have a look at Ragweed Forge,Mora and Jarvenpaa both have fixed blade knives made for kids.smaller handle and a guard to keep fingers from slipping onto the blade.i would think a fixed blade would be better because there is no problem with opening and closing.also the entire idea of a knife is the blade and not a tool set that happens to come with it.fixing attention to the blade and how to use and care for it might be better than playing with add-on gizmos,who really uses a can or bottle opener these days?