I bought this for my 6-year old (plus 3 months) for Christmas. She is just the right age to sort colors and to count out the patterns. We spent a couple of afternoons engrossed in the project, great playtime together. I appreciate that this is a constructive toy that girls can appreciate, in a market where so many girl-aimed toys are mindless. Great toy, totally recommend, bearing in mind that it is a do-together project until a certain age. As for the resulting figures, not sure how durable they are (we've done others that have fallen apart, but that depends on how well they are ironed and how they are treated) but that is not really the point.