My baby is 10 months old and loves to pull himself up on anything within his reach but is not quite into "cruising," yet. We bought him this toy to get him interested in walking and he LOVES it!! He immediately took to it and loves to push it all over. When he's not pushing it he loves to sit down and play with the three wooden "spinners." Another plus that is since it is wood it doesn't scuff the baseboards (yay)! One great thing that we have done is brought it outside to the driveway so he has a long stretch to push it since he's not quite sure how to back-up or turn it around yet. This is one of the best made toys we have received thus far!
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I ordered this for my daughter for Christmas, after reading many product reviews and checking out the assembly instructions online. It sat in my closet for 2 weeks b/c I was dreading putting it together....just finished assembling it and wow, was it easy. I am not mechanically inclined at all, but the pieces fit together like a dream, the instructions were simple and easy to understand, and I was able to get it together in under 2 hours with only a hand held screwdriver...all the screws are the same size, and the pieces are very different and it's easy to tell where they go from the diagram. It's solid and sturdy and I know my little girl will love it! Reminds me of the victorian dollhouse I had as a kid.... So, in closing, I would highly recommend this dollhouse, and I would not be afraid of having to assemble it---it's really simple.
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