We also bought this for our 4 year old boy who is mad about star wars. I had some reservations around price (seemed cheap compared to the others) and suitability (not totally clear whether this is aimed at Children or not!). Big child or little child it is fantastic.My boy has been playing with it constantly for two weeks and no signs of wear and tear. It makes the right noises at the right time (by way of some kind of simple motion sensor), changes colour and looks just the part. Very robust too and can't really see how you could break it easily without slamming against a hard surface, but that would be true of any light sabre toy.