This umbrella is awesome! Boys, 4 years and 2 2 1/2 years, love theirs.  Even one of the younger boys has learned to open and close without pinching his finger.  I did tell the parents that these are real umbrellas, so if you use them for play, you probably will not have an umberella or a toy either for very long.  They are holding up nicely.  Grandmom always loves it when she scores this big!