loop di loop tutorial

I realize this is probably nothing new

moms have been making pretend shoes to teach the tying technique since shoelaces were invented

but, this is my version

Princess Eden has been asking me to teach her to tie laces for a long time.

Know what I discovered?

My kids all needed help in this area....something about living on an Island and wearing flip-flops or barefoot in' every day kinda put us behind.  

Who would have thought?

Princess Moriah can tie a dress bow (behind her back) as pretty as you please...but not her "tennies".

I started with a wooden board and had a willing little helper paint it her favorite color

I cut out a shape that vaguely resembled a shoe

oh...and the hole at the top

I used scrapbook paper that had a print and some cute vintage sayings

good ol' modge podge, where would I be without you?

a layer under neath and a layer on top

used the {scary} staple gun to hold my lace in place 

"hey, mom, that rhymed!"

cute rhyme for tying shoes

A Indian made a teepee (pull lace up and cross one under the other) 

and it collapsed! (pull first "knot" down). 

So he started another, (make first loop for bow) 

and he took this string and went around it, (wrap other lace around loop) 

and went inside, (push lace under new loop) 

and there he had it! Two Tents! (pull loops for bow) .

"loop di loop
and tie them up
tighten it
and then get up"

Have a lovely day,

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