I have no little girls around but I would hesitate especially without gloves. I would either precut or teach her to cut the pieces out like we all used to do. Tell her you are teaching her the oldfashioned way. lol Kids sometimes like "oldfashioned" I remember when money was tight and I quit buying the staple around here microwave popcorn, I made "old fashioned " popcorn, that was all they ever wanted after that lol.