I was never one to buy children’s toys, but when my friend Robert invited me to their family’s birthday celebration, I knew I cannot show up empty handed. They have a pair of excitable 6 year old twins, who would practically tear the house down when left to their own devices - and I needed to find something that is both safe for a pair of 6 year olds, but also entertaining enough to keep them distracted for hours.Originally I was going to buy them a super soaker, but after speaking to Robert about it, we both agreed that two mischievous boys hopped up on birthday-cake sugar with a pair of water pistols is the last thing anyone would want (god forbid!), and I tried to find something less “destructive instead”. That’s when I stumbled upon this Dinosaur Bubble Gun, and the rest, let’s say - is history.For something that’s only 10 bucks, I honestly didn’t expect too much. You get what you pay for, right? But to be quite honest, I was genuinely surprised by how nice the product turned out, when it arrived. It came wrapped in bubble wrap, in a nondescript cardboard box, in clamshell packaging. We made sure to dispose of the clamshell first, since it could be a bit sharp, but the actual bubble gun was surprisingly high quality.The plastic was injection-molded, but unlike most Chinese products, it didn’t have those telltale spall lines at the edges of the mold, which most cheap injection-molded toys have. We usually have to sand those down a bit, as they can be quite sharp, and can flake off and make a mess. Instead, the Dinosaur Bubble Gun was smooth throughout, and whatever the plastic is made of, it had a nice, durable feeling to it - with very little give.Likewise, the bubble-maker on the mouth of the dinosaur was also well made and sturdy. You can sort of see the mechanism on the inside, because the plastic is translucent - and it came with a clever little catcher for excess bubble-water, so it wouldn’t drip. We had a little bit of problem with dripping at first, but that was my fault since I didn’t screw on the bubble-water bottle properly. You have to remove all of the foil from the neck of the bubble first! When I did that, the dripping stopped, and the bubble mechanism worked like a charm.Oh, and to speak of the bubbles ~ they were absolutely a delight. The bubble-gun doesn’t just make bubbles like those cheap hand-held bubble makers - I swear, the thing is like a fully-automatic firehose! It shoots out a stream of bubbles, more like a bubble-flame-thrower than a bubble gun, and the twins loved using it on the third floor balcony. With a little wind, the bubbles would fly about and cover the entire yard (and trust me, it is a pretty big yard).In terms of cleanup, my friend Robert (the parent) was a bit worried at first that the bubbles would leave sticky spots on furniture or the floor, but after seeing the twins play with it at the birthday party, it really wasn’t much of an issue. I don’t think the bubbles left any spots, and honestly - at the end of the day the bubble-fluid is basically soap anyways.Anyways. In conclusion, I would say that this dinosaur bubble gun is amazing value for it’s cost, and while I don’t have kids myself, should I have to go to any kid birthdays, I’ll definitely be buying another one. For 10 bucks, it’s an amazingly cost-effective way to entertain young children, and it’s definitely healthier than simply handing them a phone.