Not necessarily, it depends on the individual; I found a $2 Canon Sureshot Owl, pretty much identical to the OP's post for my then 5 year old, now 7. I then found a batch of expired Kodak Bright Sun 100 and he just loves using it. Being in a household where both film and digital cameras are used, he knows the difference and always looks forward to getting his pictures back from the store; the "instant gratification" concept isn't applicable in this case.