Kids like the more buttons and stitches the better.
My 10 yr old neices daughter was sewing a quilt I was helping her with. I took an easy machine and she ws not interested in it al all she wanted to sew on my computer machine, so needless to say she took over my nice machine. Her 5 yr old brother said we dont I get to sew... and I ask you really want to sew, he was not intemidated at all on it... he was so proun of his little blanket he wanted to take a picture to send to his daddy in Iraq.... so kids now a day if they are interested at all need more than straight st and zz. I teach kids sewing i the summer and we have from 5 to 12 year olds
The younger boys seam to be more into learning than some of the older sisters.... Good she has someone to show her, teach her well so she can teach outher when she grow up... I love for kids to sew.