I love this.  Yes there is glitter but not that much....my kids are older and goodness, glitter used to get everywhere including my husbands beard, work clothes etc.  That being said, some falls off when I placed in on the banister.  It looks lovely at night and appears to have a timer (did not know this lololol) which is helpful.  A pine cone fells off but its a garland, I did not expect much.  Berries are pretty.  It looks good in the day time and at night which is what I was hoping for.  We don't have little kids, just teenagers, so we should be fine with this lasting a few years.  This was a good buy.