4E's Novelty Expandable Breathing Ball Sphere - Breathing Visual, Fidget Toys Expands from 6 to 12" Expanding Sphere for Kids & Adult

I bought this because I have always wanted one and I thought it would make for a great visual stim for myself and it does. Although sometimes the pieces that connect will pop out and I have to fix them. It's an easy enough fix unless the pieces eventually break fully. It's made of plastic so my expectations on it breaking eventually are average expectations. As I stated previously though it's not bad and it's visually satisfying for me until I notice a piece that has popped out and I need to fix it, it's good. It's quiet so it could be taken on car trips/traveling/etc yet it's not small enough that you would be able to keep it on your person unless you carry it in backpack/large bag.Once again, it's plastic (the entire thing) the connection pieces are small. If you give this to a little one who you already are aware is rough with their fidgets/stims/toys this is not for them. It's light, MADE OF PLASTIC, and the pieces could break. Expecting this to be indestructible and thinking it would never, ever, EVER break is silly. All things break.For what it is I enjoy this fidget/stim and I will keep it. Will I buy another? It's a possibility.

I ordered both this product and the original Hoberman Mini Sphere. This product is the best of the two. Much more sturdy and thick, the Hoberman sphere feels very flimsy and easy to break. The quality of this one’s material causes it to have a tiny bit of resistance. So if you like to sling it up in the air and watch it expand, then you just have to sling it a little harder than you would the Hoberman. Definitely a better buy for children!!! I will be gifting this one to my child and keeping the Hoberman for my office desk. Both are very satisfying to play with. One thing that may be a problem for some buyers is the color that it came in. I thought that I was buying the rainbow themed one, the sphere the cake is all blue and black. But my boy will like that better anyway!

But physically it didn't last long.

Got this for my 7 year old for Christmas. She likes it a lot and says she used to use it during yoga at school for breathing and relaxation. It's fun and colorful but not very durable- a few of the connection points come unhooked and you can hook them together but I can see this thing falling apart within a month or so- probably after the return window has expired. I wish I had spent a little more for one a little more sturdy.

I ordered this for my teen therapy clients. After I opened it at my house, my 2-year-old got ahold of it. I taught her to do deep breathing with it. It now sits in her time-out corner. When she is dysregulated, I ask her to go to her corner and she uses it for deep breathing. It takes her half the time to calm down now. I had to order a second one for my clients! It is also useful for them. It isn’t super durable, so I wouldn’t get it for a play toy to throw around.

You can find this at your local green and white store much cheaper as pictured. Imagine my surprise to find this in store at half the price I paid on sale. It is great as we used it to demonstrate breathing technique, play catch as well as just watching it open and close many times and it's intact. I was expecting it to be bigger.

I was worried this might be one of those toys that breaks within minutes of opening, but it's still going strong. I have a 12 y.o. and 3 y.o. and both love it. It reminded my 12 y.o. of coping skills he learned in counseling 7 years ago!

Excellent condition still. Quality is very good.