Playhut Playhut Dora The Explorer Le Hideaway

by PlayHut

Product Features

• Instant set-up with patented EZ twist technology
• Versatile play structure featuring children's favorite characters
• Tunnel port provides crawl-through fun and expandable play
• Split flap door for easy accessibility
• Light-weight and portable

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 16 x 15.5 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000669F7
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 71635-V03
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 9 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,656 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Get ready to go exploring with Dora and the rest of the gang with the Dora the Explorer Limited Edition Hideaway. This play environment features playful images of the characters from the popular children’s program, with a flap door entrance and a crawl-through tunnel that can connect to other EZ Twist products. With a mesh window for peek-through play, this Limited Edition Hideaway is a delightful play environment for kids 3 and up. It is created from durable and soft non-woven materials. It features Playhut’s patented twist-n-fold technology for instant set-up and easy storage, and is ideal for children ages 3 and up.

Product Description

Pretend you're a character on Dora the Explorer in this lightweight, portable play tent from Playhut. It's covered in lots of colorful Dora graphics from the hit TV show Dora the Explorer (as seen on Nick Jr.), and it features a flapping door and tunnel port for expandable play. Folds easily with Playhut's patented twist 'n fold technology. Measures approximately 30" x 30" x 30".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Made out of paper & has no floor, April 19, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Playhut Playhut Dora The Explorer Le Hideaway (Toy)

I bought a similar "disney princess" version of this for my twin nieces, and decided to open it and check it out before wrapping it... Boy am I glad I did!

The material is almost like paper, kinda like those "real cloth" baby wipes-and I know that it won't hold up over time. I wanted to avoid getting a play tent with plastic poles because they tend to break, but trading down from durable nylon to this is ridiculous! Also, it has no floor, making it useless outdoors and says in teeny-tiny print that it shouldn't be outdoors for extended periods. (Probably so the paper doesn't catch on fire!)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ours was torn to shreds in weeks!, April 4, 2005

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litgirl (Washington state) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Playhut Playhut Dora The Explorer Le Hideaway (Toy)

This tent thrilled my daughter when she was 2. Now she is nearly four and it still exists. That's about all you can say for it. In addition to other parents' complaints about it not being roomy enough and not affording any space for a small child to lay down in, I'd like to say that this tent 1) does not fold back into it's convenient-looking circular storage size ever again--when you remove it from the package and set it up, say goodbye to the promised small-sized storage AND 2)the fabric is itchy, chintzy, cheap, stuffy and hot, sheds white fiber matts, and rips terribly. My little girl stumbled through the doorway and ripped holes there, and though that could be pardonable, there are holes everywhere in this thing and I hate the sight of it. I would certainly never buy it had I known. Beyond that, I hate that she wants me to get in it with her. Not only is there no room, but no adult can continue to survive on the limited air and stuffy conditions. Now imagine, when you're not in there, how breathable and comfortable is it really. My child had more fun making castles and cottages out of large IKEA boxes with me; after a few weeks we recycled them. Cheap and much more creative fun.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I hide it from my daughter, September 16, 2004

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Christina (Franklin, MA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Playhut Playhut Dora The Explorer Le Hideaway (Toy)

My 2 year old got this Dora tent for Christmas last year. I hide it on her all the time. She only plays with it for a few minutes unless she takes it out to sleep in. My daughter is only in the 50th percentile for weight and height and therefore is the average height for a 2 year old but when she wants to sleep in it, inevitably either her head or her feet stick out because the tent is too small or she ends up sleeping in an uncomfortable ball. I hate that there is no bottom but that is also the only way that air is let in unless you leave the door open which to her defeats the purpose altogether. She is very excited everytime she sees it but she quickly becomes frustrated with it falling down and not staying in one place.