A few nights ago, my son decided he wanted to build a dog house.
He is seven.
I suggested we start with basic building skills.
So he's practicing hammering.
I presented him with quite a difficult decision before he began:
Which hammer?
The black one, which is his...
or the other one, which is BIGGER, but has flowers on it!
Little brother got the flowers.
This kept them busy for over an hour. The little ones watched, and the big girls joined in.
I highly recommend this activity.