Lacing is one of the important every day life manipulative skills. Learning to lace shoes, crafting pictures with colorful laces, lacing through familiar or new shapes, creating animals or objects by lacing the parts together – all great developmental motor skills activities. Lacing requires concentration, patience, eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills. Children will work with their fingers and improve their dexterity playing with Educational Toys Planet’s lacing toys. Our quality lacing toys for toddlers and preschoolers include popular activity play cubes, lace and trace toys, colorful lacing beads, learn to dress toys, and other fun tools. All these educational toys will not cost you a fortune, but still bring hours of fun and great developmental play. Let’s Get Lacing!

Lacing Beads

Standard Benefits: teach kids to tie their shoes, encourage creativity and imagination. Emotional benefits: promote self-esteem in children by giving them a sense of accomplishment, boost children’s concentration, fine motor skills and memory. Promote learning of social norms. Children learn to take turns with someone else winding the beads for them. Make kids feel special with a unique toy made just for them. Other benefits: resource for occupational therapists or other professionals to use in therapy sessions. Can be used as an alternative to shoe tying for children with special needs. These children may not be able to tie their shoes, so they can instead use the lacing beads.

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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Lacing Beads - Educational Activity With 27 Beads and 2 Laces - Beads For Toddlers, Fine Motor Skills Lacing Toys For Toddlers And Kids Ages 3+
  • BRIGHTLY COLORED WOODEN BEADS: The Melissa & Doug Lacing Beads set consists of 27 brightly colored wooden beads in a variety of shapes, 2 colorful laces, and a wooden storage case. The beads feature the numbers 1–10 both as numerals and as dots.
  • EASY TO ASSEMBLE: Our wooden lacing beads play set includes several distinct shapes that are easy for little hands to grasp. The laces are thin enough to allow the beads to fit easily.
  • HELPS DEVELOP STRONG SKILLS: This Melissa & Doug kids lacing and beads set helps children develop strong fine-motor, cognitive, and visual perception skills and promotes hand-eye coordination.
  • GIFT FOR AGES 3 TO 5 YEARS: This set is an exceptional gift for kids 3 to 5 years old. Add the Melissa & Doug Lace & Trace activity set to round out the hands-on play experience and give kids an engaging option for screen-free experience.
  • “THE GOLD STANDARD IN CHILDHOOD PLAY”: For more than 30 years, Melissa & Doug has created beautifully designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products that NBC News called “the gold standard in early childhood play.”

TOP BRIGHT Wooden Lacing Beads Toddler Toys for 2 Year Old Girl and Boy Gifts, Stringing Beads Educational Toys for 18 Month Old
  • LACING BEADS TOY: If you want to introduce your toddlers to basic concepts like colors, numbers, and shapes, the string beads toy is an excellent choice. Toddlers can use wooden blocks to create various shapes while simultaneously learning about colors and numbers. When selecting a toy for a 2-year-old, it's crucial to consider their mental and physical development. This lacing beads toy is suitable for both 2 year old girls and boys
  • DESIGN DETAILS FOR TODDLERS: Toddlers acquire knowledge about the world primarily through direct experiences. Keeping this in mind, we have carefully designed every detail of this string beads toy to cater to 2 year old girls and boys. For instance, the toy features a charming cartoon caterpillar design with vibrant colors, which captivates the attention of toddlers. Additionally, each block of the lacing beads toy is meticulously polished to ensure the safety of their delicate hands
  • DESIGN DETAILS FOR TODDLERS: Toddlers acquire knowledge about the world primarily through direct experiences. Keeping this in mind, we have carefully designed every detail of this string beads toy to cater to 2 year old girls and boys. For instance, the toy features a charming cartoon caterpillar design with vibrant colors, which captivates the attention of toddlers. Additionally, each block of the lacing beads toy is meticulously polished to ensure the safety of their delicate hands
  • HAPPINESS GUARANTEE: Ensuring the satisfaction of both toddlers and parents is our foremost mission. If you or your little one are not fully content with the wooden lacing beads or encounter any product quality issues, please reach out to us. We are committed to resolving any concerns and making things right
  • HAPPINESS GUARANTEE: Ensuring the satisfaction of both toddlers and parents is our foremost mission. If you or your little one are not fully content with the wooden lacing beads or encounter any product quality issues, please reach out to us. We are committed to resolving any concerns and making things right

Lacing Beads Educational Threading Toy-50 Jumbo Stringing Toy Montessori Toys, Fine Motor Skills Cognitive Skills Occupational Therapy Toys for Toddlers 3,4,5,6 Years, Preschool Kids, Autism
  • COLORFUL LACING BEADS: This Lacing Beads set includes 50 Jumbo Beads, 4 Pcs 32inch strings and a storage Bag. Lacing Beads size are between 1.2-1.4 inch.This is a great educational toy for preschool children.The draw string bag is very convenient to take in a trip.
  • DEVELOP STRONG SKILLS:Toddlers will love these colorful toys.There are so many activities for kids to use for! Such as lacing, shape matching, color matching/identification,counting,sorting,This lacing toys are an excellent tool to promote color recognition, sorting skills, fine motor skills, concentration and more!
  • SAFE & DURABLE: Made of Non-toxic,tasteless,BPA-free ABS material. Comply with children's toy safety standards. Durable and never fade.Each bead has a smooth surface, and the diameter of the bead hole is 0.28 inches, which can prevent children from getting hurt when their fingers are stuck in the hole when playing.
  • STIMULATE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY: These lacing bead let toddlers build endless creative objects such as a robot, necklace,car or flower.Is the perfect toddler toy for hours of play.
  • GUARANTEE:90 day warranty for all manufacturer's defects | 30 day no questions asked return policy for all other issues | If there is an issue with your order, please send a photo of the issue by text or email and we'll refund you without the hassle of a return.

Lacing Toys for Toddlers

Toddlers are able to learn many skills while playing with lacing toys. They have the opportunity to practice fine motor skills, dexterity, and hand-eye coordination. Playing with lacing toys help toddlers develop their counting skills. It also teaches them spatial awareness, color identification, problem solving skills, patience, self-control and organization.

GEMEM Wooden Lacing Threading Toys Fine Motor Skill Toys for 3 Year Old Educational and Learning Montessori Toddler Travel Toy 1 Strawberry and 1 Dog
  • Smooth Surface and Lightweight Lacing toys: Fruit and animal lacing toy for toddlers with smooth surface that is safe for your kids to hold. It is lightweight and your baby can easily hold it while they are sewing it. It also fit perfectly in the hand of your Children. GREAT Birthday Christmas Gift for Toddlers boys and girls.
  • Montessori Activity for Kids: Looking for a perfect gift that you can give your baby? Look no more because you can give them these lace up toys. These toys can help with their fine motor development and it can help them to improve their hand-eye coordination too
  • Great Car and Plane Puzzle Travel Games: Your toddler can also play with these toys while in the car, plane, restaurants and even in school. It will keep them busy for hours and improve their imagination as well while they are playing it
  • Fun Lacing Toys Set: This animal and fruit lacing toys for kids set features 13 and 14 smooth holes that provide kids with even more creative play opportunities. Kids can complete the sewing toy or create their own designs with 2 threads
  • TIPS: It is not washable, please use wipe to clean and make it dry. Durable wood and non-toxic painted. An early-learning toy that encourages fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving

Toys Teaching How to Lace Shoes

Standard benefits: these toys will teach your child how to lace their shoes and tie a simple knot. They are made of durable wood that can withstand the rough play that children often engage in. Emotional benefits: kids who learn how to do this at an early age are more likely to be independent later on in life. They’ll feel accomplished when they’re done, which encourages them to keep practicing and get better at it over time.

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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wood Lacing Sneaker - Learn to Tie a Shoe Educational Toy - Shoe Tying Practice For Kids, Developmental Toys For Preschoolers And Toddlers,Red
  • Practice lacing and tying skills on a wooden high-top shoe
  • Includes wooden shoe and an extra-long lace
  • Encourages independence and fine motor skills
  • A fun way to learn real-life skills
  • Makes a great gift for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, for hands-on, screen-free play

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deMoca Montessori Busy Board for Toddlers, Wooden Activity Board with 10 Educational Activities for Learning Fine Motor Skills, Kids Sensory Toy, Travel Toy for Boys & Girls, Packaging May Vary
  • ✔️ WOODEN BUSY BOARD – Educational toys for 3 years old and Montessori toys for toddlers. Sensory toddler busy board toy with 10 preschool activities help kids to develop their fine motor skills.
  • ✔️ ACTIVITY TOYS FOR TODDLERS – deMoca Wooden Toy is a basic skill board with Bright Rainbow colorful wooden pieces. This toy features zipper snaps and a shoe tying teaching kit for kids that allows children to tie and zip their way into independent dressing skills.
  • ✔️ TRAVEL TOY FOR TODDLERS – Full of fun challenges this car activities for kids / airplane activities for kids will keep your kid busy on long journeys when your toddler travel. Easy handling weighing just 2 pounds.
  • ✔️ MULTIPLE ACTIVITY SET - Locks and latches wooden activity board, carefully crafted for kids to play and learn how to solve the labyrinth, spin the gear wheels or "click" the switch button. Latches board to keep your toddler busy while Homeschooling or as Waldorf toys daycare activity center.
  • ✔️ IDEAL TOY – Screen-free alternative idea, makes it one of the best gifts for toddlers. Designed to have varying difficulty levels, this autism toy is suitable as sensory toys for autistic children or as occupational therapy toys for Alzheimer patients, dementia activities for seniors.

NUOBESTY Learn to Tie Shoes Wooden Lacing Shoe Toy Shoelaces Tying Toy Teaching Kit for Kids, Blue
  • 🩰 ❤️ 🎁 【Best Gift】Childrens first step in learning to tie their little shoe,nice preschool toys for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and are design inspired to enhance child development during these years.
  • 🩰 ❤️ 🎁 【Intellectual Games】Exercise your babys ability of practice, help kids from 3 to 6 years develop and strengthen their fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination, while encouraging independence.
  • 🩰 ❤️ 🎁 【 Easy-to-Use】The wood lacing sneaker is an easy-to-use lacing toy that helps teach kids how to tie their shoes.
  • 🩰 ❤️ 🎁 【High-Quality Materials】Made of natural wood and eco- friendly water paint, and it is tested to be safe for kids to play with.BPA free, non- toxic, no odor, burr- free.
  • 🩰 ❤️ 🎁 【Wooden Lacing Shoe Toy 】Tying shoes is not an easy task but this toy can help get the concept across.

Wooden Lacing Toys

Standard benefits: help kids develop fine motor skills, hand eye coordination and patience. A great way to occupy children when you need a few minutes of peace. Emotional benefits: Builds confidence in your child’s ability to create something with their own hands. Encourages creativity and imagination, great bonding time for mommy and child. Physical benefits: helps children develop hand strength and fine motor skills

Atoylink 42PCS Lacing Beads Montessori Toys for Toddlers Wooden Primary String Threading Beads Rainbow Lacing Toy Preschool Fine Motor Skills Educational Toy for 3 4 5 6 7 8 Years Old Kids Boys Girls
  • 【IDEAL GIFT FOR TODDLERS】---Great toys to play with friends; Perfect as a preschool educational toy, early development toy and learning toys; It is a great gift for kids to make a wonderful gift for Christmas, birthdays, holidays, New Year and special events
  • 【CREATIVE LEARNING WAY】---Bright rainbow colors and various shapes will attract your kids to play; Develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, color and shape recognition, sequencing and counting skills when playing; Threading the beads onto the string is a good skill-developing exercise, and kids will have fun too!
  • 【NATURAL WOOD TOYS FOR KIDS】---Lacing toy is designed for children to recognize shapes and colors; Made of high quality natural wood; Provide a non-toxic and safe lacing beads game with smooth edges and surfaces for kids; Conforms to US Toy Standard, AS and CPSIA safety test approved
  • 【MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY】---Sort the beads, stack the beads, thread the beads onto the string; Montessori toy set is an ideal toy for boys and girls to stack and lace; The wooden stick on the string makes it easy for toddlers to lace beads; Beautiful wooden beads make for great play toys both while building and threading

elecnewell Wooden Lacing Threading Toys Wooden Block Set, Early Educational Toys String & Lacing Beads Games for Toddlers Kids City Cars Learning Play Set (16 Pieces)
  • [Educational Lacing Beads]: This play set includes a police, a little boy and girl, taxi, private car, motorcycle, bicycle, police car, ambulance, bus as well as something what you can see in the city. These play set come with a very fashion and cute package box, so if you buy one for your kids as a gift, they will surely love it!
  • [Safe Material & Durable]: Made of premium wood and non toxic safe water paint. No bad smell, no harm to people. All building blocks with smooth surface and just sized for little hands to grasp. And beads are big enough for kids, so that kids can not put them into mouth, it is safe. Good for children to play.
  • [Easy to Play]: These wooden toy laces via a nice sturdy wooden needle and the holes in the wooden are big enough to lace through. Children can learn how to bead the string after a few tries. Also parents can teach kids with the beads while playing.You can ask them which bead is police car, which is ambulance, and when the kids make the right answer, you can click your hands to encourage them.
  • [Creativity Toy]: These toddler stringing beads are also ideal for developing art creativity skills. It is will help to promotes shape, color, item recognition and hand-eye coordination of children while encouraging fine motor skills.
  • [Fashion & Good Gift]: An ideal gift for 2 or 3 years children ! Good choice for birthday party/gift, family time, outside activity and collection. Kids can make different noises and pretend the cars are going to different places, it will definitely add much more fun.

Skrtuan Wooden Lacing Cheese Threading Toy Montessori Airplane Travel Game Toys Wood Block Puzzle Fine Motor Skills Activity Learning Educational Gift for Toddlers Baby Kids 3 4 5 Years Old, 1 Cheese
  • FUN AND CREATIVE: The Wooden Lacing cheese Toy is a simple, vivid yellow cheese with smooth holes look so much delicious, let the hungry mouse eat it sooner. Help the string-attached mouse munches through the cheese by threading in and out. Perfect for training and developing personal skills.
  • EARLY EDUCATIONAL & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: Traditional teaching Montessori activities can build early develop lacing and sewing skills for develop hand-eye coordination and intellectual development, fine motor skills. It can help increase the imagination and coordination of the kid. Parents playing with children will bring establish close interaction and communication.Whether at home or on the way airplane, car to create good childhood memories.
  • METERIAL & SIZE: It is made of Environmental protection and non-toxic paints material.The wooden part is made of Nature Wood, no chemical smell, no sharp edges. The strings are securely attached to the blocks. Cheese size about 10.5 x 5 cm. Super easy for small hands to hold and play.
  • BEST TRAVEL GAME: The pocket sized toy, light weight that's sure to entertain your child. Easy for childrens to hold and play, Whether it's at home, at school, or on the road, it's a good choice. Perfect for trainning space and patience skill.
  • PERFECT GIFT IDEA FOR TODDLERS: The wooden Lacing Cheese Toy is a great fun and educational toy, an excellent way to help your toddlers boys and girls practicing fine-motor development. Perfect gift idea as Christmas Gift / Birthday Gift/ Festival Gift.

 

Development of Fine Motor Skills

Playing with lacing toys requires children to manipulate small objects, grasp the lace, and thread it through holes. This activity promotes the development of fine motor skills by engaging the small muscles in the fingers, hands, and wrists. As children become more proficient in lacing, their manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination improve, enabling them to engage in other activities that require precision and control.

Cognitive Development and Problem-Solving Abilities

Lacing toys provide children with opportunities to practice problem-solving and develop their cognitive abilities. By experimenting with different threading techniques, children learn through trial and error, honing their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Moreover, lacing toys often feature patterns or sequences, encouraging children to recognize and reproduce patterns, an essential skill for mathematical development.

Language Development

Playing with lacing toys can also foster language development in children. As they manipulate the toys, children often describe their actions, creating a running commentary that helps them internalize new vocabulary and practice grammatical structures. Additionally, engaging in play with peers or caregivers while using lacing toys promotes conversational turn-taking and increases exposure to a variety of linguistic structures.

Social and Emotional Development

Lacing toys can also contribute to children’s social and emotional development. Collaborative play with lacing toys encourages cooperation, sharing, and negotiation as children work together to complete a lacing task or create patterns. Furthermore, successfully completing a lacing activity can boost a child’s self-esteem and sense of accomplishment, fostering a positive self-concept and promoting resilience.

Incorporating Lacing Toys in Early Childhood Education

Given the numerous benefits of lacing toys for children’s development, early childhood educators should consider incorporating them into classroom activities. Lacing toys can be integrated into various learning centers, such as art, math, or fine motor stations, and can be used to reinforce specific concepts or skills. Teachers can also design thematic lacing activities to engage children’s interest and enhance their learning experiences.

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