, with easier outlines.
This is our simplest of three snake lacing cards, and is therefore ideal for your youngest children. Just print onto card, cut out the simple outline, and punch around the edges.
Print this cute zebra lacing card on to card, cut out, laminate and punch holes. Use shoelaces or brightly coloured wool to practice sewing through the holes.
This running zebra has quite a simple outline, making our zebra lacing card a great way for young children to practice those first sewing skills.
What colour wool will you pick to lace up our cute zebra lacing card - black or white to match the zebra's stripes, or maybe a contrasting colour? Print on to some card, cut out, laminate for durability, punch holes and let children pick their wool and get busy.