Customer Reviews

Plan Toys The Green Dollhouse with Furniture

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The concept of a lifelike dollhouse was a bit foreign to our toddler, but soon enough, her Fisher-Price Little People moved in; and both big and small versions meshed well with the furniture. Then the Asian family with baby and nursery decided to eat and sleep outdoors. Then the kitchen was converted into a garage with a stop sign to mark the end of the parking spot -- which we took to mean that she wanted our car back in the garage as she had often mentioned. Maybe any dollhouse would have done the job of allowing the child to express herself but this one is great because it is open on all sides, and raises discussions about conservation. Although well-designed and built, this toy is probably more appropriate for children who are willing to be gentle with their toys. The quality is absolutely amazing: no loose threads, soft fabrics, no exposed glue, and everything fits together like a beautiful puzzle.

I've been wanting to get my two children a dollhouse and when I saw that there were a couple of eco-dollhouses on the market, I was sold. After looking at this and another option, I chose this one because I liked the shade and the furniture design. Although it didn't come with any people, it was fully furnished and I was able to order people to go with it. The house is very eco-friendly. It is made of recycled wood and rubber wood and there is minimal paint used on it. Also the bedding is made of organic cotton. The only aspect of the house I am not thrilled with is the design of the windmill: it doesn't turn which isn't very fun for the girls. The recycle bins and rain barrel are neat--I'm going to get some pieces of paper and plastic to put into the bins. My mother-in-law gave us the garden which is the perfect companion to the house. Overall, a great toy.

I almost didn't get this dollhouse for my 2.5 year old because there were no reviews on it and I didn't know how much she would like it but I am SO happy that I got in anyway! She LOVES this dollhouse. When she saw this house on Christmas morning all of her other presents didn't exist anymore. She started playing with the house immediately. I did buy one of the Plan Toys family sets to go with it and she loves playing with her "little people" and her dollhouse.
The house itself was really easy to put together and looks great! It's also fun to point out and talk about the solar panel and wind power parts. She enjoys playing with the recycling bins too. It's great that the house comes with furniture but I have to be honest that at my daughters age she doesn't really seem to care about it too much. It mostly just winds up on the floor and she plays with the family in the house without the furniture. One day she will use the furniture so it's nice to have it.
The dollhouse is really well made. I mean, my daughter is tough on toys and this one is taking her beating REALLY well. Nothing broken so far. :)
It's a wonderful looking dollhouse. It's a great size and she will get many years of play out of it. She loves playing with it and it's well made. What more could I ask for?

This is a great little doll house. It's held up well, and our daughter plays with it constantly. We purchased a little family to go with it and the outdoor swing/playground.

My only complaint is that it is quite small, making it hard to play with on the floor. We put it up on a little table to make it a little easier to access.

We bought this great house for my daughter (3 years old), and the Modern furniture separately. It is really nice.

+ Pluses - It is Eco friendly. It is cute. It has some neat functions like the sun shade. The solar panel and wind turbine are good educational tools. It is great to teach household/family responsibility and values. The stair case gives you optional positions to the house and the vegetation on the house coincides with our urban gardening lifestyle. It is simply cute.

- Minuses - It is slightly difficult to assemble, however if you are an IKEA assembly pro, then this assembly is equivalent. The pieces are not all made to fit as designed, I even received a broken piece, which was disappointing, and when you have a happy child on Christmas its not like you want to say, oh wait we have to send the product back and wait for a new one. The last drawback, , , it has a "L" shape design that is stationary, which makes it hard to use from one sitting position. My daughter's friend has the chalet house which come apart for easy access and playability, but with this design, it is hard to play with, without rotating the entire house.

Overall, , , I would recommend this item, because of all the Eco/Education benefits, its uniqueness, and its simply quiet cute as well!

When it comes to sturdy and imaginative wooden toys kidkraft and plan do an awesome job. Construction and design wise though, my gals are both under 3 and pretty observant (they tried all the peices for give), some construction improvements had to be made. The awning bar (it refused to stay put) was reinforced with screws, the roofs needed to be reinforced with glue so that they weren't removeable (although being able to remove the roofs is cool, it compromises the structural integrity), and additional tinkering with power tools was needed to rig the windmill so that it didn't fall off it's poll when spun. I repeat... GREAT TOY in need of minor troubleshooting skills. I've read several stellar dollhouse/furniture product reviews with the same issues when it comes to plan toys. Kidkraft sub was more for the 1.5 year old and sturdy as heck (super glue not needed on this one but used for the elevator rigging just in case), very well thought through designs. Awesome stuff!

We purchased this dollhouse for our little girl over six months ago and we love it. It was easy to put together, it is well constructed and it looks great. Both our son and daughter love playing with this toy and it has proven to be an excellent educational toy - our children are enjoying learning about living in harmony with our environment.

Roof was shipped with one missing part. Vendor promptly replaced the roof. We are all very pleased. Our granddaughters have greatly enjoyed the doll house and its contemporary energy conscious theme.

We have been happy with all our Plan Toys purchases. This is a great house. The green concept is very good. We also like the green commitment of the company itself.

I've been looking for a doll house for our 5 yr old girls and this looks one looks lovely. FYI: You can purchase this from DiscoveryStore.com for $129.99.