Calico Critters Adventure Tree House

My twin grandchildren, love playing with their little animals in this house.

Our 3 year old really enjoys Calico Critters and after looking over the various choices for playsets, we decided to choose this one for the roominess of the compartments (they can hold some furniture and characters) and the variety of activities in one piece. It also is a cute complement to the wooden doll house that our daughter already has - this sits next to it on her dollhouse table.What we love:- our daughter instantly fell in love with it and has played with it regularly since receiving it a few months ago. Characters besides her calico critters are regular guests too.- The attention to detail is very charming.- The inner spaces are roomy enough to fit some pieces of furniture and some characters- The activities work (some with some adjustments - see next section)What we didn't like:- some of the parts need a bit of help to really be functional. E.g. the swing: the strings that suspend it on its branch pop out of the notches quite easily. I added a dab of clear glue at each notch opening and the swing doesn't come unhooked anymore.- some of the pieces don't fit well and/or come apart easily. E.g. the post that suspends the basket pulley - it comes out of its hole with a bit of jiggling. Securing it with strong glue fixed it; same for the tree house on top which just sits on notches - I glued that down too. On the other hand, the large side branch will just not fit securely or flush to the toy no matter how much I try. It stays put when my daughter plays with it, but falls off if a rougher friend handles it.All in all we do like this piece and find it to be fun and cute enough that I would buy it again despite the extras we've had to do to make it more functional. It was definitely an incentive that I got it on a very good holiday BOGO Calico Critters sale on Amazon.

Great buy

My daughter isn't into the calico critters but she loves the littlest petshop characters. Unfortunately the houses and sets that come with them are flimsy and fall apart after they are built. Because of this she builds her own houses out of things from around our house.. shoe boxes, cloth from fabric, so once I saw the calico critter lodges, houses, furniture, I had to get as many of them as i could for her. She loves them and plays with her little village/town for hours at the dining room table. She now has this, the town home, the discovery forest, the adventure tree house, several of the bedroom sets (bunk beds, sister's loft, lavender bedroom, children's bedroom), the kitchen set, the deluxe living room, and parents bedroom set.

Bought this for my 3yo boy. He loves Daniel Tiger, so I paired it with DT figurines. He loves it! It's got tons of spots, levels, accessories to keep him busy. I AM a little worried about durability (ladder, slide, string pieces), although he is very gentle with it - the pieces feel thin for the price paid for the overall set.Otherwise, this is a wonderful solution for a gender neutral playset!