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Hi!
I do not know your own experience and comfort level, so will make my own assumptions:
A1: Light to moderate experience recreational kayaking, no ww or sea experience. A2: Comfortable with selves in light wind and waves, but not in rougher water or wind. A3:
I suggest you consider a canoe to start. That allows them to have space to move around a bit and play when they get bored. They will usually only paddle for 5 minutes or so at a time. And if needed you can have one parent paddle and the other tend to the mutinous crew!
The canoe will also allow you to take toys for the beach you paddle over to (kids often do not like going for a paddle just to paddle, they like to go somewhere!) and a cooler for lunch and etc.
I do not know all of the kayaks you list, but in general the big thing is balance. A single kayak with a kid added is OK if the kid is sitting right between your legs, althouh this may cramp your paddling and the drip from the paddle may land on them. A double kayak is better, but then you have to be able to take both in the middle of the one kayak. If you try to go with a double kayak with the kid in one seat and you in the other, you can be very unbalanced. IMHO, as they get bigger the kayak option gets easier.
In any case, have a plan for how you adapt your fleet as they grow. That, too, is often easier with a canoe.
GaryJ (Director, Family Canoeing Centre)
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