For a starter drone even $100 is a lot. Two things that you don't realize in demos are:

1. Drones are notoriously hard to fly.

2. The battery life is a true buzzkill. Even Parrot lasts 15 minutes or so.

What you want to do is buy a cheap 2-pack for $25-30 each. See if your girls and you still like them. You'd probably break them while learning. But that won't hurt you cause they are cheap. You'd also get a good idea of kinds of projects to do with them.

Then get a drone that fits, as you'd have a better understanding of what matters to you. I settled on a $80 drone that's not programmable. That's cause I stick a BLE arduino on it. Turns out that's all I needed. But get something cheap and break it while learning how to fly.