Kids Balance Ball Chair

I was nervous when I saw the pictures and negative reviews about the ball being too small. However as other reviewers have mentioned, blowing up the ball is a process. I didn’t even wait an hour....I blew it up...I waited 15 min....deflated it a little, blew it up again (it got bigger)...repeated the process after another 15 minutes and BAM the ball was the full size like in the pictures!It seems to be good quality, the wheels were beyond easy to install, just slide them right in the holes and you’re done! My son is 8 and he is sort of short for his age (like 49” tall). His desk is 25” high from floor to the bottom of the desk (where it would hit your thighs) and I would say this chair is ok. I wish it were about 2 inches taller but like I said I think it will do fine. I’m curious about the adult size but from the measurements it seems that one would be way too big. Kind of wish they had an in between size.As for stability, he’s been using it for a couple hours now and he hasn’t fallen off or anything like that. He’s very wiggly and fidgety and the chair doesn’t seem to be a distraction or a problem for him. He was just excited to have a “bouncy ball” desk chair!

Okay, so like a lot of people the ball didn't fit. See my pictures. As I first inflated the ball, I noticed it did not fit like so many others have posted pictures of. There's a good hand-width if not more between the bar and the ball and it didn't look like the pictures in the description at all. Disappointed, we turned to the reviews and noticed people having the same issue. Then I noticed something in the product description that was not in the instructions provided. Inflate the ball once, leave for 24 hours, deflate, let sit, rinses, repeat.So, I did this. I inflated the ball as much as that little thing would go. Soon it was letting out as much as as it was putting in, so I figured I got the ball as far as it would go and it wasn't the full size according to the pictures or the documentation stating its diameter. I let it sit for a while. Noticed the instructions. I deflated it and let it sit for a day that way. I inflated it once more after this and noticed that it inflated larger than it did the first time! Still wasn't big enough to match the pictures. I repeated the process. I let that sit for another day, deflated it and let that sit for a day, inflated it a third time and now I have the result in my other pictures posted. It touches the bar. It's still not up to full size according to the documentation, so I'm going to repeat the process once more. ALSO, the handpump was insufficient... I had to use a bike pump to get the ball up to a fuller size.We have 2 of these chairs and one ball inflated larger the first time than the other, still not enough but it was larger already. Just after 1 inflation/deflation cycle, it was the same size as the first ball after 2 cycles. So I'm going to put them both through another inflation deflation cycle and see if they get as big as the pictures seem to indicate.Now my problem is that the chair turns out to be TOO TALL for the desk we have... but that's my problem...THE REST OF THE PRODUCT REVIEW. It seems build well and is very light. It's all plastic save for the bolts and the bar. The bar is not adjustable for the most part, though I wish it was. Without the ball fully inflated, my child's calves hit the bar and he instead just puts his feet on it, which makes the bar push further away. It doesn't easily deform though but the plastic base could be damaged that way. The casters rolls well on carpet and the locks do work... on carpet. On hardwood the thing just slides all over the place just like anything made of plastic or wood or anything hard would do so, not really the fault of the design. If the wheels were rubber coated, they'd be fine. They're standard casters so I could get them replaced if I really wanted to. The thing installs easily. I'm not sure why the back uses hand operable bolts unless they intended for the back to be taken off and on enough to justify it? Or was it just out of wanting to make it as tool-free as possible? Regardless, it works as designed NOW THAT I KNOW HOW TO INFLATE THE BALL CORRECTLY. I'll also say that getting this product was the idea of the mother... I'm not really a fan of these balance ball chairs and it actually was horrible when I used an adult sized one (not from this product line). But with a back to the chair, it won't actually roll around, it might be nicer. My son just bounces on it a lot and wants to use it to climb with. Right now the ball is rather tacky, as in like it's sticky, but that'll fade. My other balance ball was like that it and it lost its tackiness after not too long. Hopefully the ball won't turn into just another play thing and the chair sits in the corner, empty and unused... but that'll be another problem entirely.

The ball doesn't fit in the chair. I ordered the blue/green, pink/purple, & the gray/orange for my kiddos. All of the balls drag across the ground. Yes I did follow the instructions and deflate them on the second day to 50% and reinflated. Still dragged. The description says it comes with a 35cm ball. The photos show the ball bulging across the bar at the front and touching the back brace. I measured the distance straight across from the bar to the back and it was 40cm. The pictures are incredibly misleading. I'm keeping the base but now have to purchase 45cm balls so they will actually fit snugly and not sag through the hole.

I love this chair. It's perfect for my children. Have to purchase more since each one of my kids want one of their own. So we will soon have 6 rolling around the house soon.Very easy to put together!Now, reading the reviews I was honestly getting annoyed at the customers who gave this item bad reviews because they claim the ball was too small. Please read the directions and understand how these balls work before making such a negative review.*The best way to get the ball to the proper size.-Pump up the ball with the air pump, as much as perfect . -Leave the ball alone for a day.-Deflate the ball half way, then let it sit for about 12 hours.-Pump up the ball again, as much as you can.-Let it sit for another 12 hours.-Now pump up some more air into it.And you now have a ball that will fit properly. Also for the first few days of use, add a little more air in it every night.The ball has a type of material that needs to stretch in order for it to get to the proper size. If you follow these directions, your ball will be at a perfect size.Enjoy :)

This chair is great! Don't listen to the "ball is to small" reviews, you just need to use a stronger pump to get enough air into it. We used the air pump that came with our air mattress. The chair fits our 7 year old and our 9 year old (he is the model in the attached image). Smaller kids may have an issue sitting all the way back and touching the ground, I'd say this is the right size for k-4th grade.

What a joke! The ball is WAY smaller than what is shown in the photo! It is NOT as advertised and made a strong request with Amazon customer service to REMOVE this seller from its website immediately! What a waste of my time opening the package, putting it together and now have to re-package it, print a return label and paste it on the box and drive to a UPS store to return it. I'm very upset that this has wasted my entire morning when I have so much to do!

We freakin love this chair!!!! I have an 8 year old who loves to draw and she says this chair is so comfortable while she's at her desk.

We ordered the 3-6 size age chair and received the 5-8 age size chair (Though the ball inside seems to be correct size but is too small to rest correctly in chair base and sits on the ground making the rollers useless) We re-ordered specifying that we need the smaller chair base and were promised that we would receive the correct one. We were very disappointed to receive the exact same thing. I tried to find a number to call the second time. Wasted a lot of time searching for a contact number to call, but was never able to find a way to discuss my concerns, as there is really no place to explain concerns and get helpmwhen doing the return with the online process.

I have had to "reorder" this item 4 different times and I still haven't received the proper size ball. I have followed ALL instructions, inflating, deflating, inflating and leaving for 12 hours, I've done this multiple times to all 4 of the chairs I have received. The ball never reaches the metal bar, not even close! It's way too small, and when a child sits on it, it pushes through the hole and drags on the ground. It has been very frustrating trying to get the proper ball size, and they just keep sending the same product even after "looking into it". Do not go off what the pictures look like, because that is not what the product will be.

La pelota está bien, lo único malo es que llega toda doblada obvio para que quepa y aunque lleva inflada ya unas tres semana sigue teniendo los dobleces marcados y como la uso con mi bebé a veces no se mueve muy bien.

As many others have said, the ball is too small. And yes I have continued to blow it up trying to stretch it over the past month. The screws do not stay in the front bar and go missing on a regular basis. The students can’t sit on this ball because it falls though.

MAS LE GUSTO MUCHO A LA NIÑA QUE SE LO DIMOS