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Unfortunately, the joystick is awful and hard to use even for an adult, let alone a small child, and the content is very limited, providing little replay value once a child has played through the five modes, which takes no time. The toy looks attractive at first glance, with a joystick, five playing modes, and several countries and cultures to explore and learn about. There's so much VTech could done to make it a worthy toy, but once again, they seem more interested in getting your money than providing a useful toy for kids. I think I've had enough of VTech's toy products. This Fly & Learn Globe toy is another example of VTech's good idea, poor execution business model. The toy also feels flimsy.
I got this as a gift for my 3 year old niece and she loves it. Mom showed her how to use it and she can do it fine all by herself.
My 6 year old loves it and is learning so much about the world. Nice product to educate younger children. SO Am I.
It seems sturdy enough, as it still is perfectly functional after some toddler abuse - manually turning the globe, rather than using the joystick, knocking it off the coffee table and tripping over it several times. Bought this for my 3yr 9m daughter - she hasn't got the patience or attention span to work with this much yet. In a few more months she might have appreciated this more.
And at $25, that's not good. I have resorted to placing tape over the speaker holes to mute the loudness of the sound. This toy falls into this category. Second, my son quickly played out this toy in about 20 mins and know shows little interest in it. First off, this toy is LOUD. I am not sure if other parents have noticed a disturbing trend in the loudness level of toys these days. I fear for my son's hearing.
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