This is for my 5 and 3-year-old, but they have a 15-mo-old younger sister. How easily could the baby break/destroy/rip out the windows and walls?
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For my money this is a fairly durable wooden dollhouse. There are some parts a determined effort could remove but all in all this should be a good bet.
1308924
The windows and walls of this house are easily deconstructed, unfortunately. The upside is that the children can learn to "fix" the walls, doors and windows themselves.
1308925
Would be very fun for the 3 and 5 year old. Nicely made. I have daycare and don't let the younger kids play with it. Has removable walls/ and Windows. Would be easy for the younger one to remove. I guess depends. Daycare kids are not my own and I paid a lot for this dollhouse so I don't let any under 3 play with it. I have it up high on a table. Very well made and kids love it.
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Not too easily. However, some accessories have small parts. I do wish that the dolls were a better design. They don't sit on the furniture very well.
1308927
The walls and windows move around pretty easily, but my girls like that aspect. I think they are meant to be moveable so you can change the rooms.
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NOT AT ALL...except for the movable walls inside [and they would just come out, NOT break] that are only held up by a push-in type button on the top of the wall piece. But nothing in the outside or substance of the house is breakable at all! You are fine to get this now!
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I don't think it would be to easy. Portions of the exterior walls are removable and are intended to be movable. I found the doll house to be well constructed and well worth the money. I bought this for my grandson and he and his playmates love it.
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Maybe for an older child or one that is not mobile yet. It is not very sturdy, my children 2,6 & 8 made quick work of the one we had in the laundry room. Little ones can tug the top down, older ones can rip the tiny screws from the wall just in opening it.
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It is breakable, my daughter is 4 and we use it together. I would not recomm not being supervised if they are young they will drop and break it :) hope this helps
246950
I don't know about 3year old but two older kids would have no problem. It doesn't take much strength. More that you have to be tall enough to pull the latch up and twist. We have two gates that get constant use and they are holding up well.
1279747
My 3 year old is just starting to figure it out. He has opened it once, but I wouldn't say it was easy for him. He can close it better than he can open it.
1315951
If you are not driving them into things as you state, you shouldn't break it... But if you do RUN into things going fast, good chance it will break. So far so good on the one I got my 10 year old for Christmas. Luckily we have a lot of wide open area for her to drive it. She has hit a few things at low speed and it hasn't broke yet, but nothing has been hit at full speed yet.
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Bought it for a 3-4 year old but he was too young for it. His 7 year old sister was better suited for it. I would say that 6 to 7 year olds would be the youngest able to handle this.
127590
As far as I remember i was using it at least since my daughter was 3months old,just be really careful :)
1052215
Yes you can! But the more you put together, the longer your sides are, the easier it is for them to pull them down or knock them over! We have to tie the sides down with our 17mo olds and sometimes they still breach the sides!
1507041
My daughter is only 18 months, but I have had many friends with this kitchen and their kids used it from 1 year to around 6! It's very sturdy, and because it has so many more details than a lot of the kitchens (microwave, fridge/freezer, oven, cabinet and stove) it makes for more realistic play for older kids. My 5 year old niece loves playing with ours when she is over. Heck, I love playing with it! I definitely think you'd get at least a couple years of use. Plus, it's pretty beastly, so you could probably resell it after that for a pretty good return if it is in good condition.
991166
The bigger sections are hard for my 3 year old. She has no problem with smaller sections. I doubt an older child would have trouble.
2066525
Our 2year old enjoyed the bouncy castle, but she was not allowed in the house with older children. She was allowed to bounce in the castle with her 2yr old cousin. Older children of course jump harder and would knock over a smaller child.
1720550
I don't think so...my 4year old niece had a blast showing her sister how to use it...and they even had me crawl through a time or two. It was a tight squeeze, but I made it. :)
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Both my toddlers easily chewed this and my youngest is now 2, but obviously it depends on the child. I sometimes use to break one in half and give little pieces, but it crumbles easily in my opinion. You could easily crush as well as that is what a friend of mine does with her 3 year old and mixes with honey. Great product!
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I gave this to my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter. I didn't see any parts that could be easily torn off by a younger child. She is really into Dora, so she loved it.
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Possibly with adult supervision. It's small but still has weight to it so I'm not sure how effective a 5 year old would be with it. Then again, only you know how advanced your child is.
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My 3 year old can open it. It allows the older kids to pass through, but not the baby. An 18 month old wouldn't be able to get it, and IF he did it would probably take a while and be a bit noisy- I'm guessing you'd know something was going on before anything could happen. The downside is that it may take more work for the 4 year old to close than open it. I had a tough time getting mine to shut it after going through, or she would miss attaching both top and bottom, leaving a small gap for baby to possibly go through. DEFINITELY not for top of the stairs!