I am absolutely hopping mad to read Lena Engel's advice to 'provide enough cutters and rolling pins' ('Hand crafted', 24 May). I was also a bit concerned about the 'small balls' of dough she advises we provide - I usually recommend a lump as big as a child's head because I hate to see children fiddling with tiddly bits of dough.
I do, however, welcome the rest of the ideas in the feature. Encouraging children and nursery nurses to focus on the process of creativity rather than 'making something nice to put on the wall' is very helpful. As Lena herself says, 'Children's creativity is stifled if they are given pre-cut shapes.' The same goes for playdough.
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