Got this for my son last Christmas. He is a teenager, and it still took him some time (1-2 hours) to master the technique to get this top spinning, even with the special spinning tool. This may be a difficult/frustrating toy for younger children. My son loves it. I highly recommend getting the perpetuator for this toy -- so that once they get it spinning, it will stay spinning for a while. He got the perpetuator this year for Christmas, and he loves it.