This is a perfect locket for a kid (just the right size and not too expensive in the event it is broken or lost).  My 6 year old daughter loves this locket.  It was her favorite Christmas gift this year (yes, even more so than all the toys she received).  I will say that it was not easy getting the picture sized correctly.  I tried with numerous picture copies and butchered a bunch before I finally got it right.  A simple solution would be for the manufacturer (Lifetime Jewelry) to include a paper locket template with each locket.  Then you'd know exactly how big to cut the photo.  Without a template provided, it was hit and miss.  I used Microsoft Word to draw a heart and then I stretched it slightly in Word.  Then I made a bunch of hearts all different sizes and printed them up on my printer.  I cut a bunch out, fiddled around with various sizes, reprinted, re-stretched, reprinted again, and finally got a heart template that was fairly close to what I needed.  Then I butchered about seven photos before I finally succeeded. I spent about 3 hours - no joke! - trying to fit the picture(s) properly.  Oh, how a template provided with the locket would have made my life so much easier!  Nevertheless, the locket is pretty and looks really nice with a black and white photo (two actually - one in each side of the locket).  It also would look okay with Sepia, but I liked black and white better.  Color looked pretty good too when I held it up to the various photos I ordered online.  The chain is sturdy and already held up to a classmate tugging on it really hard to try to look at the photos inside.  The clasp is not too difficult and my daughter can even unhook it herself (still needs help putting it on).  The locket closes snugly and stays shut.  You need a little bit of fingernail length to get the locket open.