Both boys and girls like this one.  Girls like it from age 4-5 till they are about 8 or 10; boys like it from about age 4-5 to when they are  about 8; then they want something more destructive like a baseball bat.  It's true; don't try to convince me otherwise.  It is a good toy because it gets them outside and running and twirling and jumping.  Easy to store, too.