Counted cross stitch for 9 yo?

[Mama Geek]

One of dd's friends has a birthday coming up.  Dd is only 6 and can't do easy counted cross stitch on her own at all.  The mom has said her daughter likes crafts.  Is this something your 8/9 year old can do if it is a small project?  I have done cross stitch since I was a kid, but don't remember when I started.

[Arcadia]

Counted cross stitch was done in 1st grade (6 years old by Jan 1st) Art & Craft class when I was a kid. There are simple kits with bigger holes to start with.

 

Link below is an example of what we started with. Michaels and Jo-Ann would have something similar.

http://www.123stitch.com/item/Janlynn-Lighthouse-Mini-Cross-Stitch-Kit/K998-5034

 

ETA:

Jo-Ann

http://www.joann.com/dimensions-kids--counted-cross-stitch-kit-ducky/2183440.html

Michaels

http://www.michaels.com/10187686.html#start=7

Edited October 28, 2016 by Arcadia

[lexi]

My daughter who is 10 is doing this kit. It's needlepoint. But it is stamped. It's fairly detailed though and she enjoys it.

 

She would be able to do counted cross stitch if it was small.

 

She likes needle felting (there are some cute kits to make wool animals) and latch hook rugs (they have stamped patterns for those).

 

ETA: I forgot the link!

 

https://www.michaels.com/dimensions-needlepoint-kit-ladybug/10217185.html

Edited October 28, 2016 by lexi

[Calm37]

I started my girls with cross stitch on gingham cloth.

[tmstranger]

My son started when he was 8 with a colored canvas pattern (not counting, just following the colors on the canvas).  He did ok.  It just took him a really long time, but in general, he is not a crafty kid.  A child who likes crafts should be fine and would likely have more patience. 

 

 

[Rosie_0801]

I found long stitch tapestries easier as a kid.

[kbutton]

I started by then, but I also had someone to show me things. I did tiny kits like a PP linked. 

 

I learned to color-code my patterns, make copies of them so that I could mark off what I'd completed, etc. over time. I wish I had known to do that when I started. It's visually much easier to stop and start with some kind of tracking directly on the pattern. I would probably enlarge a pattern on a copier for a kid. 

 

 

[RootAnn]

My ds#2 does those, but he loves hand sewing, writing, and drawing. So, possible for the right type of kid.

[craftyerin]

I do a ton of counted cross stitch, and my daughter (newly 8) is perfectly capable, although not interested enough to keep up with it and finish projects. Hobby Lobby has a TON of small cute kits, though. Michaels and Joann, less so. 

 

For just general "craft kits" though, this was ENORMOUSLY popular with my daughter when she got it for her birthday. We've given it as a gift a couple of times since then, and it's always been well received. https://www.amazon.com/Klutz-Make-Clay-Charms-Craft/dp/0545498562/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477748171&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=clay+craft+kit+charms