Customer Reviews

Hoberman: Sphere-- Rings

5 star:		(32)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

it doesnt matter which one you get.. as long as it is big enough for your child to fit inside.

first of all it is just cool. It starts out little and when you pick it up is gets REALLY big. The medium ones are big enough for an average sized adult to sit in. When you roll it fast enough it expands.

It is great for imaginitve play. My daughter (3) likes to use it as a "cage" for her toy animals... or herself when she is pretending to be a dog or something. Sometimes she just sits in it to watch TV.
Its a neat toy for ages 2-7. Kids older than that will think it's neat, but I cant see them using it as much.

Special Gift Idea:
I have a cousin in-law (she is in her late teens) who is mentally handicapped. I showed her the ball and she went ecstatic. She played with it for about an hour. I'm going to get her one of the HUGE (60$) models for christmas because she will be able to fit into that one.
If you happen to know someone like that this is the ULTIMATE gift. Number 1 recomendation of any toy Ive ever seen for that catagory.

This toy has the potential to inspire young children and lead them to careers & interests in engineering, mathematics, the physical sciences, etc. Once they're over their "ooohs" and "ahhhs" and start thinking of the design and simplistic yet complex design, watch out! The flood gates of curiosity open and they don't ever close!

Personal Story: A few years ago, a neighbor's family and myself took a trip to the Liberty Science Center at Liberty State Park, New Jersey. In the main concourse of the center was a Hobermann Sphere of immense proportions.. if I recall, the collapsed sphere had a diameter of 12 feet and in its expanded form, occupied the entire concourse at an impressive 96 feet. The neighbor's 8-year old son was in awe the entire trip back, especially after his parents had bought him a miniature sphere from the museum gift shop.

When I first saw this toy at a freinds birthday I basically fell in love with it.so then when my mom came to pick me up I was like mom you have to get me one of those so then she did so when I got it i just had to bring it to school and me and my freinds played with it during recess and even in between classes and my mom even likes to play with it and its also something you can never get bored of and its fun for all ages even for my grandma.

Keep this toy on hand if terrorized by roaming packs of wild dogs. My dog, a real meanie when it comes to people, runs away in terror from this toy that expands as it bounces in his direction.

I thought I would write a review on this gizmo. I gave this to my friend for Xmas (we exchanged gifts early). He is 23 and could not stop playing with it. It was the perfect thing for him. He is so smart and inquisitive. He enjoys the complexity of and the engineering behind it. He has had a great time figuring out a variety of uses for it. He is starting a project to convert it into a disco ball using LEDs. It should make for an very interesting party.

THE HOBERMAN'S SPHERE HAS SURVIVED THE ROUGH-HOUSING OF KIDS & OTHER ADULTS. IT IS QUITE A CONVERSATION PIECE. I DO NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE AN INEXPENSIVE TOY FOR CHILDREN BUT THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THIS SPHERE WELL DESIRES A REWARD. THIS SPHERE BELONGS TO OUR YOUNGEST(AGE 4).

Great Toy.
Our six year old can't put it down. Our 14 year old and 22 year old love to play with it.
Adults are fascinated.
Great fun, creative, and needs no batteries or instructions.
A+

I have two toddler boys who get a great kick out of this toy ... not to mention my husband who loves it just as much! When playing with the Hoberman Sphere they are very engaged in trying to figure out how it works, you can almost see the little wheels in their brain turning. They try many different things with it and it keeps their imaginations flowing! We have had this for over a year and they still love playing with it!

I bought this Hoberman Sphere for my 4-year-old daughter after she played with it at school and refused to stop to come home. She's not spoiled -- I bought it for her a few weeks later for her birthday ;)

She LOVES it. Can't get enough of it. I know the educational value is there, but at five years old we have not yet explored that dimension of this toy. For now, it is just the neatest thing since sliced bread as far as she is concerned. I can see that this one had YEARS of play value in it.

My son got his rainbow Hoberman sphere as a gift from his Grandma when he was four years old. He is almost seven now, and he still plays with the sphere occasionally. I have noticed that his friends toddler siblings are obsessed with the sphere, both boys, both recently turned three love to play with the sphere. My son's room is cluttered with toys, yet every time the three-year-old boys come over, they find the sphere and that is all they play with. They aren't four, but they enjoy the sphere and I got one each for their third birthday and their mothers were happy, and believed the three-year-olds were too big for some 3+ toys anyways! I am almost 28, and I am amazed at the workmanship of the Hoberman sphere!