Mama Geek Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm37 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I started my girls with cross stitch on gingham cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmstranger Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I found long stitch tapestries easier as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 My ds#2 does those, but he loves hand sewing, writing, and drawing. So, possible for the right type of kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyerin Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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