I have 4 kids (I know, it was a terrible accident - stay away!) so when my youngest turned 2 it was a struggle to know what to get him. He’s at the age where he’s not super into anything. Plus, we have every toy under the sun because we have a million kids so finding something he would like was hard! I came across this, thought it was worth a shot, and he loves it!! It makes noise when you shoot it (whether there is a ball in it or not) and the balls that it shoots don’t come out hard and fast like darts so it’s super safe to use in the house and around others. He also put it in the bathtub about 10 minutes after opening it. I took the batteries out, dried it out as well as I could, and hoped for the best. Miraculously, after it dried out, it started working again. Hallelujah!! Best find yet!!