Having your young child use a full size sewing machine can be a daunting and dangerous task especially when considering the speed of the swing needle or if you have an electronic machine that can be easily messed up. Before the late 1960s when mom still stayed at home, had dinner on the table when Dad got home from work, and sewed many of the clothes the kids wore along with darning socks, repairing rips and tears in anything, patched holes and put buttons back on coats and shirts a toy of choice for girls was the Children’s Sewing Machine from Singer. It was a working sewing machine in a smaller size than Mom’s Singer but your daughter could sit by you and work on her own projects.
There are some new children’s sewing machines on the market in licensed versions from Hello Kitty, Barbie and reproductions in children’s sizing of the original Singer kid’s model. There is a kit from Sew Fun that retails for sixty dollars ($60) that looks suspiciously like the Mini Sewing Machine from As Seen on TV that retails for only thirty dollars ($29.99) on their site just in a different color. The Sew Fun Kit does come with a carrying case, foot pedal and an AC Adapter but will also take four AA batteries if you need to sew where there is no plug available. It is available in blue with pink accents for the little seamstress in your house.