You and your kids might enjoy this for a few minutes:
My 4yo is starting to read/write and she has a few words she is willing to try to spell, but then she drops into the zigzag up/down motion to make lines of text. It’s really fun to watch her think hard on what to write and then just //////. She goes through a ton of paper and tape. She will spend an hour a day, at least, on it. And she won’t let me throw any of it out (that she knows about, anyway).