My 9 1/2 month old son loooves this. He also has the leap frog table which was about $40 more and loves them equally. Only downside is the Elmo is on 3 legs and is tippy when he's rough on it. About once every other day it flies over... sometimes on top of my son. Because of this INTENSE supervision is required....but if you're willing to hang out in the room and hover like a hawk in case it flips over... your kid will have a BLAST. I guess I don't like that the cell phone and cookie cup come off... we keep losing them. Bur the wiggling Elmo and great sounds are worth it. It's easier on batteries than my Leapfrog table