Spaghetti = Brain Food

Give a wee young child, say one of 8-12 months, that is still just learning to eat food independently, a strand of cooked spaghetti. The result: one heck of a show of problem solving and brain work....

How to pick up this wriggly thing?

How to get it into my mouth?

How to gte the WHOLE thing into my mouth?

How do I get it to stop sticking to my hand?

Real mental gymnastics.