Last year my 3 year old asked Santa for a dancing robot. Reviews of a generic robot on Revain mentioned a laser beam that could pierce a small child's retina, so Santa ordered this dog instead. We only turned it on twice and it was noisy. My son had nightmares about this toy for 3 nights in a row for the first time. Every few days I jokingly ask him if he wants to turn it on and he always says no. I rarely give such a bad review. But Santa really got it wrong this year! (FYI: My son was 38 months at Christmas. Maybe older kids would be better?)