We were playing with these at music class and my 10-month-old son was in love with drum time. We decided to get one to have at home. He loves this drum. It sounds pretty good. He likes to bang it with his hands and the two included drumsticks. He also likes to turn it upside down and have us drum on the top while he feels it from the inside. He likes to know how things work and feel. We would buy this again in a heartbeat. He is now 18 months old and doesn't seem as interested in it since he started walking (at 16.5 months), but he still pulls it out occasionally.