KidKraftUptown Wooden Modern Dollhouse with Lights & Sounds, Pool and 36 Accessories

This was the highlight of my daughter’s Christmas presents from Santa. She just turned 3 and is about 36.5 inches tall. She needs a stool to reach the top floor and we need to move the pool to the side.After much searching we gave her 3 Barbie Chelsea Club dolls to go with it - (Barbie’s little sister) they are a great size. One came with a pull out/ trundle bed for sleepovers and it fits perfectly either in the bedroom next to the larger bed, or in the office by the desk. All 3 can sit together on the large bed and “talk”. The accessories that come with this house are for up to a 12-inch (eg Barbie) doll. Chelsea Club dolls are 6-inches tall.The pictures don’t do it justice! It is thoughtfully designed—looks upscale, spacious. I looked at so many dollhouses and the accessories - even the furniture is cool. Nothing incongruous or frumpy about this pad!Pool is a nice proportionately appropriate size.Some reviews are now dated. The batteries came installed with a plastic cover so no leaking.There were no stickers to affix.No guess work with the colored vs non colored screw tops.Comments: Everything arrived intact. Product looks high quality and is sturdy. There was very minor damage to the front panel to the pool area - of all places. Then I ever so lightly over tightened —the front panel of the patio cracked ever so slightly. I will seek replacements.The assembly pictures/ instructions were at times frustrating but adequate. I actually used a magnifying glass a couple times. These could be improved but probably not w out adding either more stickers (up down front back) or elaborate messy drawings in the manual. PRO TIP ;) When assembling refer to a picture of the house, I used the one here on Amazon to determine orientation if panels.There were a couple points where it would have been nice for a second person to hold pieces in place while I screwed.You want to have a large high quality sturdy Philips head screwdriver to work fast.I have (1) screw at the front right of the house that spins and wont tighten. It’s at a key part of the frame so I want to address that, but it’s not an emergency.The floor to the office arrived a little warped. I tried to bend it flat but it is not flush with the surrounding paint/ baseboard.To start, I placed each piece in order.Allow enough space on a flat surface to assemble because it’s big!Just 2 number stickers were missing, this caused some delays. I think the patio lamp was (2) and the sticker was missing…took me a while to figure that out since there are ~80 pieces.Even with referring to an image I put on 2 parts in the wrong orientation, realized right away and fixed.My main frustrations were the elevator and the patio. You think you re in the homestretch well the patio is quite elaborate.Allow yourself enough time - it’s a lot of steps. For the furniture just look at a picture.I was annoyed piano doesnt snap to stand but it has its advantage as a portable keyboard. It plays 1 note sequence.The outdoor lights turns on but shuts off automatically.Toilet can make a flushing sound. There is s toilet lid but no seat.Our desk arrived with no drawers.My daughter thinks the house is perfect. Played with it all day. I can tell it is going to provide lots of entertainment.I was concerned buying such a grown up home for my toddler — but she thinks it’s beautiful and very “life-like” and “the girls” love it.I was a bit upset there is a moped parked along the side. But there is also a beautiful water fountain along the terrace side.My daughter also has a Kidcraft mini playground, sandbox cabana and corner kitchen so we are loyal to the brand. I jokingly say it always galls me to put their “logo” on the item I have been toiling over for hours. The swingset was actually really hard to put together with 2 of us… but they make attractive, high quality products for children.Buy it, you won’t regret it. What made me buy it too was all the ecstatic reviews by parents whose kids loved this house. It is suitable for a range of ages…Our (Fisher Price) Little People have moved out of their little house and are also hanging out in the new dollhouse.Given that my daughter loves this, excellent value for the money. I got it for less on Amazon and it sold out online ahead of Christmas.

For reference, my kid is 4 years old and in the 98th percentile for height/weight — you can clearly see how giant this dollhouse is compared to her! It took two pretty handy adults right at 2.5 hours to put together. The instructions are pretty easy to follow, except for the occasional confusion as to which direction a part should face. The hardest parts of anssembly are the stairs and the upper patio they lead to. Unlike some other reviewers, I didn’t find the elevator terribly difficult to deal with — but I’m also not 100% sure we have it orientated the right direction. It works, so whatever. *shrug*There were a couple of dings and scuffs on the panels right out of the box, but nothing too noticeable. It’s definitely sturdy once it’s put together. My only real suggestion would be for the manufacturers to make the pool area solid instead of hollow, because if a kid steps on it trying to reach a higher area of the dollhouse, their foot is gonna go right through it and destroy that bit. I’ve warned my daughter of that, but given that she’s only 4 and has pretty severe ADHD, I’m not too sure how long she’s going to remember before crashing through it.

This dollhouse was a hit for Christmas for both my 3 year old daughter and 18 month old son. This dollhouse is very large, so read the measurements! The size is one of the reasons we went with this house. Both kids can play with it without being in each other's way.This doll house is extremely sturdy. I have caught both of my kids climbing on it and there has been no sign of damage. Not that I condone climbing on this, but it's not the plastic Barbie's dream house that might just collapse.It does come with the hardware to anchor it to the wall.One disappointment though, is the placement of the pool area. My daughter has to stand on the "patio" to be able to reach into the top bedroom. It's not a huge deal as it seems pretty sturdy, but I do wish the patio area was a bit shorter in length so that it didn't take up 75% of the front of the house. You can move it though. It does not attach to the main dollhouse. But it's still a huge. In my picture, you can see it off to the side.A few helpful tips for assembly:-Have some LR44 batteries on hand along with a tiny size screwdriver. Both the toilet and piano came with dead batteries. I think each item takes 3, so you would need 9 total for all of the items (there's also a light that lights up). I could be mistaken though and it could just be 2 but I'm fairly sure it's 3.-Spend the time organizing your parts before starting to put it together. Unwrap ALL of the furniture. There are pieces you need to assemble with hidden in other pieces! Also, be careful while unwrapping. There is one small, silver plastic piece that could easily be lost and then make it impossible to attach the stairs for the deck. Arrange the house pieces in numerical order. It will save you some sanity.If you take about 20 minutes to prepare to assemble, you'll be better off.-Have some vaseline and q-tips handy. Use it to grease up the inside of the track for the elevator. It will make a world of difference!-Use a drill or electric screwdriver. Go buy a cheap one if you don't have one. You really don't want to put this together without one. Electric screwdrivers are pretty cheap and worth it in this instance!-Look at the screws prior to assembly to get an idea of what you have. The instructions will just say to use screw "A" but it won't mention that screw A comes in pink, tan, grey, and green. As well as every single other screw. We have a few that aren't where they are supposed to be but not many. If you just notice that different sections of screws are still all the same, you won't make the same mistake....hopefully. It's not the end of the world if you do.I know there were a few times that the instructions weren't very clear. Don't be in a rush. Take your time and look at the pieces it's referring too. If it seems confusing, just think about the room it's trying to make and match things up.We put this together on Christmas eve and it took about 3.5 hours. We had nowhere to store it before so we had to assemble in one night.