I was working on my model last night when my son (age 9) comes out to watch. He's come out a couple of times to watch. He loves his Legos, so I gave him the model instructions to see what he thought. He said that it really looked neat and he would like to give it a go. I had him surf the Revell site so he could get a taste for what he might like to build.
On his own, he went to the SnapTite section, and picked out something that he might like. So, we'll give it a whirl. He didn't want to have to glue or paint right off the bat. The building has always fascinated him, and I watch it when he gets a new Lego set. I suspect that if he likes this, he'll transition to paint and glue on his own.
It was great to watch him surf the Revell site - he was there for probably an hour, jotting down what he wants to attempt. Then he left to clean his desk in his room so he would have his own "bench."
Priceless.