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LO turns 3 next week and can draw a "face", a rough circle with 3 squiggles inside for eyes and mouth. Sometimes he'll draw a car, 2 circles with a bunch of squiggles on top. He has no interest in tracing letters either, he can't follow the dotted lines at all.

My LO can draw a few different things and can write maybe 5-6 letters. But she will sit and draw/color for hours a day, she's interested in it so I think that helps.

Handwriting is not something to worry about at age 3. My son was not interested in coloring or drawing at 3, and I don't think he was unusual in that regard. His writing and drawing at 5 is fine. Unless there are other indications that she has trouble with fine motor skills, I don't think not being able/wanting to draw is a problem. Give her other fine motor activities and see if she enjoys those. My son liked playing with mini pompoms and little toys at that age.

I'm not a workbook fan, personally, so I would halt that until later, but if she seems to want to draw, there is nothing wrong with showing her how to do basic shapes.

Ugh ate my post.

LO is 3 and does lines and circles only. He has an idea about straight lines versus circles for letters. The first picture is his name basically a line for each letter. The second is him tracing our names (drawing circles around and on top of the letters).

@sorrycharlie: at just turned three my son was still indescriminately scribbling and drawing forceful dots. Now he draws rocket ships that look like penises, smushed circles, and "activity" (I can't describe what it is!). (5 months later)