Ribbon Threading

My daughter came home nearly every week with some threading from her Reception class last year. At first I wondered why they were doing so much but when I went into class I realised that it is a brilliant independent activity for 4-5 year olds. It is brilliant for practicing fine motor skills, scissor skills and hand-eye coordination. It is also a good skill to learn as it teaches how to sew before using a needle.

We have been reading Old Bear by Kevin Henkes as part of the Virtual Book club. It is an enchanting story with beautiful pictures showing the seasons. Old Bear is a lovable character and all the girls love teddies so it seemed a good idea to make the old bear.

I drew a very simple teddy and Molly cut it out.

She used a teddy bear hole punch to make holes all the way around. A circle hole punch is a bit easier.

We needed a little bit of tape to fix the holes which were a bit close to the edge.

She taped the ribbon to the back and then threaded it through using a running stitch.

We threaded two googly eyes on and a button for a nose. She stuck some fluffy material onto the tummy.

The next stage is to make a teddy using fabric and a needle.

Here is one of the things Molly made at school.

I am linking to Get Crafty, Tuesday Tots, Tiptoe Through Tuesday, Let’s Play Science Sparks

For more posts inspired by Kevin Henkes look here for the Virtual Book club. Here are the rules if you want to add your own:

• Link up only posts inspired by Kevin Henkes that share children’s book inspired crafts, activities, recipes, etc. Any other posts will be deleted.
• Visit other blog posts on the linky and comment on or share the ones you love!
• Add our Virtual Book Club button to your post if you’d like.