Kneading dough, digging in the sand with bare hands, eyedroppers and tweezers to sort leaves and colored papers, for 5+ years of age knitting and making felted balls. The idea is to use the hands in different activities so that the motor part of the brain that controls pencil holding will develop. Also, building motor skills in general helps. How about cutting veggies to make a soup? I think we are often too afraid to give little ones real tools and we cripple them. Also, staying away from TV and video games or button pushing helps both the brain and the hands!!!!
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