I purchased this sit'n and spin for our Grandson's third Birthday. When he opened it he was so excited and so were we. However, after my husband assembled the toy we realized it was an inferior product to the sit'n spin purchased for our daughter in the mid-seventies. I cannot even express our disappointment. The material is so weak our Grandson couldn't even make it spin. I really do not understand how a product manufactured in the seventies could be built better then a toy manufactured in the year 2009. The manufacturer really dropped the ball on this toy!! Shame on them!