Grands are the best! My granddaughter was about 2 when she sit in my lap and sewed with me. By the age of 3 she had her own machine, no needle but she was happy to run fabric under the foot. I think it taught her speed control of the machine. By age 6 she was free style sewing. She made her first nine patch lap quilt at age 9. She is a teenager now and doesn't have much time for sewing but I know she'll remember and can start back up when she gets older. I have many happy smiles remembering her time in my sewing room, seeing all the pincushions with pins stuck in as far as the would go, a yard of fabric with a big piece cut right from the middle, my ironing board cover cut to ribbons because she forgot to put a mat on top, a shoebox full of pre wound bobbins she loved to wind for me.