I think this for children 9 and up if an adult is not sitting there to direct. I gave it to my 7 year old, because the concept seemed simple enough, but it was not self explanatory to her to follow the colors with paint. It was a huge lump of paint with a vaguely sloth-like blot in the middle. It made her happy anyway, but was not quite what I was intending otherwise I would have purchased blank canvas and paint.