Originally Posted by AngieS
My lil girl is 3 and is always wanting to sew. :) I'm afraid to give her a needle yet though. I'm afraid she'll poke herself. Are you all using a special needle or anything?
Poke or stab? If you're really afraid she'll do serious damage (like, say, poke it in her eye), then wait til she's older. But if you're talking a regular needle prick, then I say poking yourself with a needle is a pretty good way to learn how to be careful with a needle. My 4-year-old son has been using a needle and thread to sew scraps together for almost a year. He's never hurt himself.