Free Printable Lace Up Cards for Kids

Today we have a great autumn lacing cards in the shapes of leaves. Kids of all ages will love these lacing cards. These are particularly great for younger kids who need to practice fine motor skills! This fall activity is fun, educational, and makes super cool art. Use these lacing cards at home or in the classroom.

Lacing Cards For Kids- cards filled out with yarn and text with printables- kids activities blog — Let’s learn to lace and sew.

Autumn Lacing Cards

Lace up cards are great for kids because they help increase coordination while being a really fun activity. This set of lacing cards is fall-themed. Celebrate autumn with these gorgeous leaves.

This fun set of four little autumn leaf sewing cards kids will love. It is a fun activity for young children to learn about leaves changing color in the fall. Kids will develop fine motor skills and improve hand-eye coordination and concentration with this lace up activity. Download and print our sewing cards now:

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Supplies Needed To Print Our LacIng Cards for Children

All ages can use these children’s lace up cards – see modifications below for lacing cards for toddlers.

To use these fall lace up cards, you will need:

Printer & card stock weight paper
kid-safe needle
wool/yarn
(optional – depending on age) hole punch

Fall Leaf Printable Lace Up Cards for Kids- printables on a beige background with orange and green leaves and yarn and text- kids activities blog — Let’s set our sewing cards up!

How To Set Up And Create These Beautiful Autumn Lacing Cards

Steps for creating beautiful lacing up cards:

Step 1

Download and print the autumn leaf lace up card templates onto heavy weight paper.

Step 2

Thread needle with wool.

Step 3

Older children can push the needle end through the paper creating an embroidery effect, younger kids can push the needle through a punched hole.

A quick download, paper punch, wool and a kid-safe needle is all it takes for elemental age children to enjoy this fun activity.

Lace Up Cards for Toddlers – Modification Supplies

Modify the steps above in this way to use these lace up cards with younger kids.

To use these fall lace up cards for toddlers, you will need:

Printer & card stock weight paper
piece of scotch tape
wool/yarn
hole punch

Setting Up Lacing Cards For Toddlers

Lacing Cards- maple and horse chest nut cards- kids activities blog — We can learn about different leaves too!

Step 1

Download and print the autumn leaf lace up card templates onto heavy weight paper.

Step 2

Wrap tape around one end of a piece of wool like an aglet.

Step 3

Use a hole punch to create holes for the wool to go through around the perimeter of the leaf or along lines for fill in.

Step 4

Toddlers can push the yarn through the holes to create the wool patterns on the lace up cards.

Learn to Sew Lace Up Cards

Lacing Cards for Kids - green leaf, orange leaf with text on white background- kids activities blog — We have a birch leaf and an oak leaf.

Lacing cards can be an entry-level skill to sewing. Use different stitch patterns to create different decorations on the fall leaf lace up card templates.

Cross hatching
Running stitch and edging
Let kids experiment with sewing lines and patterns on the leaves.

This is such an easy sewing exercise for little hands. Children are able to practice sewing and have fun learning about autumn leaves at the same time!

Download & Print Free Lacing Card Templates

Simply download & print these lacing cards by clicking below!

Traditional Lace Up Cards & yarn activities for Kids

If you are looking for some traditional lace up activities for kids, here are some of our favorites (affiliate links):

Very Hungry Caterpillar Lacing Cards
Melissa & Doug wooden Pet Lacing Cards
Montessori String Threading & Lacing Toys from Loobani
Wooden Lacing Board & Puzzle Set from D-FantiX
Dress Learning Boards for Early Education
Check out this super colorful tissue paper leaves craft.
Here’s some fun leaf confetti!
Lace up constellations sewing cards
Check out 15 creative yarn crafts for more fun!

Keep on lacing! No matter what modification you choose or which you decide to do first, keep kids having fun and developing important dexterity skills.

More Free Printable Lacing Cards for Kids From Kids Activities Blog

Kids Activities Blog has several other free printable lace up cards that might be perfect for your next activity at home (or school):

Sewing Cards for Kids – Summer Themed -A set of three lacing cards with a summer theme. A pink popsicle, a slice of watermelon and a big blue whale can be created with these sewing card templates!
Constellation Sewing Cards – This set of three constellation lacing cards are part of our star gazing series to inspire kids to look to the stars. Outline the constellations with wool.