Kids bow?

[Pullonmylimb]

I want to make my daughter a bow.  This will be her first.  She is almost 3 and i measured her "wingspan" fingertip to fingertip to be 34 inches.

I guess I really have 2 main questions.  

First how do you figure a draw length?  I think I should tiller it beyond the initial intended length.

Second what kind of draw weight should i shoot for?  I was thinking like maybe 8lbs or am i way off.

I know kids vary drastically in strength and build but mainly just looking for opinions.  could always build another if needed.

[John Scifres]

Make it as tall as she is and 1" wide, bendy handle.  Tiller it to pull 15-20# at 20".  That way she can grow with it.  The bigger she gets, the farther she pulls and the more weight.

[needcoffee]

+1 on what John said.

I am finishing up my first bow that I have ever built and it is for my kids (just to give you an idea of my inexperience).  I tillered it to be able to max out with the kids size arrows (28 pounds at around 22 inches).  My 8 year old daughter is using just about all of the draw length and my 4 year old uses what he needs, probably about 15# or so.  But he is getting one of own soon that will be a little shorter.

[Pullonmylimb]

thanks guys.  sounds pretty straightforward.  I'm off to the store this morning to search for a suitable board.

[Pullonmylimb]

Found a nice maple 1x2.  Wound up making it 41" ntn.  Little long for her but she can grow into it.  Made it 1" wide and tapered the last 8 inches down to 3/8.  Gonna make it bend through the handle.  Started with 1/2 at the center and tapered to 3/8 about 3 inches back from the tips.

What kind of brace height would be appropriate for a small bow like this?  I'm thinking since I would brace a 68" straight limb at about 6 1/2 and its ~4/7 of that maybe somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 1/2 to 4 1/2.  What do you guys think?

I'm not to brace height yet but just wanted an idea.  Sometimes things don't follow a straight line relationship when you scale them.