And I don't know if it is just my horse...
The likits seem to be irremoveable by me, but my youngster can get them out at the drop of a hat! He has now outdone himself and got the one one the "wall-side" of the ball to drop out, thus jamming the ball and not allowing it to spin, so that I will have to remove the ball from the wall to release it.
That said, he has obviously played with it - so in that way, it has obviously done it's job!
(Written by: rosie_m)