Our 19 month old son got this for Christmas and he just LOVES his elmo. It's the perfect size for him and is soft, cuddly and the perfect elmo red. Our son loves to hug his elmo all day every day and elmo gets a lot of rough toddler play. A word of caution though, the washing instructions say it can't go in the washing machine. Just surface washable. I've handwashed it successfully with delicate fabric wash in the sink, then I dried it in the sun and used a blow drier to fluff up the fur before it dried completely. The eyes break but can be glued back together as we've done at least 4 times in 4 months. We've ordered a second one because this is a really nice looking elmo but we really wish it was easier to clean and the eyes were a little more robust.