Megaland
by Playhut
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Our Price: $78.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Category: Toy See more product details |
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Toys and Games Reviews of Megaland
Customer Review: A great indoor toy!
Summary: 5 Stars
We, like many of the other reviewers, had a blow-up ball pit that our 20 month old twin boys loved, but it developed a hole. We were going to buy another one until we saw this, and we are glad we bought this fun and durable tent
Our playroom is a small spare bedroom, and its fairly large (couch, easle, table, closet, TOYS, toy box ect.) and this is a great toy for in there. It folds extremely easily and we store it under the couch. We are so greatful for that feature so that this toy doesnt have to take over our play area
It is also very very fun. We keep up the excitement by trying new ways to connect it and our boys have a BLAST. Its fairly simple to connect, you just use the velcro. You can also use one piece separatly, like only a tunnel or only one of the tents. The tents are very "fun" colors, but they are nylon so theres a sort of filtration system, its not too stuffy. The material is also VERY durable, it holds up well against the constant abuse of two BOY toddlers...
The tent is a very nice ball pit. Although like many other reviewers, I bought TWO additional 100 pack of balls as 50 isnt enough (one of the packages isnt even opened yet!) And when it comes time for clean up, we store the balls in a little plastic zip-up bag that our king sized comforter fits in. The balls do not come out of the tent, it is a little higher so they wont roll out. The balls are also like very soft, they are hollow plastic (like the balls at the McDonalds of BurgerKing play places) so they dont hurt if you get hit with one.
The other activities, like the basket ball hoop and throwing game, are very fun for my boys, although I think they will apreciate it more as they grow older. They really enjoy sitting in it and crawling through the tunnels. Like many children they like having a "clubhouse", a place where they wont be bothered by parents. I have even found them naping in there on occasions!
It can keep any aged child busy for hours, we have had the younges 20 month olds, and the oldest 8 year olds in here! Everyone finds SOMETHING about the house that they like. I find myself constantly taking out this toy for my boys to play with, but thats NOT a complaint, its so easy to do that I dont consider it a hassel at all
I would recomend you buying this instead of a ball pit, or even instead of a playhouse if you wanted it for indoor use. This tent is great outdoors too (on the grass). I would recomend it to anyone seeing how much my twins love it.
Customer Review: Lots of Fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this for my 14 month old who quickly climbed into the ball pit and started playing.
Pros:
Lightweight, indoor/outdoor use.
Easy set up (pops open), easy take down (just fold up).
Comes with it's own bag to store pieces when not in use, plus net bag for the 50 included balls.
Easily folds away into a small space. Excellent for smaller homes/apartments/mobile homes, as you can put it up during the day, then fold it away at night.
Also great that you can set it up any way you want. There are velcro straps and cloth loops on the ends of each tunnel and "tent" so you can hook them together on either side. This also allows flexibility to put up as many or few pieces you want. (We're going to leave the ball pit up, but fold some of the other pieces down).
With supervision, it's great for toddlers (box says ages 3+). Balls included are just right size for small hands to grasp, but do not pose choking hazard.
Cons:
Lightweight--easily pushed over/folded down by my toddler. Make sure there aren't any corners nearby. Works really good when "held in place" by wall/couch. Supervision recommended.
Some of seams aren't completely sewn (especially near bottom of "doors", plus minor hole around netting on ball pit where seam not sewn correctly). Recommend careful inspection before use.
As other reviewers recommended, I purchased an additional 100 balls pack since the 50 smaller balls don't even cover the bottom of ball pit.
All in all, product meets my needs. Would recommend, especially if you want something to keep them busy for hours, but can put quickly away. I'm looking forward to lots of use.
Customer Review: Very versatile play yard
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a big hit at my son's bday party for my 1-year old, a 2 year old and 4 year old. I took it to the park and used it on top of a camping tarp. It actually has little loops (used to attach the pieces) that you can also use to anchor to the ground with tent anchors so it doesn't blow over in the wind. A few other comments:
1. Great to use as individual pieces if you don't have a lot of indoor space. Sometimes we just have one tunnel out for my son to crawl through, or just one of the "huts".
2. Don't bother with the handful of balls that come with this. It's a nice gesture but they are small and won't come close to giving it a "ball-pit" feel. I bought a 150 ball pack from Amazon that worked perfectly (see product called "150 pcs Crush-Proof "Phthalate Free" non-PVC Plastic Ball Pit Balls") and bought an inexpensive mesh bag to store them in.
3. It is not easy to fold up! I had three adults (all who are very handy eagle-scout types) trying to follow the directions and get the three big sections to twist correctly to fold down. It took many, many attempts and a good 15 mins but alas we figured it out. It's the nature of any fold-up product - not faulting this product, and I'm glad it can fold up for easy storage. Just be aware that it is challenging and takes time & practice to figure out.
We're looking forward to using this toy in all sorts of different configurations for many years as my son grows.
Customer Review: Watch Very Young Kids Closely
Summary: 3 Stars
As mentioned in the attached comment, this product clearly states that this product is for kids that are at least 36 months. At 36 months, there is much less of a safety hazard and the incidents described below are very unlikely to happen. However, when both my kids were less than 2 years old, I had some concerns and wrote the following review:
My boys (25 months and 6 months) love this thing can play with it for around 30 minutes at time and three times a day. Which is great because that allows me to improve my quality time with them by writing amazon reviews.
My first safety concern is that I found one of the large safety tags torn off and in my 6 month's hand ready for chewing and possibly choking on. The other concern was when my 6 month year old happen to get his neck almost wrapped in one of the connection areas (the A frame side that connects with the other parts). I thought this was a fluke until my 2 year old then got his foot wrapped in it at the ankle and needed parental assistance to get his foot out.
Seems like both the ankle and the neck are somewhat similar in how they can be tangled up. In fact, I'm going to change my review from 4 stars to 3 since this seems like a design flaw to me.
So, great toy, but tear off all the safety tags and don't leave the room (that seems like common sense, but when you got more than one mobile kid to watch...).
Customer Review: Kids love it - Maybe a little too much.
Summary: 4 Stars
First off... as everyone else says.. yeah get some more balls if you want to use it as a ball pit.
Secondly mine came in good condition out of the box, no ripped seems or problems like that. It was easy to put together and worked fine. The basketball hoop is velcro attached so I don't know how people have been breaking it??? Mine works fine and the kids slam it pretty hard.
I usually have 3 girls and 1 boy here and everyone plays pretty well in there - they love it and use it as a playhouse for tea-parties and hide and seek and just general play. One night I had 3 boys and 1 girl and I was quite surprised the thing didnt tear in 2. They flew around the house at 100 miles an hour terrorizing everything and flipped it over a bunch of times and I would have sworn a couple times it was gonna rip apart but it actually held together. I do have a couple tears now in the walls from when they were really thrashing on it but after reading previous reviews I was kind of expecting that. They are not enough for me to worry about and are not on the seems so no metal is exposed. I don't think it will last more than 6 months here so Im giving it a somewhat lower score on durability but it really all depends on how its played with.
PROS - The kids LOVE LOVE LOVE the toy.
Cons - Be ready to buy a new one when this one finally bites the dust. 6 months - 1 year I would guess.