Trace & Lace Pumpkins

Today, I had the twins start this activity by tracing their names on their pumpkins. They are practicing writing and spelling their names daily but I wanted to see how well they could trace letters with correct formation. 

Then I modeled how to lace the pumpkins. We used the words "over then under, over then under" to help them remember the lacing pattern. 

After we were done the name Trace and Lace came to me and I think it will be something I'll continue to do so that I can have them work on both skills. Someone else has probably thought of this name before, but I felt pretty smart for a few minutes. ; )