ECR4Kids Climb and Slide Playset, Vibrant

When I took this climber out of the box to put it together, I didn't think it was going to be sturdy enough. Once together, it is very sturdy and stable. Because the pieces slide down into place, it was one of the easiest assemblies ever! The kids like playing on it and the bright colors look nice.

This set is fabulous and my daughter loves it. She will happily climb on it for hours and then drag a blankie inside and curl up to rest. A side note- the cat loves it too *lol*Pros: Assembly was easy and took no more than 10 minutes. The construction is very sturdy and the colors are nice and bright. It is easy to flip the slide to stairs and vice versa. We have also removed the platform that sits inside the cube so our little one doesn't bump her head and that is also easy to remove and put back when you choose.Cons: There are no rails for the kids to hold on to when climbing the stairs and no bar or anything at the top of the slide for them to hold on to before going down. This is obviously not a problem for kids who are a little older and experienced climbers/sliders; however, we purchased this for our daughter's first birthday. While she is great going up stairs she hasn't yet learned how to get down so we have removed the slide/stairs attachment until she's a little more sure-footed. Also, because there is no bar at the top of the slide, if you remove the slide you have a big gaping hole at the top of the platform which kids seem to love to launch themselves off of - not good. We tried scooting that side against a wall to eliminate the jumping, but there are feet on that side of the cube which make it stick out from the wall about 6 inches unless you remove the feet.Overall: I am very pleased with this purchase and my daughter will no doubt love it for years to come. We've had kids of various ages over on play dates and kids as old as 5 and 6 seemed to really enjoy it. Now that I have removed the unsafe bits for the time being, it is a great addition to our play room.

I tried this set with a skinny, petite 6-yr-old & a toddler.It is too small for the older child who can only squeeze through holes with difficulty, especially since the platform she is headed to is narrow. The toddler can get inside the bottom (on the grass), but then has to stand there, waiting for me to lift her onto the slide because there is no ladder. The position the adult is in, on the outside of the unit, reaching over & in, to lift the toddler onto the slide, causes us to lift with our arms too far from our bodies, & of course our knees can't be bent. Both my husband & I think that is too harmful to our (healthy) backs. (I'm trim & in good shape. He's a carpenter who is used to lifting heavy loads, but not at that angle.)The platform is not in a good location for climbing onto from any of the holes provided for climbing because it doesn't extend to the large openings the child will crawl through; it is too narrow. That makes it awkward for the older child & impossible for the toddler. When the toddler is helped onto the platform, she can't use the red bar to keep from falling because she can't reach it without the risk of falling.For a toddler, the slide is too steep not to taper at the end. What appears to be a tapering in the picture doesn't slow the slider down; it is to provide a place for their feet to land on plastic instead of their shoes digging a hole in the ground. The 6-yr-old's legs cover almost the entire slide, her feet being inches from the bottom of the slide. To her, it's a baby slide.Conclusion: It is just as pretty & bright as it looks in the picture, but is too poorly designed for safe use for toddlers or for any fun for older children.

Is sturdy and fun, but It has a design flaw. There are no steps to get onto the slide's platform. It only works if your kid is tall enough and agile enough to get on the slide after climbing the side walls. Or you need to add a step stool, and then you can't crawl in.It is in my building's playroom. Older 2yo and 3yo can use it, but it is a little boring to them and they barely fit in the crawling holes. It is better sized for young 2yo and 1yo, but they need to be lifted onto the slide. Too bad because a simple ladder would hve fixed the problem.

My little guy loves this! It was easy to assemble and he just adores it. Great for satisfying his need to climb and small enough we could put it inside for frequent use in the winter.

Good product, easy to put together, seems sturdy enough, and is big enough to be impressive to small kids without being completely huge. That said, this was a big purchase for me, and it didn't hold my kids' interest for as long as I hoped it would. Given that, even the medium amount of space it's taking up is feeling like too much. I'm sure they would be sad if I took it away, so probably what I'll do is move it outside. It's good for super-eager climbers, I'd say best for about two years of age. (My three year old loved it but wore out his interest somewhat quickly; my one year old can use the steps and go in and out, but just has to be watched so she doesn't fall off the little ledge at the top of the stairs/slide).

The funny thing about this is, my son ordered this all on his own with my wife's phone while she was in the dressing room & she was just trying to occupy him. She had been looking up the cost of different options she was actually buying second hand & this colorful option was on the 'suggested for you' section of her amazon screen. So he clicked to buy it now when I had just recently made that process easier for the two of us... We didn't even know he had done it until we got shipment notification so she investigated what it could be. Talk about the shock! We tried to cancel but could not. Were told we could return or refuse the package once it arrived but we'd be paying a $80 return fee. So, we figured we'd use it. It's now set up in our sons playroom and he loves it. So glad we let him keep it. Such a great fun, colorful structure. He knew what he was doing! haha

My 16-month daughter loves to climb up it and is having a great time with it. I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 because the slide/steps is very steep and I have to prop something under it so the steps are level. Otherwise, it is great and it was VERY easy to put together.