I got this for my niece's to play with since I'm not around to do so myself. Mom sent pictures and wow! So cool! The girls (2-3) love playing with it in the dim light so they can see all of the flashing ones on the frog. And the steam feature seems unnecessary, perhaps, but it was the WOW factor for the girls! They punch around that little thing like there's no tomorrow. Mom said it's easy to use and was a great gift. I think that it's awesome for hand eye coordination, so yet another bonus!