There's no harm in trying. If it's a good friend you can try with more but don't be disappointed if they lose it. I used to give away sats to friends and I think out of the 20-30 people only one managed to start stacking.

I usually show them how fast Lightning is with Wallet of Satoshi. Lately I'm thinking more about zapping over nostr as a first taste but I'm not sure which app and setup is best.