Such an oldie but still good! We don’t actually use a pin, rather a toothpick, or better still half a bamboo skewer (bind the broken top with some masking tape) and place the paper on a cork mat ( pins being best left to when the children are older…) When we offered this to the children they loved it! very quickly, Brooklyn moved from drawing a pattern to writing her name and pricking that – so we showed the others and everyone wanted to do it! It builds fine motor skills and persistence; physical endurance and hand strength to continue to pierce the paper. Grace worked out a technique where she used her other hand to push harder. This was a task that took concentration and perseverance, especially for those with a long name, like Tanner.