Thank you for posting this. I teach the grandkids on my older machines & they love it but now one of the younger ones wants to sew like the older ones & he's 4. We tried a large machine but he's tiny & not prone to take time to listen & go slow so that didn't work well.
In one of her reviews on the article someone asked about machines for children & she has a great reply with recommendations for smaller machines. The Janome Thunder in a variety of colors looks like just what I'm looking for & bonus: at 5 or 6 pounds I can take it in my suitcase when we travel on a cruise & plane!
Thanks