I thought about posting in the "What Have You Bought Guitar-related" thread, but since this is more of a query and opinion lead, I think a separate thread is more appropriate.
Every time my granddaughter sees my KLŌS guitar, she wants to play with it. Since it's carbon fiber, the worst she can do is throw it out of tune (she's six). While I was shopping at Lidl the other day, I saw they had acoustic guitar sets for $49.99 and ukuleles for $14.99 (US). At first, I thought of the guitar, but then remembered my first stringed instrument - a ukulele I got from a souvenir shop in Hawaii! So, I sprung for the uke.
Look, I know it's a cheapy thing, but she's six and sometimes has the attention span of a golden retriever puppy. I think for a Christmas morning gift, it will be received with great glee. After that, who knows?
So I was thinking how I might encourage her. I have printed off some sheets of ukulele chords (in standard tuning: GCEA) and I'm thinking of getting her a tuner (but probably will ask her dad to just download a tuner app - she has her own tablet). Being a bit of an overboard type of person, I was thinking of adding a ukulele to my stable. I frequently see the D'Addario Grateful Dead ukes on sale at Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day, and even if I look elsewhere, the cost of most is under $100, and I can probably swing that easily.
How many of you play ukulele? Do you think my plan has merit? What would you recommend that I can hold my granddaughter's interest in playing music?