I gave my GD a Spartan with a finger guard. She LOVES LOVES LOVES it. And her sisters think it is way cool. Their eyes lit up when they saw that finger guard. Momma (DD) squelched it though. She says they have to learn to get the dishes clean when they wash them before they can use it. The oldest girl is 10 and she has been making doll quilts for her sisters. I think I would like it best if the finger guards were easy to see past. Some of those look rather large.