Teaching your kids to tie their shoelaces can be a frustrating process. However, it does not have to be a difficult process. Here are some tips on how to make the process easier for both you and your child.

Practice makes perfect

Learning to tie your shoes takes a lot of practice. For this reason, you may want to set aside some time each day. If your child gets upset or bored, it’s time to end the practice session. Remember, children learn best when new concepts are introduced to them in a fun way!

You can use an old pair of shoes to practice. Some kids enjoy decorating their practice shoes with glitter and paint. If your child likes crafts, this can motivate him. After you have found an old pair of shoes, you and your child should go shoelace shopping. It is important to get two totally different colored or patterned shoelaces. This will help your child tell the difference between the left cord and the right cord. For example, he may want to use an orange lace for the left lace and a blue lace for the right lace. Tie both the left shoe and the right shoe with different colored laces.

A tale of two bunnies

You can explain to your child how to tie his shoes by teaching him the story of the “two bunnies”. The story should be told like this along with the following actions:

1. Once upon a time there were two bunnies who lived in a forest. The forest had a hard dirt floor. After saying this, cross the orange lace over the right lace to make a large “X”.

2. Every fall, beautiful orange leaves floated through the trees to the forest floor. After saying this, tuck the orange string into the bottom space of the “X”. Then pull on the laces to tighten them.

3. Every spring, the two bunnies came out of their burrow to see all the flowers. After saying this, make a large bow with the left and right laces. These should look like bunny ears.

4. Bunnies love to cuddle! After saying that, she crosses the blue bow over the orange bow.

5. The blue bunny is very shy and likes to hide in his hole! After saying that, tuck the blue bow into the space below the two laces. Then, tighten the laces.

The “bunny ears” method is one of the easiest methods to use to teach children to tie shoelaces. In the meantime, the story of the bunny will help most children remember the steps in the process. By using these tips, you should be able to teach your child how to tie their shoelaces in a short amount of time!