I've only just started introducing crayons to Jacob now......he is still wanting to put anything and everything into his mouth, so we had held off on this until now. We're hoping that he will now understand that it's much more fun to scribble with them than eat them (well hopefully! LOL). But so far, we just didn't want to be introducing those kinds of things when we knew he would instantly put them in his mouth IYKWIM? But now that he's getting beyond other activities and needing other forums of stimulation, we're giving it a go.....

I guess my point there is that perhaps they had a reason for not showing him these things earlier??? Not sure.....just thinking out loud!

I agree with you though, drawing, singing, reading, playdoh, blackboards, crayons etc - they are all so much fun for little ones and definitely bring back fond memories for me and ones that we hope to create for Jacob too. So yes, I think they are things that little ones need to explore.........

I hope that he soon gets the chance to participate in more of these activities and get those creative juices flowing! There's so much fun to be had.......