This product is all about your child learning AND playing, whilst building fine motor skills and familiarising themselves with the alphabet.Children can develop their pincer/pencil grip using the pencil-sized wooden stylus which is included. This stylus then neatly slots into its storage hole in the side of the alphabet board itself. There is also a storage slot on top of the board, which can be used to look after the stylus.The alphabet board provides a tactile template for children to practice tracing letters with either their finger or the stylus. And whilst helping with your childs development prior to pre-school, this alphabet board provides a range of ways to play, such as, play-doh pressing and crayon rubbing. Or why not fill the letters that make up your childs name with rice, beads or even coco pops! You can also use the alphabet board for early stage phonics work, such as, "What letter makes this sound?".Your childs name will also be engraved at the top of the board, which we really hope will help them master spelling, and perhaps even writing their own name prior to their first day at school.