Sam Threading Beads

I had been a bit worried about Sam's fine motor skills. So today bought him a box of wooden numerical bead for him to play with. After about 10 min of trying & demonstration, he could thread a whole string of beads all by himself:

His choice of colours a trifle funny: he went for the black zeros 1st (I guess they resemble his fav wheels), then the light green number 8s. The reds & oranges lay untouched........

Perhaps I should have just splurged & gotten the $20 branded box of animal beads in Toy 'R' Us, instead of this $13 Made-in-China box that I'm still wondering if the paint is toxic-free. Then perhaps the zeros & eights will have their holes in the centre, and the holes for threading would be smooth, & won't keep snagging on the shoe strings that came with the box. But then, after Sam mastered the skill of threading he'll probably lose interest in the new toy, so..........

Sam showing off his masterpieces:

I'm not an imaginative person.......wearing the threaded beads like a belt, around the neck like a necklace & carrying them around like a bag are about the only uses I can think of for the finished strings of beads. Dunno how long Sam will find that entertaining...............