My son got this for his birthday and loved it on first sight. The box said ages five and up, but here on Amazon it says 8+. I agree with Amazon that it is only for much older kids. Neither my husband nor I could get it to wind up and fly very well. The winding mechanism is difficult to use, there was no way my son could do it himself and it often would suddenly unwind and can be QUITE painful on the fingers when that happens. The wings are also extremely flimsy plastic which broke after a few days. While the idea is good and my son still loves to play with it (scotch-taped back together), it never flew nearly as well as advertised. The box did have some nice, educational facts about bats, but overall, it was not as great as we'd expected from a National Geographic toy.