ALEXToys Simply Needlepoint Butterfly Kids Art and Craft Activity

My 6 year old niece was able to grasp the concept & do the work. the only thing I would suggest is that it needed more needles. They are an appropriate plastic BUT there is only one! I ordered several more ALEX needlepoint kits after getting this one and a packet of 40 plastic needles. The other thing that my niece has a hard time with is threading the needle. I have also given her a one of the Large Eye Needle Threaders (flat metal rectangularish shape, about 2" with a hook shape at either end) which is big enough not to lose & easy for little hands to grasp.

This was great. A gift for my Granddaughter when she was a youngest. Now in HS. Learned well.1st place blue ribbons on real life projects, at both country and State Fairs 2 years in a row. Hired at 15 at a sewing store. It started by these fun kids boxes.

My daughter was thrilled with this gift. The snap on frame is such an excellent addition to the craft. It makes her work ready to hang and enjoy. The downside is that the directions are o.k. but aren't very thorough and there wasn't enough yarn. We got about halfway through the project when she started to run out of certain colors. There may have been a way to avoid this in how she crafted it, but as I said, the directions were not very thorough. Overall, it's been fun and enjoyable. We'll wee how I feel after a trip to the craft store to find matching yarns.

This kit is exactly what was needed to teach a newbie how to needlepoint.

I was hoping this would be just a little bit bigger. Overall, my kids enjoyed making it. But they wanted it to be bigger too. The instructions were pretty easy to follow, although we had some trouble threading the yarn. Once we figured that out though, it was pretty smooth sailing. I just wish it would have been bigger!

My daughter (8) asked for a needlepointing project after watching me work on mine and after some googling, I stumbled on this series and gave it a try. I had to walk her through threading the needle (including tricks on keeping all the loose fibers together) and stick with her for a little while as she got used to the stitch patterns but she has now completed three of these and we are starting a more complex project soon.This is a hard plastic canvas with a big plastic needle (not sharp) and some acrylic yarn that is pre-cut. It also comes with a frame of sorts that has an indent in the top so it could easily be hung on a nail.Great and easy product

I like this brand of starter needlepoint much better than Sew Cute brand for these reasons: Alex uses double thread so a child doesn't have to cope with trying to keep the yarn in the needle as he sews; the needle is made out of plastic so it is safe and even a little bendable if needed; the plastic board has a good feel, not so rigid as Sew Cute and more open holes. The kit has enough yarn if you skip the outermost row around the perimeter. This is covered by the frame when completed. I bought this for my 6-year old grandson because he had shown an interest in the needlepoint I was working on. He loved it and so did I; we sat together all cozy and talked about our lives while he did the stitching and I supervised. He said he liked it as much as playing games on my iPad so that's a big plus.

This is a really adorable needlepoint kit, but it’s missing the magenta colored yarn! Too late to return- annoying.