Is this thing easy enough for a frazzled housewife to put together, while kids are jumping around? (Best guess, please.)
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My 77 yr old mom put two of the units together. We ordered 4 total and put them all together in less than an hour and a half. I would suggest having a rubber mallet to help tighten the connections. Think of Tinker Toys for adults ... thats how easy this is.
309476
Yes, very easy my 12 year old son put it together by himself no screws...very user friendly...
309477
Not really unless you get one of them to help you, maybe make a game out of it.
309478
grab a mallet and you will have it together in 2 seconds. We have an 8 and 5 year old boy, I'm 6 months pregnant and it took me no time to get together :-)
309479
My husband put it together. I think it was easy for him. There's no screws or tools needed.
1430600
Well, I've assembled a few bookshelves and a TV stand...that's about the extent of my past experience. I thought it was pretty easy. There are pictures, but not much explanation. I ordered two and I put one together and my husband did the other. He was annoyed by the lack of directions, but I thought the pictures were self explanatory. You can do it!
863573
Yes. It is very safe, my kids love it, and it is a good exercise for the kids and me. I will recomend to find somebody to install it, that is if your husband is not very handy, like mine. :-(
767417
I would say no. I had a few that my kids snapped together just for fun. Getting them apart was not fun, and when I put back together they didn't seem to hold as well.
1479183
In terms of transporting, i would say with two able bodied individuals it is possible, though cumbersome. It takes a good bit of time and room to set up. I had to lay out the pieces and still have room to work. The build itself takes at minimum two hours. Also, in case there are parts damaged in shipping or holes that do not line up correctly, i recommend building in advance. This will give time for kidcraft to overnight a part if it does not work. I can say that it is definitely worth the time it takes to put together and that i have since purchased additional kidcraft pieces. Moving the piece will not be as difficult as trying to pt together last minute, so i recommend anything it takes to get it together prior to christmas eve, even if it means using a friend or neighbors garage and moving it just before. Good luck!
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Oh K. Graig, I forgot to mention that the entire unit comes in one box and weights more than I thought it would. Using a dolly to get it upstairs damn-near killed me. Assembly took just over two hours by myself, and was not quite as bad as I thought it would be -I'm not much on putting stuff together, so it may not be a hard task for you.
2053889
Yes very easy. My grand babies' bedroom turns into a play room in minutes after I collapse and put away three of them. You just have to pad it a little to make it comfortable.
126805
My kids (5 and 4) will jump and hold onto the hand rail and actually lift the legs off the ground. I imagine if I were in a room below them it would be pretty noisy. If not for how they have learned to use it, I think it would be quiet enough for you.
2238077
Yes, you'll have to rap it mom...and do recruit some help to put it together. Instructions are excellent but very detailed. Need 4 hands at times. Lay all the hardware out and take your time. You can do it.
524349
my son put it together in about 10 to 15 minutes. Of course he is really good at stuff like this but it didn't look difficult. If my ankle wasn't broken I could have done it, although probably a lot slower. Good Luck. It's well worth the investment.
71459
I believe so. My husband put it together while I was gone one evening. He may have had the neighbor kids help with some simple stuff but generally I think it can be done by one person.
1441594
I found it super easy to put together. It is packed well. Not that many parts to add either. I had it together in about 15 minutes from cutting the box open. My 8 year old daughter was helping me and she could figure it out. So I would say that is a good sign. The box mind you that it arrives in is heavy but very awkward. I had to push it into my house as my arms couldn't wrap around it to carry it.
125105
It's not easy to put together. The instructions say to use three people. My husband and I were able to manage though. Taking it apart for storage wouldn't be realistic. It's a lot of fun though and I'm glad we got it.
1899780
Assembly absolutely required. It took my wife and I about 5h over a distributed period to get it all together (frequently interrupted by young kids =)). Was it difficult? Not particularly, the instructions are reasonably good. But there are fiddly parts.
2262753
Yes. Pretty easy to put together. Sturdy. Lots of fun. My daughter loves it!
1542092
If the kids have a good understanding of balance and space then yes. I think it would be great for kids who like building things
1825411
Can it be done, yes, easily - NO. It wasn't the easiest to put together, but then again you don't have to redo the trampoline portion if you break down the poles and net. I guess thinking about it, it might not be that terrible. I'll try it out and let you know.