I was excited about this toy when I read the reviews. We've been playing music , signing and dancing with our baby since he was a few months old. Now at 10+ months he claps his hands when we sign "if you're happy and you know it..." well you get it. He also will hold a tambourine and strike it with his free hand . All context for the fact that we are encouraging his artistic exploration. We got the drum and was happy with the size. Just right for him and not too big. He was excited as it was NEW. Over time though he would simply flip the thing upside down a few times and leave it. No matter how much we tapped on it, rolled and tried to encourage use. Can't make a baby do what you want all the time. The thing I wasn't crazy about is when your in drum mode and tap it, the sound and light seems delayed and somewhat muted. My mom brought over a empty tin of sugar cookies and he bangs on that more than this. Go figure. Not the toys fault but he's just not that into it.