My Very Own House Cottage
by My Very Own House
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Category: Toy
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: My Very Own HouseBrand: My Very Own House
Model: 5512859
Product features:
- Bright white walls have fun, ready-to-color graphics on the outside, and white interior walls are ready for hours of creative coloring fun
- Set includes 8 Jumbo, washable markers
- Includes 4 windows 2 mail slots and 2 doors
- Bio-degradable, eco-friendly materials that are formaldehyde-free and completely recyclable
- Single-piece playhouse folds up and down easily
Toys and Games Reviews of My Very Own House Cottage
Customer Review: LOTS of fun and easy to assemble and disassemble
Summary: 4 Stars
As a parent, the thing I like most about this house is the ease of assembly and disassembly, and the small amount of space that it takes up when it is folded down. A frequent problem with large toys like this is that they are great fun at first, but eventually the child loses interest and you then have a lot of floorspace devoted to something that is not being played with. My 5 year old daughter got this house for Christmas and loved it, but sure enough after a week she was not quite so excited with it. I found it very easy to fold it down and put it away, and it occupies very little space when folded. (I measured the dimensions when folded to be 35 inches by 20 inches by 4 inches). Now that we have been having 1 or 2 snow days every week, I have been bringing the house back out for snow days and then putting it away again. Of course when the house has been away for a few days my daughter gets excited with it when I bring it out again and it has been very helpful in occupying those interminable snow days.
A playhouse is always fun for children, but the really nice thing about this one is that it is meant to be colored and drawn on. Both my 5 year old and 10 year old daughters enjoy using the supplied markers (as well as crayons) to decorate the house (inside and outside). And there is so much space to decorate that they will probably never be finished. They also enjoy decorating the inside by taping up pictures that they have created themselves or printed out (my 10-year old wanted a fireplace so she found a picture of one on the internet, printed it out and taped it to the inside of the house).
I feel a little guilty about subtracting one star for durability, as this house is cardboard, after all. Overall it holds up very well to the repeated assembly and disassembly, but is prone to some minor rips and frays. This is not really a problem as packaging tape can easily be used when necessary to fix these issues.
One thing I strongly recommend is to follow the suggestion in the instructions to apply packaging tape around the entire base of the house before using it for the first time. This really does improve the durability of the most vulnerable part of the structure.
All in all, highly recommended.
Description of My Very Own House Cottage
Endless entertainment! The only single-piece constructed cardboard playhouse on the market! Comes 97% pre-assembled; 6 simple folds take you from play to put-away. Color it, paint it or glue things to it, great for birthday parties, sleepovers, or the perfect gift. Children can color their way to fun with My Very Own House. This durable playhouse uses the strength of heavy-gauge cardboard to create a sturdy play area. Every inch of the house has been precisely calculated to provide the strongest, safest play area for your child. The inside of the house is free of tabs and sharp edges. Reinforcement flaps along the bottom walls ensure that the house stays upright, even during roughhousing. The walls remain straight and the roof in-tact, providing a safe, sturdy coloring center. Set of 8 Jumbo washable markers included (warning choking hazard not for children under 3 years).Sports & Outdoor Play Toys
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