Crystal Column Threading Game — Thread Laces Between Coloured Tubes

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1. Stand the coloured tubes in the holes of the cloud base.
2. Pick a lace and hold or tie one end at the first tube.
3. Weave the lace in and out between the columns.
4. Follow a design from the box, or make up your own path.
5. Unthread the laces, move the tubes and start a new pattern.

• Fine motor control guiding a lace between the columns
• Hand-eye coordination and concentration
• Planning a path before threading it
• Creativity, since every layout makes a new pattern

• Start with two or three tubes and one lace for a younger child
• Make a pattern first and let your child copy it, then swap roles
• Use a different colour lace for each row of columns