Well I have all grandsons - but they like to participate too. Although they are too young for scissors and pins and needles, they like to sort colors and count out squares or just play with the colorful scraps and buttons to make pictures on the floor.

I first sewed on a little (toy sized), hand crank Singer sewing machine. Oh, the Barbie clothes I used to make! That was my introduction to sewing and I've loved it ever since!

I use a little wooden foot stool to put the foot pedal on so my grand daughters can reach it. They automatically grab it when it is time to sew.

I think I would have them use the magnetic pin holder--fun to use for kids and no spilled pins!

You can't live without a seam ripper! I like the "Seam Fix" one because it's great at "erasing" the threads when you're done.

I would definitely include Clover clips to help their little fingers hold pieces of fabric together.My only memory of sewing is laying my feet on the treadle while someone, not sure who it was, sewed something down. I learned how to sew in Home Economics class in High School. But I didn't start quilting until I was age 46.

My mom taught me to sew. I started with a skirt. She made me trace on the seams and stitch on the marks. She also made me rip it out and do it again until it was straight:)! She always said------"as ye sew, so shall ye rip!."

My mom, grandma, aunt and sister all sewed, and as I remember, I didn't have much choice. My mom gave me a very limited budget for school clothes, but would buy me all the patterns, fabric, and notions I wanted, so I sewed a lot as a kid. I think mom thought it not only gave me a useful skill, it kept me out of her hair. She always knew where I was...