UPDATE 9-09: My son is now 10 and I have a 5 yr-old daughter. This trampoline has lasted through tons of use. We continue to find fun things to do with it. We have used it on the end of a dock to jump into water. It has been part of ‘obstacle’ courses. It is great for exercise and balance. The only thing that has given a little is the blue outer ring. Not a big issue but with multiple children using it for over 6 years, there are some tears to the vinyl. Nothing a little duct tape won’t fix! The trampoline base has no signs or wear or deterioration and the legs are solid and straight.

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I bought this for my “just-turned” four-year-old son who, like most boys, loves to jump on the sofa, the bed and anything that looks a little bouncy.

It was easy to set up (it says you need three adults but my husband and I did it easily). It appears well crafted and durable — time will tell.

The directions say that it is good for up to 200 lbs.

My 37 lb son had a lot of fun jumping right away, although he did not jump as high as one thinks of with a trampoline. But for a small, indoor trampoline, I don’t think you want your children flying too high. I also think that as his weight and ability increase, he will get more bounce out of it.

My biggest reasons for buying it are the safety (no springs, padded edge) and the size. I can easily remove the feet and slip it under a bed.

On a really hot day, we can still burn off extra energy inside.

We put a chair at the edge (turned around) and he then had a handle to hold while jumping.

Safety is a big factor with any toy that increases the movement of your child so we went over all the safety rules before he took one step on. I think that any toy is as safe as its surroundings, supervision and appropriate use.

We also have the Jump-o-lene (an inflatable jumping toy). Although we enjoy that as well, it takes up a lot of room and requires a lot of push to gain any bounce. I am hoping this is the next step up in strengthening leg muscles and increasing one, and two footed coordination.
Rating: 4 / 5

I use this minitrampoline for cardio exercise (jogging in place) when the outside temperature, or my knees, tell me not to run.

This is my second mini-trampoline. The first one used springs instead of the elastic bands. The spring design sucked. I trained for a marathon and put many hours on it. I decided it was unsafe to use after the 4th spring broke (from fatigue or friction – probably a combination of both). I bought replacement springs and discovered one needs a special tool or superhuman strength to put them on.

That’s when I discovered the design was changed to incorporate bands, replacing the springs. Much better. I happily purchased the newly designed unit for which this review is written. I have put many many hours on this new “band” unit and so far no problems.
Rating: 5 / 5

If you want a mini-trampoline, I can recommend this one. It is built like a battleship, but assembly is non-trivial — you need at least two adults (the instructions recommend three) to fight against the tension to pop everything in place. No big deal, but you are not going to put this together by yourself — you can hurt yourself if something pops back due to the high tensions involved. The instruction book could use larger and clearer pictures. The legs screw on, and one of the legs in mine was slightly out-of-round, making for some stiff turning, but I got it on. There is an 800 number to call the manufacturer for any problems. I didn’t need to call. We like this mini-trampoline.
Rating: 4 / 5

Perhaps I got a defective product but I ended up in the emergency room trying to set up this trampoline. We followed instructions and were very careful but after putting the main pieces together and wrestling the two sides down flat – it sprang up and hit me in the face with a lot of force causing a laceration on my face and a lot of bruising. The instructions do not indicate that this is a possibility. No product this dangerous should require assembly. Be Careful.
Rating: 1 / 5

If I had waited I could have saved $10 as Amazon is now selling this item for $29.99. But that’s just my kind of luck. I gave it 4 stars because of the long wait and the pain of putting it together. It may have been a tad easier with another person but I just could not wait to put it together after waiting almost 5 weeks for it to arrive. (I know it says it is shipped between 3-5 weeks but I figured they were overshooting with this estimate as they sometimes do. How wrong I was! It must have come over on a slow boat from China!)

You start out with 4 separated pieces of the frame and put each half together first. It’s a little tricky and it takes a wee little muscle power in your arms. Then you need to make sure you have the bands evenly spaced between the leg screws. It works out to 5 bands between each leg screw. The last part, when you put the two half circles together at the lip, was not that hard even though that’s supposed to be the most difficult part. (I had a tougher time with the first few steps.) I do recommend another person just for safety sake. It has a nice bounce which is not too firm and not too much give. No problems with rust or anything and it looks to be a sturdy piece. I will do an update as I am going to use this to get my daily steps in and help with my weight loss.
Rating: 4 / 5