Fine motor skill development and Playdough

Playdough is a good way to develop those fine motor skills that children need to start on the road to write and gain pen control. Here we used cotton reels and spaghetti strands, the cotton reels become very versatile as they were used as mini rollers and also a printing tool. 
I then observed the children using the spaghetti strands to carefully thread through the cotton reels, creating another unexpected fine motor activity themselves.