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Whatever you do, do not waste your money on any of those telescopes, unless someone here has actually used one and reports it as being okay.
I have the Celestron Firstscope - it is hard to use and the optics are extremely poor, despite hours of collimation and using good eyepieces. I can only get a half decent (still pretty poor) image if the planet is exactly in the centre of the field. I paid $19 for it on Ebay, and I still feel ripped off - especially as US Sky&telescope magazine gave it a great review.
Much better was a 50mm Celestron refractor I bought from Dick Smith for $36, when it was reduced from $50. It was still hard to use, but it did show the Moon and rings of Saturn nicely - which would amuse most kids.
If your son was really interested, a small 7X35 pair of binoculars might also be the thing, providing you explain that it is just two small telescopes stuck together.
I did have one unintended thing happen when I gave my nephew a small refractor. He kept looking at "all the naked persons" in their backyard on a property several paddocks away.
Regards,
Renato
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