Practical skills such as tying and lacing promotes the development of fine motor, muscular and coordination skills. When a child masters lacing, the skill can be transferred to the many occurrences in our daily life. This will imbue young children with a sense of independence and self-confidence that they can do things without adult's assistance.
I gave M a
wooden lacing cheese toy when she was 2yo, but she wasn't very keen then. So I removed lacing from our set and reintroduced M to lacing when she was 28months. There could be children who are ready at an earlier age, but most children would be ready at approximately 24-30mths old.
We use the following:
1) WOODEN LACING CHEESE (SGD 10) This is one of my favourite lacing toy. It is made of wooden and is shaped like a wedge of
cheese. There is a long length of cotton twill attached to a wooden stub (with eyes to look like a
little worm I suppose). We take this out of the house with us or use it in the car (to make M sit
still in the car seat). It is a one-piece toy, so no pieces to lose or pick up after your child!
2) FOAM LACING SET (SGD5) This set consists of two lengths of twill, one big piece of tree and six small pieces of flowers.
They are made of sturdy pressed foam and will last for a very long time. The other design is
'House'. Definitely value for money!
3) LACING LEAF & BUG (SGD 10) ---->
SOLD OUT This leaf & bug puzzle is actually rather challenging for a toddler. I have to admit I am the
one playing with this toy instead of M.
4) LACING FRUIT TREE (SGD 18)
This is my all-time favourite toy. The beautiful set is made of wood (and I do prefer wooden
toys to those junky plastic ones). It has many pieces of wooden beads shaped like fruits, for
lacing and tying onto two shaped panels, which you would assemble to make a 3D standing
tree. Seriously, one cannot get enough of lacing :-)
Price: SGD 5
