I love love love this wand !!!, have given quite a few of them as gifts to my neices and nephews. the only problem is that the pieces break very easily at the joints where you screw them together, but a little bit of krazy glue takes care of that beautifully and you're left with a pretty strong wand that withstands even rough play at the hands of younger kids. doesn't look like a wooden wand but you can take care of that with a little spray paint that goes on plastic !!.