I just made a kit for my 8yo niece who has an interest in sewing. I used a plastic container with an attached lid and included: small spools of thread in several colors, a package of assorted size hand needles, a tomato pincushion withnstrawberry ( she liked mine so much), pins, round point scissors for cutting thread and a pack of charm squares and mini squares of pretty fabrics, plus a few fat quarters. My niece loved it!