I got this for my children because I am traveling out of the country and wanted them to know where I was going. This is a great product and cheap!

I bought this for my four year-old because he wanted a globe and I didn't want to waste money buying a real globe that he would destroy. When I got it in and inflated it; I found that it would make a really great classroom tool as well. It has a little hoop on the top of it so that it could be suspended from the ceiling. I plan to buy a pair (political and topographical) for my sixth grade classroom.

I bought it for my 3.5 yrs son.He loved it.He know where is our native,He enjoyed it.He is learning a lot from it.Like seas,Inlands,Continents.It is inflatable,so no need to worry about it's and our kid's safety.

I purchased this as an educational tool for my daughters and they love it. It's a great alternative to purchasing an expensive globe for children. This one has everything they need to learn, and best of all they can easily hold it in their hands as they search the globe. It's durable too. I've found it to be thicker than a typical beach ball. I'm very happy with my purchase. Great product.

It's shocking how many people don't know where anything is on the planet. When I was growing up we had maps and globes in every relative's house. That is how I learned geography--I was so incredibly bored at Aunt Zelda's house with no TV or Barbie to play with that I looked at the globe for hours. Most kids are interested in learning, especially if we don't force it, but rather let them discover it.
My son is five and loves this ball. He picks it up, brings it to me, closes his eyes and points to an area, for example Yemen, or Tanzania, or Finland. Then we look it up (encyclopedia, computer, atlas) and find out what they grow, export, make; what the weather is like, the people, government, whatever. I always learn something too. It's a great game but it doesn't feel forced. Try it. Put a globe around and your kids will ask you about it. It's great.