Comments on: Hasbro Playskool Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage

By: Valerie H

Valerie H — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:56:42 +0000

My Daughter, 2 1/2, and Son, 5, love playing with this set. I like the way one piece sits inside the other when playtime is finished. I have even set it up with the open areas facing each other to make a square house.

I do question the durablity of the plastic connectors. My kids are very active and move the pieces around, sometimes not making sure that the frame is flat on the floor, i.e. a toy get between the frame and floor. The connectors bend if they or the frame is stepped upon and are difficult to straighten. They are also starting to show signs of splitting where the frame pieces meet the connectors.

Great product if your child or childern leaves it where you place it. Provides hours of imaginative play.

Edited – 4/29/08

It is now near the end of April and the play house is gone. Several seams came apart, a couple of holes from wear, 5 connectors completely split, several supports were bent beyond fixing. THIS IS NOT an item for children who want to move it around. Sadly it did not last for very long. I will not be replacing it.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Anna Peterson

Anna Peterson — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:13:20 +0000

I bought the cottage for my 2 year old daughter. Little did I know that it would be such a big hit, even with my 6 year old!! Although it took almost 1 hour and 45 min to put together, it was well worth it. The metal frame was not difficult to put together, but we did have to bang it on the floor and apply a lot of pressure to get the pieces to fit tightly with the plastic conectors. The most difficult and time consuming part was fitting the canvas over the frames. The girls couldn’t wait to get into it, so much so that they were playing with it while we were still trying to put the second half together. The first night that we got it the girls spent and hour and a half playing together, without fighting. Such a great toy that fosters imagination, creativity, and independent play. We bought the sink to go with the stove and this too was a big hit. We did not buy the nursery set because we have the Bitty Baby crib from American Girl that fits nicely in the house, although it does not leave much room for the Bitty changing table when the house is closed. My girls have spent countless hours playing house, tea party, and their favorite game baby and we have only had the cottage for about a week. Super great purchase that I would highly recommend to anyone with a little girl in their life.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: A. LaBass "Zander's Toybox"

A. LaBass "Zander's Toybox" — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:46:54 +0000

My family bought this as an early xmas gift for my 1-1/2 yr old daughter and she loves it and the little stove! My 3yr old son has had fun with it also. It’s their little “fort” and he likes to run his matchbox cars off the roof – ha ha. So far it seems fairly sturdy and it was easy to put together. I only wish more of the accessories were more widely available. Hasbro has a lot more accessories than you see in stores on their website but all are out of stock right now. I will update this review if I find anything wrong with it though.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Mom of 2

Mom of 2 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:13:47 +0000

My daughter received this for her 2nd birthday-she loves it! It is larger than we thought it would be in size. It takes up a good portion of our living room, but my daughter has too much fun with the cottage to worry about the space it takes up. The house pieces nest together nicely, but I wish that it would be a little easier to take the whole thing down if we wanted to-we just don’t want to put the poles together again. Overall, the whole cottage goes up very easily and it is a blast to play with.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: C. Ray "dollfin343"

C. Ray "dollfin343" — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:21:07 +0000

We bought this for my 3 year old girl’s birthday. It was SO easy to set up…only took 1/2 hour for all pieces, including the oven and sink! The attention to detail in this product was amazing and the quality was far better than I expected. She absolutely loves it. The best part…when she is tired of it for a while, take it apart and store it under the bed or in the attic. I can’t wait for more pieces to come out. All the parts nest inside each other for space saving too. I HIGHLY recommend this item!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5