I had this issue with DD3. Actually, I still have this problem. She does this with drawing, coloring and writing. For the longest time, she would pull out her crayons and coloring books, get all situated to color and then tell me to color instead. The same with drawing and writing letters. I think she wants to see me do these things so she can emulate me, and she will not attempt it herself until she knows she can do it darn-near perfect. It's been frustrating because I can tell she wants to start writing letters, but she gets real mad and tells me to do it. I think her brain is ahead of her fine motor skills at this point and I'll be happy when the two sync up together.
One way we can sometimes get her to draw or write on her own is to ask if Mr. Hand can do it. Yes, DD3 has a very rich imagination and if we talk directly to her hand as Mr. Hand, sometimes she will either forget it's her actually doing it or maybe she feels she can place the blame on Mr. Hand if she can't do it perfectly. Complicated creatures these children.
