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they only send one patch for the holes this thing pops open every time you use it- we went through that the first day. not happy.
Bonus #2.even if he pops it, it was only a couple of dollars. He thought it was great. the soccerball at the foot of his bed. I figure he couldn't get into too much trouble lobbing an inflatable globe at his room mate vs. We've always had globes around our house and consult them often. I bought this globe for my son who is living away from home for college. Also, like most boys, he's got some kind of ball hanging around within arms reach at all times. Bonus #1.took up no space on the move down there.
The seams are not smooth but not too bad. The globe needs quite some pressure to look like a "globe"(then again it does leak slowly). For $6 I guess that's the trade-off.
They will treat it as a beach ball more than anything else. The countries are just not well defined enough to use this as a teaching tool for your kids and it deflates way too easily. Stick with an actual globe which is far more useful.
The globe was a perfect solution to managing varied numbers of children ages 3 to 12 while illustrating that "the world is but one country and mankind its citizens," a precept of the Baha'i Faith. The globe lasted perfectly through about 200 youngsters handling it. We used this soft inflated globe at the Baha'i stand at Tufts University Kid's Day last April. While tossing the ball the kids participating could name the different countries, or sports each country was known for, and at the same time interact cooperatively with their fellows.
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