I have a cheap sunpak that I'd be willing to give you if you want to pay for shipping. It was the cheapest tripod I could find years ago when I wanted to give glassing off a tripod a try. Not a great tripod by any means but for a kid it should work ok. Let me know if interested. I have some camo tape on the top leg section to quiet the aluminum down and make it less shiny at the moment but it should come off easily enough if you don't want it on there.