Hey, can I show my ignorance here please and ask just what it is and how does it work ? Now you guys might not know, but my wife and I had decided long before we got married that we wouldn't bring a child into the world resulting in the fact now that I have absolutely no idea of what childrens most desireable toys are let alone how they work. I do like the idea of using vegie oil to stain the object as that certainly is better then a good dose of lead based paint like what was used on toys and cribs of old.