"This is a great stick for breaking pinatas, but do not expect the crepe paper decoration to stay on. We plan to keep the stick for future use and may re-decorate ourselves, but it really doesn't need to look that great to do it's job well."
"We had this for a 5yr old boy b-day party and after everyone in the room (including older siblings, moms and some large dads) had a few turns at it, one parent finally kept wacking at it and it finally broke. I do not consider this a negative unless your b-day child really wants to be the one to break it. Also, it holds a lot of goodies."
"Used this in an 11 yr. old girl b-day party and the girls had a lot of fun. They moved on fairly quickly to something else, but there are lots of variations that could be created with this game."