Strengthen fine motor skills and make learning fun with this adorable apple lacing craft—perfect for fall, back-to-school themes, or just a playful way to keep little hands busy!
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Apple Lacing Craft
This apple lacing craft is the perfect hands-on activity for welcoming the fall season, celebrating back-to-school, or even adding a little creative fun to your Thanksgiving-themed lessons.
Designed with early learners in mind, this simple yet engaging lacing craft helps strengthen fine motor skills, encourages hand-eye coordination, and allows kids to get creative with colors and yarn patterns.
It’s a wonderful choice for Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers, daycare providers, scout troop leaders, or anyone looking for an educational and fun screen-free activity for young children.
Supplies
- Apple Template – Grab your free printable at the bottom of this post
- Cardstock – Use classic apple colors like red, green, and yellow for the apple, plus a sheet of white for the worm, leaf and stem
- Crayons, Markers, or Colored Pencils – For decorating the worm, leaf, and stem
- Scissors – To cut out the apple, worm, stem, leaf and holes
- Glue stick – To assemble your apple
- Craft Yarn or String – Choose colors to match or contrast your apples (we used red, green, and yellow)
- Tape – Optional, to secure the end of the yarn for easier lacing
Instructions:
Print the Template
Print the apple lacing craft on cardstock. You’ll need one sheet of colored cardstock for the apple and one sheet of white cardstock for the stem, leaf, and worm.
Optional: Print everything on white cardstock and let kids color in the apple using crayons, markers, or colored pencils.
Cut Out the Apple
Using safety scissors, have children carefully cut out the apple shape.
Create the Lacing Holes
Use a pencil to poke through each marked hole. Then, carefully widen the holes using scissors or a hole punch.
Decorate and Cut Accessories
Color the stem, leaf, and worm using crayons, markers, or colored pencils. Then cut them out with scissors.
Assemble the Apple
Glue the stem and leaf to the top of the apple. Gently push the worm through one of the lacing holes so it looks like it’s crawling out.
Lace with Yarn
Cut a piece of yarn about 36 inches long. Begin weaving the yarn through the holes in a zig-zag pattern to create a fun design. Continue lacing until you’ve used the entire length.
Secure the Yarn
Use a small piece of tape to attach the end of the craft yarn to the back of the apple and keep it in place.
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