Love this drum, but pay attention to age recommendations.  I purchased this for a 1 yr. old, but the mallets used to do the drumming, are long wooden ones.  I quickly realized my mistake as Baby can only play this drum with one-on-one adult supevision.  It's too easy to fall onto one of these mallets and cause permanent damage to the throat, vocal cords, etc.  The warning was there in the description, but I didn't thinkt this one through.  Even a three year old should need complete supervision,  It's alright, just make it be a family or group experience.