Teaching young children to use a sewing machine

I have been meaning to post this forever(for you Dawn).

This is how I modifed the control foot on LiLi's sewing machine to make it easier for her to use. You need a piece of wood cut to the width of the foot control. Experiment with the sewing speed to decide how high it needs to be.

Popster custom cut mine but you could probably use something like a paint stick or a shim?

All you need to do is tape to back of the foot

Now you can see how it stops the control from going down too far so the machine will not sew at full speed. I also put a piece of this tape on the stitch plate to help her sew in a straight line.