Swords were Halloween fun with my ninja costume. It wasn't long before my grandchildren were picking them up to play. It's been 2 weeks and they are still working on child abuse ages 4 and 6 years old. What I didn't like is that they make a repetitive clanking sound that occurs even when you're not fighting with swords. I thought they only made noise when you hit something. But overall the kids had fun with them and it was fun to have swords on fire while they trick or treated in the dark.