I brought this drum for my one year old for his birthday. Hes a typical baby who loves to bang things so I decided a drum would be perfect for him. As I browsed around Amazon, I found many baby drums, but all of them looked like toys that can outgrow within a few years. When I saw the Remo drum, I knew I wanted to purchase it. Its something I could see him using through his adolescent years. Its not baby looking and thats what I wanted. The drum is very lightweight and comes with two sticks. Now, if you have a child who likes to put stuff in their mouth, I wouldnt recommend this product. Im not sure what the top parts of the sticks are made of, but they have a weird smell that I would not want in my childs mouth. Overall though, he loves the drums.