Gave this to my (then) 2 year old. First without batteries in it, and she loved it, playing with the moving pieces by themselves was fun for her. Then we added the batteries and got it moving. She loved it! Now, another review said their 3 year old was bored after a few days. I don't know of many toys that a 3 year will play with for days on end. What you do is the popular technique called "hide it for 2 weeks then bring it out again when you need an hour to yourself".