My 1 year old son and 1 year old cat love to play in it. I like to see her happy. However, I don't like clipping and tying it all the time. My son is too fast for me to tie him up every time he gets untied. We had an inflatable ball pit which we all really enjoyed. The only bad thing is the cat pulled it out. I tried many different ways to close the hole. It was a fall. I definitely prefer balloons.