I have to agree. the pink and purple, miss killy machine are cute. what dose that have to do with giveing the kids a good sewing experience for the first time sewing. If it is fun and a good experience they will be back. if the machine is cute but don't work well, the cute is they but the fun is NOT. so I say put the money in to a machine that will work and grow with them, and they love for sewing will grow to. I have four grown son all of whom watch me sew all they lifes and have sew small thing for them self. one dose most of sewing for his family and the youngs is think of gone into upholster work. And I can tall you there was not cute little toy/boy sewing machine around.