I ordered this for my 7 year old son and we got it yesterday. We are reading a story that involves someone weaving wool yarn into cloth and he mentioned that he would like to try a loom. Having no immediate access to a loom, I thought we would give this a try. Wasn't sure how it would go over with a 7 year old boy who spends the majority of his freetime slaying dragons or exploring the wilderness or playing a bit of wii ;) but he loves it! He wanted to get started right away and he mananged to make his very first potholder with very little assistance. The loom is high quality metal and the loops it came with fit perfectly. At first I was worried that they would be a little hard to work with because the seemed a little frayed in places, but it didn't pose much of a hinderance. I showed him how to do each step and he was able to complete it with just a little bit of assistance. Overall I think this is a great educational and fun product especially for the price....