Little Tikes Reviews

I bought this swing set for my one and three year olds. My oldest LOVES to swing and I was able to put an infant swing on it instead of the one provided. Easy put together. Hardest part was the blue pole to hold the swings ( my I suggest to use WD-40 to help the pole slide through the plastic). We have had it for over a year and everyone still loves it and it is in GREAT shape. We will use it for years to come.

My husband and I purchased this variety climber and swing set extension for our 16 month old daughter. She loves it!! it is easy for her to climb on the side with the little swing and sh loves crawling through the tunnel. She can even do the rope climb side with a little assistance. The steering wheel is a great feature as well. But of course the favorite part is the swings. We purchased the toddler swing to replace one of the bigger kid swings. Grace loves to go outside and just crawl and swing and jump. It has been great for her. It really has given her an outlet to crawl on something as opposed to kitchen chairs and tables. I really debated between this one and the other little tikes tropical climber that has no swings and more to crawl around in and I am glad we chose this one. It was not difficult to put together although you need serious weight to pap the slides into place. It took me and my husband to get them in. Th play set is sturday and colorful.

Side note: The play set that is in the picture that amazon provides is not the set you will get. That is the old set, if you look at the customer provided pics under the amazon picture you can see what it actually looks like, much more updated.

I purchased mine at toys r us because by the time you add shipping the cost is more than buying it in store.

Can't say enough good things about this set!!

I got this for my 18 month old son right after Christmas. Even though it recommends 2 people to put it together I tried to put the climber part together by myself and by some miracle I succeeded, but it did take me about 3 hours to do this. I could've gotten it done quicker if I hadn't put a couple of parts on backwards and had to fix them. Here's a helpful hint for the climber, don't close the blue covers until you are sure you have it on correctly and in the correct place. I wasted 5 of them because I had to back track. Fortunately the company gave me quite a few extras. Also, as someone else mentioned you WILL need a power drill to make holes in the plastic for the screws.

As far as the swing set extension goes, there is no way one person could do that by themselves, it's impossible. Some advice on that part would be to use a bar of soap and rub it all over the two metal poles that are supposed to go into each other above the climber. There was no way ours was moving if we hadn't done that. It took my mother and me about 2.5 hours to get it complete.

Also, you will most likely need a hammer and a block of wood to bang a few parts into place on both the climber and the swing extension.

Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and I know my son will get many years of use out of it.

I recieved this toy today and I was dissapointed that it is not pastel colors as shown in the photo. Instead it is silver/gray pots and lids with blue knobs and the utensils have green handles. It doesn't look very little girl-ish , but my daughter has had alot of fun playing with it anyway. The handles on the spatula and ladle are quite flimsy , but the pots and lids are sturdy and fit together well. My daughter loves the salt and pepper shakers because they rattle when she shakes them.

I purchased this item and the suggested age on the front of the package says 2+ This site says the manufacturer suggests 4 and up. My 2 year old boy has been playing with the set and loves it. I liked this set because everything wasnt pink! The set mathces his Little Tykes Interavtive kitchen that is blue, green, yellow, and white. I'm glad not all kitchens are pink and purple! Boys need to play in the kitchen too:)

I bought this set to go with the Cookin Fun Interactive Kitchen and I think it is so cute! I kind of like that it doesn't come with food cause that way my kids can make anything they want from peanut butter on a stick to cheesy cherry pie(kinda gross I know but hey that's what they make!!!) It also matches perfect with the kitchen I bought it for. It maybe a little high in price considering it doesn't come with any food but my Kids and I still think it's great. I would reccommend buying the set.

My son received this as a gift for his first birthday and the whole family has fun playing the different "instruments". Even some of his younger friends enjoy them - definitely durable enough for the heaviest chewers (including our dog!). One word of caution though -- a couple of times he has pinched the palm of his hand in the castanets. It was a minor thing but can be painful. I would definitely recommend this toy due to it's durability, variety, and fun!

We got these toys in January. The dinosaurs don't interest my kids because they want real looking ones. The temples are fun - but my kids can't figure out how to set up the temples correctly to knock them down. My children are 2 and 4.

I bought my son two BC Builders set this Christmas and he loves it! The Temple of Destruction is his favorite. True, I have to set it up for him, but he loves playing with the catpult and trying to knock it down with that.
I have been having a little trouble with the roof, but overall we have had loads of fun with it. I don't think I would have paid full price for it (I bought it when Toys R Us had the buy one little tyke toy get one for free deal). But it has been loads of fun!

I wanted to tell everyone that this toy could be frustrating at times but also be a lot of fun. My son who just turn 4 got this for Christmas. Today he took it to his friends house. The oldest is 5 and the younger in 2yr and 4mo. and it was amazing how the different boys played with it.
Christmas morning was spent with me on the floor building it up and him knocking it down, But I was having fun too. He said right away that it was a puzzle. He's right that really is the best way to think of this toy. But after a few days he had learned to flip the blocks to build it the "wrong way" so now I don't have to build it unless I want to play too!
Today I sat on the floor building it for his friends (as he was too busy with there Christmas toys) I found that the 2 year old loved it. I would put a few blocks on and then he would push the X and knock it down, On the other hand He's brother wanted it builded all the way and was unable to do it himself. Maybe if he had the chance to play with it more he too would find a way to build it the "wrong way" or maybe the right way.
But I too do not or have not seen any of the boys play the the dino. Very surprising for me because My son LOVES dinosaurs. They do not play with the cave dude. He doesn't stay on the dino's back. The boulder launcher does not knock down the temple. So really the only thing they play with is the temple.
So I don't feel that anyone should buy this just because there child likes dinosaurs But here is some things to think about for your child before buying this toy.

Does your child like puzzles?
Does your child get frustrated easily.
Will they find a new way to make things work.
Does your child like to build things?
Do you get upset if they only play with part of the toy?
I hope this helps you.

This climber is awesome, the kids love it, not only mine but all of the neighborhood ones too. My 1 year old was climbing through the tunnel before we even put it on the tower. The only glitch was putting together. 4 grown men were trying to get these walls to get together. They just kept coming apart. We took it back, rather than spend 3 hours and use a screwdriver, like some of the previous reviewers. We also spoke to Little Tikes. They suggested taking it back, as the notches and holes just would not stay together. If it is difficult, take it back, the new one went together with no trouble! A one man/woman job if the pieces are not messed up like our first one was.

I decided to get the Slide and Hide Tower because it was $100 off at our local Toysrus... It came in a really big box and we had to take it out of the box in order to get it into the back of the truck with a topper on it. I put it together by myself in about 3 hours. It was really difficult to get the first to walls together, however, they came together nicely after a few squirts of cooking spray. I had some problems with the arch piece that goes over the slide and did have to have somebody else do that part. Even he had difficulties getting it to pop down. I am not sure that it will stay. We will see. Other than that, I had to drag it from our front yard (where I set it up) to the back yard (where outside play things go) and it stayed together just fine. It looks nice when set up. The colors blend in well with the back yard. My son is afraid of the tunnel and would not crawl through it (hope he will come around) and since it has slots instead of and actually ladder to climb up he has some problems with that. The big slide is really cool and works a lot better than our stand alone slide, in that he actually slides down really fast and flies off the bottom. So far we are thrilled. I have never been disappointed by Little Tikes.

I was a little leery of assembly for this playset after reading the reviews on here, but my husband put it together by himself in about half an hour (the two tunnel pieces were already put together) with no problem. We bought it secondhand off of craigslist, and I would say the only wear on it is scratches on the slide from shoes/gravel, but that's to be expected. Our 21-month-old loves it, and our 6-month-old will love it eventually, and both of them will be able to play on it. This is a great substitute for the park when my younger son is napping and the older one is bored to tears. It's light enough to move it around while mowing the grass but sturdy enough to stay in place when a toddler is bouncing around on it. Money well spent!

As soon as my boy told me that he wanted to have his own alarm clock, since he saw that I have one, and it wakes us up everyday. I went looking for one over the internet. I got this one because it had a radio, and a night light with it. And for the price it was better than other ones that I was looking at. The night light has just an on/off button, so there is no way of adjusting the brightness. The radio reception is good but not great. I guess I can't complain too much about that since wanted a clock not a radio. The radio is nice but just not all that clear. All in all it is making my child exited to wake up in the morning, he can tell time much more better than before.

I bought this product because of its combination clock, radio, and nightlight. It is very easy to use for young children and seems to be a good product. We are happy with our purchase!

We bought this as a learning tool. My son loves to read the numbers. He knows not to get out of bed until he sees 7:00. He even uses the night light atop the clock/radio every night. The buttons are easy to operate & durable, and the radio plays nicely. It is something that will grow with your child from a learning tool for digital time-telling to an alram clock in the "tween" years! Highly recommended.

My son loves his cozy coupe. We put him in it when he was about 8 months old and he was very secure in it. The roof offers good sun protection. My son is a very big and heavy boy and this still holds him up (even at 25+ pounds!) It's a little difficult to get him in and out because of the roof but I'd prefer to have it than have him exposed to the direct sunlight.