Bought these to give to a young nephew for Christmas.  This lad is at an "awkward" stage.  He's too old (in his eyes) for "kid things," but still young enough to want fun gifts.  After fretting what to get this self proclaimed "teen man," I found these slippers.  I was worried that at 13 he might think these were a little "goofy" and he did.  He thought they were so goofy that he LOVED THEM!  He put them on right away and had a great time running around pretending he as a bear.  Yep, it brought out the kid in him again!  I wish though that I could give the actual item a 4.5 stars as I thought the "claws" were not very well made.  I didn't expect life-like claws, but I did wish they were a little more uniform.  The shipping was fast and all and all these were a hit.  I think most kids and kids at heart will get a kick out of these!  Grrrr!