Step 2 Naturally Playful Story Book Cottage

by Step 2

Product Features

• For children age 2 and up
• Crafted of durable plastic designed to look like a stone cottage
• Features a drop-leaf table, kitchenette, fireplace, clock and electronic telephone
• Moveable shutters, secret passage and working doorbell
• Attached patio has a table with folding seats

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 133 pounds
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005U8TF
• Our recommended age: 18 months - 7 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 months and up
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,870 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

The Naturally Playful Cottage combines outdoor textures and nature's colors to beautify today's backyard landscapes. It features a decorative thatched roof, charming windows and shutters, a full-size door with a working doorknocker that "dings," an outdoor patio with folding table, and two decorative rock wall seats. Indoors there's a folding table and kitchenette with sink, swivel faucet, two burners, and clicking knobs along with a cuckoo-style clock and electronic phone.

Product Description

Your little ones can act out their favorite fairy tales with this storybook playhouse from Step 2. Made of durable plastic, it's designed to look like a stone cottage with natural colors, a faux-thatched roof and charming windows with working shutters. An outdoor patio features a table with folding seats, while the interior includes a cool secret passage behind a pretend fireplace. Other interior features include a drop-leaf table, kitchenette, pretend clock with moveable hands, electronic telephone and working doorbell. Accessories not included. Made in USA. This is an oversize item. A flat shipping charge will be added at checkout. Includes curbside delivery only. 64-1/4Hx73-3/4Wx50-1/2D".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

82 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too cute to put outside!, April 30, 2002

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"momto3boys" (Woodridge, IL United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Step 2 Naturally Playful Story Book Cottage (Toy)

With 3 boys ranging in age up to 11, we have owned 4 or 5 playhouuses that have all eventually found new homes elsewhere for varying reasons. The only one I regret giving away was the LT victorian mansion, but alas is was 6 ft tall and took up the better part of the living/dining rm for 2yrs. Now, we have the naturally cottage and I have no more regrets. It is tall enough for me to play inside with the kids, it has a secret escape door through the fireplace, a kitchen sink, shelves for stuff and an indoor and outdoor seating area, all of which I assembled myself in under 20 minutes. Step 2 did such a great job engineering this thing it went together without me being wrestled to the ground by a giant piece of plastic and crying Uncle. This is a great playhouse, good solid construction, easy assembly and nice to look at. My kids love it so much they wont let me move it outside, that is a problem for which I cannot blame Step 2 and for which my husband is still giving me a hard time.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied Customers, May 9, 2002

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Heidi - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Step 2 Naturally Playful Story Book Cottage (Toy)

I bought the Naturally Playful Cottage for my 2 children. We absolutely love it! It was easy to assemble, and we can all 3 fit inside. As a speech-language therapist, I am very satisfied with the pretend play that this playhouse evokes! We added a few plants around the outside and it looks like a real cottage.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My SON wouldn't stop playing with the store's floor model, May 16, 2005

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Laurie (Southern California) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Step 2 Naturally Playful Story Book Cottage (Toy)

We went to Toys R Us to find some sort of play equipment for our back yard. I had looked at things online, and we were pretty much going to get some sort of climber/slide combo, but then when we got to the store he saw the house and made a b-line for it! My husband wasn't too excited by the house because it's not "cool", but after seeing how much he loved it we knew we had to get it. Now, you should know that there were about 4 or 5 different play houses and the same amount of climbers/slides set up in this store, but even though he played a little on the others he always went back to the Naturally Playful cottage. So, we thought about it for a day or two since we still really want something for him to burn energy on (that will have to come later) and I went back by myself to get it. I learned through others reviews on play equipment that sometimes the boxes are just enormous. Good thing I did. We have a Lexus GX470 (their medium sized SUV) and even though I removed the third row of seats, the car seat, flipped down the second row, and was by myself, this thing would NOT fit in our car. We took the pieces out of the box and even then had to do some manuvering to get it in. So, just a warning! It is worth all that trouble though. My husband put it together in no time, and our son was immediately trying to play with it while he was assembling it. The only thing he had trouble with was the fact that he put one of the walls on backwards at first (that's what happens when you skim over directions!). Our son now wants to go outside all the time and play in his house. He even ate his breakfast there this morning because I couldn't get him inside! I was able to fit inside the house with ease and watch him eat. I am 5'9, weigh about 145lbs and I sat on a Step2 folding chair we bought to go with the house since there are no chairs inside it. Those little folding chairs are great! They felt so sturdy I wasn't worried about it buckling beneath me. Anyway, you need to buy chairs if you want some inside. Outside on the little 'patio' there are two built in seats that are attached to the little side walls. These don't seem as durable, and both tables have a sort of kick stand support that isn't so great. The tables can fold down if you want, but when they are up if your kid leans on them you can see it bend a lot. A previous reviewer said their kid broke the table, and I can see how this would happen. That's why I gave it four stars. Inside is a cute telephone that he loves, he constantly goes through the escape hatch in the fireplace, loves the clock inside, and likes to spin the nozzle on the faucet in the kitchen sink. My biggest piece of advice to you is think carefully about where you want it (inside vs. outside), because wherever you decide is where your child will always want to be! Definately worth the money.