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23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Son loves them! Very big! Feb 22, 2008
By Krickit
My son is almost 4 and loves these. Yes, some of them seem to lose some air at times but we just put some back in and they are fine. They are a great size and do represent the planets pretty accurately (i.e. Jupitor is the biggest planet, the Sun is HUGE, Pluto is the smallest, etc.). I would recommend keeping an eye on the price of these as in the past it has dipped quite low. We actually bought them marked down to 9.99 with free super saver shipping. Would highly recommend!
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Great Idea but needs to be more durable. Jan 18, 2008
By Richard B
My 6 yr. old twins were very excited to receive this for their birthday and get to decorate their room. It was a great tool to use to have a discussion about the planets as we blew them up. (Which took about 1/2 hr using the included foot pump). I appreciated the included booklet for additional information about the planets, but only wish it was a little bit more kid friendly. After we took time to blow them up and then hang them, it was only a few hours later that three of them lost air. Needless to say, despite the fact that they come with patches for fixing them, I wasn't happy to have to do this just after receiving them. Overall a nice toy idea, but a little dissapointed with the lack of sturdyness. - Victoria
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Pretty Good, but Smaller Dec 27, 2008
By D. Jameson
Our 8 year old recently picked up an interest in "space" stuff. We got him this set for Christmas, we just hung them up on his bedroom ceiling, and he thinks they are great. However, with the set we got, the planets are only about 2/3 of the advertised size. In our case, it's really not that bad, because they are still impressively sized in his room. But, if you really need them to be the advertised size, you will be disappointed. The sizes we got are [Planet(s) (Ad size, Actual size)]:
Sun (36", 23"), Jupiter (22", 13"), Saturn (18", 12"), Uranus, Neptune (14", 9"), Earth (12", 8"), Venus (12", 7.5"), Mars, Mercury (10", 7"), Pluto, Moon (8", 5").
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Very poor quality Dec 25, 2009
By Ekaterina V. Mcguire
"homeschooling Mom"
We bought this set for our 5,5 yo for Christmas. What a disappointment! The pump stopped working withoin 5 minutes, and Neptune had a huge hole in it (impossible to repair). Other planets can not hold enough air to look like little balls (like on the photo). They look sad...
When I asked my son if it was okay with him to send it back to Amazon, he didn't mind at all. And this is a boy who is CRAZY about Space and Planets...
I personally LOVE Learning Resources company, but this product did not meet our usual expectations. I am sending it back....
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Smells Toxic Dec 12, 2011
By J. Milstead
I bought this item for my son's 3rd birthday. He is planet obsessed and wants to hold everything, so this is ideal for him. Unfortunately the quality is low and the materials are questionable. I could smell the chemicals before I got this out of the box. No where on Amazon's page OR the packaging is there any detail regarding the materials this product is made from. My guess is PVC/poly vinyl. With everything proven about how toxic VOCs and vinyl materials are, why are kid's toys still being manufactured with it? Other reviewer's comments about egg-shaped planets and poor quality is completely accurate - Saturn's rings are droopy and sad, Uranus and Venus are shaped like eggs, the smaller planets lose air quickly - but since this the only product of its kind on the market, physical flaws and poor quality can be lived with. The toxic smell is another story. Unacceptable.
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