Yes...the educaton value is there, so is the durability, but what most of the reviewers are neglecting to tell you is that this toy can hurt your child!! Is made of a hard plastic. My son grabbed a hold of it and swung it wildly, stirking himself in the face. He also go his arm caught in the toy on more than one occasion. I took it off of him and packed it away with some baby clothes. It resurfaced when the clothes were open when my daughter was born, but I made sure she didn't get a hold of this.