Melissa & Doug: Have you improved the balls yet...or are they still the bad quality ones that do not bounce and have seams in them? Thanks! (April 2014)
742400
The balls are useless. Lucky for them I kept the box and jacks cuz they were just good enough for my daughter.
742401
Uhm, no. They are the same balls we used uhm, 50 years ago. I bought a pack of "super balls" in the party section of Walmart for $1.00 to replace the ball that came with the jacks.
742402
my daughter loves this set.... although it looks vintage, the ball bounces well and the jacks are nice too.
1598203
Sorry to waffle, but it all depends. They could more easily play with the smaller ball now. But I got my first official size b-ball about fheir age amd grew into it. The officialsize one is a good quality ball which will wait for them to grow into it and beart of their life for many years.
1471503
The soccer balls will lose their bounce. Mine did after about 4 weeks of bouncing them off the wall and m cat squeezing it with her teeth. Constant bouncing and the cat batting them out of the air certainly took the bounce out. Best buy in cat toys.
2048510
These certainly do bounce and I could imagine that they would be good for juggling. They are a little smaller than a baseball and are hollow (unlike the pink sponge balls). They gained popularity as the best ball for stick-ball (if that helps).
877669
We were thinking the same thing. Our son is 8, and can hop on it but not really bounce. We just got it for Christmas so we were thinking the same thing, that maybe if just needs to be broken in, that its new and tight. Plus he's at the bottom of the weight capacity, I wanted him to be able to use it for a while.
1024218
I got this from another website where I first learned about Woolzies. This was written by a representative: "While we write on our web site that the balls are guaranteed for a year or 500 loads, the truth is that they really last for many years. You will know to replace them when after like literally several thousand loads, they have begun to get smaller in size and are not heavy enough to achieve maximum efficacy."
467740
They are hard, not cushioned, just like a golf ball. Our kids enjoy playing, along with many other kids (ages ranging from 4 and up) and so far, that has not been an issue. There are only 6 pairs (2 balls connected by one string) so each kid gets 3 and we just make them stand on the same side to avoid them hitting each other.
427491
Yes they do bounce my adult cat carries them around in his mouth all the time and there's never been any safety issues with the size of the balls. If you're worried it's probably best just to let the kitten play with them while you're home to somewhat supervise. I hope this helps.
103791
I guess if you were to pull the string of balls hard enough they may come loose or if they were really rough with a few other things (the little disk with the beads, for example), but it seems unlikely. My son has had it for a year now and nothing has come loose or looks remotely hazardous. It's well built and safe for little ones. I bought it for my son as his 1st birthday present.
1049509
It's a bit of a challenge, but worth the trouble since the balls are really nice. I searched YouTube and found a couple videos. Keep track of all of the parts. I missed that a little tray had flown off and could never get the mechanism to seat correctly. The missing tray was the problem. I found it and was able to put it back together correctly. http://youtu.be/4CB0UFabuxYhttp://youtu.be/qD5N4fmsl7A
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Yes, we had a seam that was starting to come apart on ours. We contacted the manufacturer directly (there's a warranty card in the box). They asked that we cut off the label and the tube where the air goes in and take a picture, email it to them and they would replace it. It was A quick and painless process. The kids were bouncing in their replacement bounce house within a week.
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Shalom Family; thank you and please have a wonderful day... I own one set of these particular Chinese Health Balls, and they did arrive on time and in a nice box, but I would also add that they are just as described by the seller, I found no flaws in mine and am very pleased with them both therapeutically and as a constructive distraction. Please continually be well shalom. adam
88743
My 2 year old daughter has had hers now for about 3 months and uses it daily along with her cousins ages 6 & 8. The pink cover has never yet come off or even moved that I have seen. I am sitting here beside it, as it is in the middle of the living room. I am guessing that if they jump and land on the pink cover, the bounce pad underneath will get pulled when it stretches. I must be lucky that she/they jump on the black all the time. Does this sound like what is happening to you?
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I am not familiar with those. But if they are like the old peek-a-balls, I would say no. The holes on this toy are smaller than those balls were. But the toy does come with three similar balls with beads in them. My son has learned how to use the toy and LOVES it, he is now 11 months. He has learned to put the balls in the slots and take apart and put together the layers.
1125721
That's a great question! I don't know! In fact, mine stopped playing all together yesterday! He's not even a year old! And I push the button and keep him where the kids with him, so it's not bc they're rough with him. Our first one was from a consignment sale and did the same thing, but I assumed it was bc the people before were rough on him. Now we have two Elmo's that don't work.
1201832
I have never had this problem and I have whacked the balls against one another as well as myself countless times LOL. I've had mine for quite some time now, use them regularly, and have had no problems whatsoever. I would try to contact the seller if I were having those issues.
377957
The balls on mine appear to be chromed steel. I doubt that plastic balls would have enough inertia to make it make it work. As with nearly all Newton's cradles. the strings do get tangled quite easily so if you are not using the cradle, it is best to tie everything down to the base to prevent tangling during storage. My grandkids love to play with it but I do spend a little time untangling when the smaller ones use it. It is a fun and educational item for all.