Lace Cards

Busy little hands are sometimes too eager to turn pages in a favorite storybook. You can recycle those torn picture books into lace cards. You will need: Cereal boxes or cardboard, a torn picture book page with a large, simple picture, glue, scissors, shoestring for lacing, and a hole punch. Cut the cereal box front or back out. Select a page from an old picture book and glue it onto the cardboard. Smooth out any air bubbles. Allow plenty of time for the card to completely dry. After the card is dry, trim around the edges. Punch holes to outline pictures on the card, approximately one inch to two inches apart. Children will practice their fine motor skills by weaving the shoestring in and out of the holes.