This is a nice, fun, and festive piece, but it has one huge design flaw unless the weather is good, it won't inflate without (your) assistance. I am surprised none of the other reviewers mentioned this, huge problem. If it is windy or snowy outside you will have to go outside and hold the inflatable up so air can get thru to fill up the balloon. Snow falls on top of an uninflated balloon weighs it down, so air can't get thru. Also, the wind will twist the inflatable, causing air not to get thru. This piece is probably better suited for states that are warmer like Arizona or California, it's not practical on colder climate.