Discs on a vertical dowel

Discs on a Vertical Dowel is one of the first activities a baby completes entirely alone: pick up a disc, aim at the dowel, let it slide down. The upright dowel forgives an imprecise aim, so the first success arrives quickly and the child carries on. Along the way come hand-⁠eye coordination, the pincer grip and the quiet satisfaction of finished work. Once the discs go on without hesitation, the same work continues on a horizontal dowel, where nothing slides into place by itself and the aim has to be held to the end. For children in the first three years.