American Plastics Homestyle Kitchen Play Set 4 5 1656 1775
Wow! Nice Product but what a project! This is in my childrens playroom and it is the centerpiece of their area. Lots of fun, with all the features although not all the bells and whistles. We were very attracted by the price for the features it afforded. It was to be a Christmas present. After a very long night getting the kids to bed we started wrapping presents and I opened the box at midnight. At first I started laughing, and then I almost started to cry. It wasn't funny anymore. Literally EVERY piece in this box had to be cut out. I mean there must be about a hundred or so little big and medium sized pieces. Stickers, knobs, screws, etc. as well. Instructions were NECESSARY but not real real clear! It was like a huge puzzle! EVERY part had to be cut out individually out (like you had to do with model cars as a kid). Every component had four parts it seemed, every edge had to be shaved down to make it smooth and safe. SIX HOURS later a kitchen was complete. It was quite nice actually but I couldn't get over the assembly and still can't to this day. I'm amazed that these don't get returned by parents who don't realize the work it involves. It is the biggest assembly job I've ever had to do and that includes furniture, grills, and bikes! All on Christmas too! This was a project. So know that when you buy it. BUT - if you can get by that and don't mind building your own kitchen HAVE FUN! Don't recommend doing it on Christmas Eve however! (very tired and grumpy daddy) Honestly it is a little funny looking back and telling this story. Except for a couple warped parts everything worked good and it is actually a nice product when it is put together. I'm proud of my little project now, I have to say the workmanship is quite nice!!! 11/15/2007
Got more than we paid for! :) It comes in a zillion pieces to assemble (literally!), but after 2 hrs, you have a darling little kitchenett for your kids. After 1 month the stickers are holding up to the play, the cupboards have withstood an 8 month old hanging on them, and it looks nice to have in my kitchen.It is 37" tall. The back center of the kitchen is about 14" long before each end bends at 45 degree angles. After the bends, each of the sides continue another 14.5 inches. It fits in a corner of any home, standing only about 7.5" out from the corner (i.e., the back of the kitchen does not touch the corner of the corner. :) Make total non-sense?The cupboards have about 4" x 6.5" of shelf space inside. The oven is about 10" tall (with a shelf inside) and 6" deep and 8.5" wide. The interior of the microwave is about 4" tall, 4" deep and 7" wide.The burners ARE ONLY 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. Luckily it comes with pans small enough to fit them.The burners light up with pressure. The back burner makes a frying sound, and the front burner makes a boiling sound. Each sound lasts for 14 seconds, unless you turn the bottom knob, which cancels the sounds. The top knob is a timer that clicks for 7 seconds before canceling itself out...it can also be canceled by the bottom knob.The countertop/oven range of the kitchen is 24.5" off the ground...a perfect fit for a barely 3 year old in the 40th percentile range. I believe it will fit her comfortably until she is about 4.5 years old (but that is just a guess). 08/12/2007
love it! this product is amazing for three main reasons. 1) it's very inexpensive 2) it's good quality and 3) kids LOVE it. i love how it has all of the separate shelves and cupboards. it's exactly what i was looking for. yes the assembly was time consuming, however it wasn't hard to put together, it just took a while. on the bright side, if you don't feel like putting it together yourself you can have an assembler at walmart put it together. perfect. this product gets an A+++!! :) 11/25/2007
Great Buy I bought this kitchen for my 2 boys and saving it for Christmas. Wow, what more could you expect for $35.00. Yes, it does come in a zillion pieces but I would rather take a few hours and put it together than spend more money on another kitchen that has all the same stuff. The money I saved on this kitchen vs. others means I can buy my boys more gifts! Who wouldn't want that...especially in todays economy! It's going to be a good Christmas! This will be a hit! 11/10/2009
