I have a little 8 year old son who is a Harry Potter fan who dreamed of having a wand. But the wooden sticks that are found around 40 euros are sharp enough and therefore a bit dangerous when there are younger at home. This plastic wand that mimics fairly well the wood visually has the advantage of having a flattened end and therefore not to be dangerous. My little son was overjoyed to have it instantly and started to revise its magic formulas, and his sister (6 years) and younger brother (2 years) also played with safely.