Okay, this is probably the dumbest thing, but I’m probably going to do it anyway.
My four-year-old wants a whistle. I can see that he’s actually developing the dexterity to do it. However, a soprano d is too far a reach for him. What size do you think would work for a small-handed boy?
Best,
LJ
I’d suggest a g, except that can get REALLY screechy…if you go with that, make sure that you have a good supply of earplugs
If a soprano D is too big for him, that really narrows your range of options.
I’d have to agree that a high G would probably be the best choice for such small hands… and do take the advice about the earplugs! 
A high F might not be too large for him, and they are also a bit easier on the ears.
Generations are usually quite nice in G and F, and both are very inexpensive… maybe you could get one of each and see which one fits his hands best.
Thanks very much! I’ll take a look into those two keys. 
I got my little one Gens in F and G as well as a little Susato pendant ocarina when she was still in the womb. Now she’s 4 and starting to cover the holes. She likes the ocarina best of the wind instruments, but still prefers strings, keyboards, and bodhrans.
I realize this is probably heresy, but a slidewhistle can be lots of fun for a kid, teach a lot about music, tunes, tuning, & breath control, and only requires one finger! The Whistleshop sells them: http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/whistles/inexpensive/AmericanSlide/american.htm
Ocarinas, yes! Or those funky plasticy things that would give the four year old a sense of how to cover the holes without the ability to call all dogs within a mile radius.
I’d say bring the kid to a music shop and get the lowest key that he can reasonably manage,* probably an F or maybe even an Eb. Then get yourself the same thing an octave lower. 
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[quote=“avanutria”]I’d say bring the kid to a music shop and get the lowest key that he can reasonably manage,* probably an F or maybe even an Eb. Then get yourself the same thing an octave lower.
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Oooooh! I like, I like! I can hear myself now. “But Honey, it’s for our son’s musical education!”
A high G can be tweeked and a lot of the shillness will calm down.
No, no. That wouldn’t work. I already have a low G.
I fault Generation high G mouthpieces for having a window that is too wide… the blade is also a bit too far from the windway exit, but that’s a problem with all keys of Generation whistles.
Such an open voicing on such a tiny whistle is going to produce too much volume and shrillness by design.
You can do the guitar pick tweak and tighten up the voicing enough to reduce the loudness and shrillness to a bearable level.