# Starter yoyo for kids **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [April 10, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454 "2011-04-10T01:09:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alter\_Ego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/alter_ego/32/826_2.png) [@Alter\_Ego](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alter_Ego)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/1 "2011-04-10T01:09:53Z")
What would be a good starter yo-yo for my kids (7 yrs and 4 yrs) ? probably something with a brain or automatic return. ---
**Author:** ![jtman562](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jtman562/32/285_2.png) [@jtman562](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jtman562)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/2 "2011-04-10T01:40:28Z")
> [@Alter\_Ego](#): > > What would be a good starter yo-yo for my kids (7 yrs and 4 yrs) ? > probably something with a brain or automatic return. They way I see it, auto-returns really don’t help you learn anything. Maybe a good choice for the four year old, but for the seven year old I’d say go for something like a Velocity. ---
**Author:** ![YOYOJAMizm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamizm/32/774_2.png) [@YOYOJAMizm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOJAMizm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/3 "2011-04-10T01:59:24Z")
hmm maybey a fast 201 for the 7 year old and like a firedog for the four year old ---
**Author:** ![Griffsnog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Griffsnog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Griffsnog)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/4 "2011-04-10T02:01:55Z")
I’ve never seen the point of an auto return. I say what was recommended above would be fine. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/5 "2011-04-10T02:46:52Z")
Yes, auto returns help me in nothing. I’d say Velocity for 7 yrs old because it can be responsive enough to loop and unresponsive enough to do tough tricks when they get older. 4yrs old, he barely knows what a yoyo is so a auto return for the 4yrs. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/6 "2011-04-10T04:48:06Z")
> [@Alter\_Ego](#): > > What would be a good starter yo-yo for my kids (7 yrs and 4 yrs) ? > probably something with a brain or automatic return. Yes, that or a fixed axle like a spintastics manta ray would be a good choice. That is also a recommendation given by Dazzling Dave Schulte a number of times. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/7 "2011-04-10T05:00:48Z")
how bout journey? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/8 "2011-04-10T05:03:45Z")
I’ve been working with my 5 year old granddaughter. She does fine with a manta ray (fixed axle). The journey (responsive) gives her problems. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/9 "2011-04-10T05:06:02Z")
well i started with a DM2… but i dont think 7 year olds or at least under 11 should be using those ---
**Author:** ![tannerracer99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tannerracer99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tannerracer99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/10 "2011-04-10T23:56:41Z")
7yrs=velocity 4yrs=firedog ---
**Author:** ![tjz1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@tjz1021](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tjz1021)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/11 "2011-04-16T13:45:26Z")
i have like 11 yoyo that are over 65 dollars i am 11 and i recomend for them 7=velocity or for off string bigyo 4= firedog or spinstar ---
**Author:** ![IliekCLYW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d26b3c/32.png) [@IliekCLYW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IliekCLYW)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/12 "2011-04-17T07:14:23Z")
Basing this all on the stuff I have seen: 4 year olds need something alluring about the aesthetics such as lighting up to be really neat in there eyes. A good yoyo that would provide the pure enjoyment with the lighting up pull factor would be a Spinstar. If they don’t care about the lighting up, a Duncan Butterfly, a YYF Firedog, or a FAST 201 would be good. A 7 year old would (presumably) care less about the aesthetics and more about the play. You could buy a FAST 201, a Northstar, a Kickside, or a Journey. The options you have are: a) Get an unresponsive yoyo and teach him/her how to bind. b) Get a yoyo that can be responsive and unresponsive, and gradually build into the unresponsive realm. Then buy the better yoyo that can handle more tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Antwan1997](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/antwan1997/32/814_2.png) [@Antwan1997](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Antwan1997)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yoyo-for-kids/25454/13 "2011-04-17T12:56:21Z")
I would recommend a fixed axle yoyo called [YO]2 Triple Action that can auto-return, and in the same time just by clicking a button it comes back with a tug. It’s the first yoyo I owned. But i’m not sure where it is sold… Google it.