This hatchet is great for play or a costume. Constructed of polyfoam with a PVC inner core this piece is safe for children. You can take it in the pool, bathtub, or where ever your little one's imagination takes them. 10.50 inches long and painted to resemble a real hatchet this piece will be great for hours of enjoyment outside. Pretending to be a lumberjack to a corpse hunter this axe will work. Little boys will be right alongside Dad when he is chopping away on this years firewood.