Look, Ma! One hand!

One could argue that what truly separates humans from animals is the fine-motor skills needed to operate a pair of scissors. After all, you never see a chimp carefully trimming a bonsai tree! You never see an orangutan clipping a coupons off a bearer bond!

Now that Mathias has joined the ranks of the one-handed paper cutters, it is his favorite ting to do. For the last few evenings, before Mathias goes to bed, we each take a pair of scissors and together cut a sheet of paper into small pieces. It's fun - you should try it!