Customer Reviews

Naturally Playful Storybook Cottage

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Bought this for my 5 year old daughter when she was a little over one. We've "lost" the phone and the stickers faded. A quick call to Step 2 to order a new phone and replacement stickers (fully intending to pay for them) and to my amazement, they sent them to me at no cost. This house has been climbed on, the doors slammed and it's still looking new. I also love the earthy tones that this line comes in... none of those bright, horrid looking plastic things in the yard. Four years later, and it's still one of the best toys we've ever purchased... I'd highly recommend!

This playhouse is the best! We bought this for Christmas for our five children. I was initially hesitant about buying a playhouse due to the unattractive look that playhouses become over time. I applaud the decision of STEP 2 to produce products with a neutral palate because this product looks as good as the day we bought it!! We live in the hot Arizona sun, and the colors look as crisp as the day we bought it. Well worth the money--great design and very durable.

We got this for my son and he loves it! This was bought because I loved the design of it and paid the extra for the step2 name and awesome design! I now wish I would have just stuck with our little tikes imaginesounds playhouse though. I have tried to order replacement stickers for this and am unable to, so the doorbell is faded and stove stickers about missing, rain comes in and sets on stove and sink area. My son still loves it but I like my toys to be clean and new looking. He is 3 now and has had it about a year, he enjoys running in and out pretending with the phone.

We got this playhouse for our 2 kiddos last Christmas. The "wow" factor was huge Christmas morning. It didn't even take Santa more than 45 minutes to put together on Christmas Eve. We keep it in our dining room so there's all-weather, all-hours fun. I love the neutral tones and cottage look--fits right in with our decor and isn't a huge primary-color nightmare. I "tricked it out" inside and out with Christmas lights, and it looks "enchanting" (my 4-year-old daughter's word) when it's plugged in at night. The lights are essential at night and also make a huge difference during the day, even though the house is near a bright window. Since the little kitchen area's window is against a wall, we hung a little mirror on the wall so that the kids look out on themselves when they're doing dishes, instead of the boring wall.

Overall, this is an amazing place for our kids to play and entertain their friends. Anytime we have an indoor party, I know that the visiting kids and our kids will be drawn to the house for at least half an hour, giving us grown-ups our chit-chat time. The flip-up tables on the inside and outside aren't absolutely perpendicular to the wall, so things roll off, and they're not the sturdiest tables in the world, but I am sure they could be fixed with a little jury-rigging. With seating for four, it's a ready-made kids' table for mealtime, and adding one or two additional kid's "picnic tables" ensures there's enough fun seats for everyone during party time.

I just asked my daughter, "What do you like best about your playhouse?" and she said, "Well, it looks like a party house. I make a lot of parties in there." So, there you have it!

It's been the best purchased I've ever done in my life. It's worth every penny. If it burns down, I'll buy it again.

This is the most adorable playhouse out there. The colors, the style, everything. My kids love it, the neighborhood kids love it, my dog loves it, it's constructed well and it just looks great in our back yard. It's more expensive than the other playhouses out there but you'll never get sick of looking at it. Worth every penny.

This was a gift to my 3 & 5 year old girls. They loved the house and it became the center of attention instead of cartoons. It was pricey but worth it. Shipping was expensive but I couldn't find this item anywhere else. Setup was easy and didn't come in a million pieces. I recommend using a cordless drill instead of a screwdriver. I put this thing in my living room. I wish it had some type of battery powered lights in it. I bought a rechargeable LED lantern so that they could have a little more light. No regrets at all.

I purchased this storybook cottage for my grand daughter, age 20 months and my grandson age 4. Both of them were trying to go in it while we were assembling it. The sides are completely assembled and all you have to do is insert the sides to the front and put in a few screws to hold it in place, then the back slides on and you put in a few more screws. The roof beam sets across the top and the chimney goes on and screwed down. Then the two sloping roof pieces slide perfectly into place and are screwed down. The kitchen sink and stove snap into place inside and the door handle goes on. Two people assembled the cottage in less than an hour. The kids just love it and it looks great in the yard amongst the trees and flowers, just like a little cottage in the woods in a story book. The family is thinking of dressing up in fairy tale costumes and taking a group photo with the house. I know this little cottage will be a big hit with the young cousins at the birthday party this summer. I even found myself in it and have a photo of me looking out the window, so even big kids (like me)love it too!

My twin girls love this cottage. It was so easy to put together. We have it in our living room/playroom. It's the perfect size cottage, for our girls.