We bought this sprinkler for a 4th of July party we were having. There were about 6 small children (ages 1-4) there. The toy did great at this party and every one loved it. However, a month later we decided to take it out again for our 15 month old to play in (since our pool had a leak). After about 10 minutes the ball started filling up with water and then quit spraying out altogether. It was great while it lasted but what a huge disappointment.