Little Tikes Reviews

Great truck! We purchased this truck for our son for his first christmas (he was 10 months). He began pushing this truck everywhere. Helped sturdy his balence for running. This truck can take the abuse - running into walls, chasing the dog, launching off the deck, even goes into the lake. Our son has pushed this truck over a million scale miles. 1-1/2 years later we are looking at purchasing a second one. We have lost our stickers, the color is dulled from being outside (plastic had not cracked) and we have had some wheeles fall off. It goes into the mechanic shop to get fixed and it runs off again. (To fix a wheel take a piece of a plastic shopping bag and wrap around the axle. Push the wheel back on the axle end. This has held on the wheels for 9 months.) There are many other trucks in our house, large and small, but this one gets played with the most.

We purchased this truck when my son was one year old and have had it for nearly a year. We have the entire Rugged Riggz line, and yet this green monster truck is his favorite of all! My little toy wrecker pushes his green machine all around the house, sits on it, tries to stand on it, jumps on it, crashes it into other objects, throws it, and every other imaginable toy abuse possible. This thing takes a beating and then asks for more :-) He can throw other toys inside of the bed, shove legos through the windows, chase the dog with it .... you get the picture. This thing is large enough and sturdy enough to support his weight while he push-walks it around our house. My only complaint is that it doesn't come in any other colors, I would like a few more of these (maybe one in purple for my daugher!). We have tried other brands of trucks and inevitably the wheels fall apart, the plastic cracks, or the thing is just not sturdy or FUN enough for my kids. This truck rocks!!! Yet another outstanding Little Tikes toy!!

Oh my goodness! This truck has saved my life. My son pushes this turck EVERYWHERE! He runs it off the steps from our deck and crashes it into the cement...he goes everywhere with it. This is the one toy that he leaves and plays with something for awhile, but always comes back to this truck.

I got this playhouse for a smoking deal on eBay in new condition, but it is well worth the retail price and even more. We got it for my girls' 4th and 1st birthdays and nearly a year later they still absolutely love it. My almost 5 year old is very tall- has always been in the 100th percentile- and she can still stand up in the playhouse with no problem. They love the kitchen (the fact that it had a kitchen was a huge plus for me- I had wanted them to have a kitchen set too and with this they get both) and eat frequently at the table. They like putting their dolls in the highchair (although sometimes my 1 year old likes trying to "sit" in it herself and gets stuck!) and just love the mailbox and telephone. I love the openness of it- I can always keep a very close eye on them even if I'm in the kitchen or the other side of the yard gardening. We really like being able to open or close the table area too. That makes it really easy to keep the playhouse on the lawn and mow around and inside it, and the grass still grows and is a nice soft surface for the inside of the house. It's difficult to move but can be done, and is something we do occasionally to mow the grass inside really well and at the edges, and to aerate or dethatch the yard. It is *extremely* sturdy and looks brand new despite being used when we bought it and having had it a year. Sometimes I catch my almost 5 year old climbing on the roof and the playhouse doesn't even notice (*I* could probably sit on the roof and it wouldn't be a problem!). We love the window boxes too- my oldest daughter wants to plant real flowers in it but I think we'll "plant" some silk ones with a toddler around! The interior of the playhouse is very roomy- roomy enough for both of my daughters to play inside at the same time with no problem, or even move extra chairs or toys into it, and it's roomy enough for an adult to play along easily when the side is opened. There are so many toys and things for the kids that we've bought over the years that they played with a few times and then they just clutter up the house/yard but this is definitely not one of those toys. This was well worth every penny spent on it, and much more. We have another little girl on the way and I know this playhouse will stand up for many more years of use with no problem- it is Little Tikes after all!

I purchased this playhouse for my 2 daughters ages 10 months & 8 years. I keep this playhouse inside in their play room. The 10 month old loves it! She climbs on the chair & looks out the window & laughs at us, then she runs to the door & plays peek a boo! My 8 year old also loves it! I am glad they finally made a PINK Playhouse for Girls! This Playhouse is Beautiful & worth the price! Your children will get alot of enjoyment from it. Little Tykes also is very durable! My 8 year old's Little Tykes Country Cottage Playhouse is still outside on our patio & is in Great Condition!

My husband and I bought this playhouse for my daughter for her third birthday. She had seen it in the store and said she would love to play house in it. So, we bought it for her. It was simple to put together it took me and my husband about 25 minutes to do it. And when she finally got to play in it she played for hours. She took her 2 most favorite dolls and played in it until it was time for her to come in and have dinner. Then she wanted to go back out and play more until dinner. I was a little worried that she would get sick of it but she hasnt yet and it has been alomost a year now. The playhouse is very durable in the snow it was fine in the rain it was fine. We left it out there all year long and it still looks like new. And my daughter still playes with it almost daily. She can have 2 friends over and they all play in it together. It really is one of the best toys we have ever bought her. And it is well worth the money u pay for it.

I bought this for my son when he was 15 months old, and he loved it right away. It holds his attention for hours...amazing! The three doors on the bottom open and close w/o worry for pinched fingers, which satisfies his need to open and close things all day long. All of his friends love it too! A suggestion though, this exact item is $79.98 at Toys R Us.

We bought this for our daughter (then 15 months) at christmas time. It has been the first thing she goes to every morning since. It is so realistic and fun, she loves pretending to cook and do dishes. We have bought some more play food since christmas and the cupboards have plenty of room to store it all! I think this is one of the best big ticket items you could buy....and will grow with your child for years to come! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

My 2-year-old daughter got this kitchen for Christmas and loved it! I loved the fact it didn't have many little pieces like the other play kitchens had. The kitchen comes with pretend food, however there are no pots, pans, or utensils. Littles Tikes makes a set for this kitchen with pots and pans-I would recommend buying it. And Little Tikes = DURABLE. The stove, faucet, microwave all make true to life noises. And my daughter loves to poke her head through the window. My husband and I put it together ourselves. It took us about an hour, not that difficult. My daughter loved it because it was so much like Mommy's kitchen. I have no complaints whatsoever. This toy was well worth the money we spent ($100 at Toys R Us around Christmas). My daughter had peeled off some of the stickers (she does that to all her toys) and Little Tikes sent me replacement ones for FREE! This is a MUST BUY!

My two little girls LOVE this ride-on and fight over it all the time, even though my older girl is 4 and technically too big for it. My younger girl started whizzing around the house on it when she was about 9-10 months old -- sometimes with her older sister pushing her, sometimes propelling herself. It has no steering mechanism but that doesn't seem to bother them at all. My older girl likes to load up the back with dolls and toys and take them for rides. The younger one likes to take it outside and try to jump rocks with it (she will no doubt be a mountain biker). They really beat on it but it looks like new (aside from all the stickers they stuck on it). It is VERY stable -- my younger girl likes to stand up on it. Even as a baby she could climb off and on with no problem. I don't think they've ever managed to tip it over, though not for lack of trying. It has crashed into walls and furniture with no ill effects. And it is long enough for TWO children to ride on together! Which is just way too cute. My girls have played with it every day for well over a year now. Definitely worth $20!

I bought this car for half price at a secondhand store and it is THE BEST car for a young child! We have several other types/brands of cars that were given to us and none of them are as stable as this one is. This is the only car that has NEVER tipped over for my child (several other brands have). Also, the seat height is great for my toddler, who has long legs, but it still works well for all of her friends too. It is definitely durable and it rides well on the driveway/gravel as well as on indoor carpet.

I would defnitely pay full price for this product even though I was lucky enough to find it for less.

I highly recommend this brand over any other!

Keanna loves this bike. We were trying to wait until her 1st birthday, but she is trying to walk, so we gave it to her early (11 months). She pushes it, sits on the seat (forward or backward) and rides it, and puts toys on it for a ride. It is so cute. She does try to stand on it so you have to keep a close watch, but it is a great toy that I am sure will get her walking soon.

This has been the best gift ever. It did not take my son-in-law any time to put together. My grandson who is 2 1/2 years old LOVES it.
Thank you for a great product Little Tykes!
Shipping cost is a bit high (...). That was a big draw back for me.

We bought this for our almost 2 yr old for Christmas and he loves it. We set it up in his playroom during the winter time so he could enjoy playing with it, but are planning to move it outdoors soon.

I bought this for my home daycare, two year old daughter and my four year old son I was looking for a playhouse that was non-gender specific so my son would enjoy playing in it too! Boy did I score with this purchase!!All of the kids really enjoy playing in this they especially love to ride their cozy coupe up to the window and pretend they are pulling up to mcdonalds drive thru we really love this and it seemed pretty easy to assemble I needed my husbands help but we did it in about 40 minutes...we were as excited to start playing as the kids I am very glad we bought this and if your in the market for a new home this is a great find for a boy or a girl

I researched many climbers, and finally decided that this was the one for us. My 2-year-old loves it! Assembly was easy enough that we can disassemle it and put it away for winter. The platform was a little tricky to get into place. I don't think I could have done it myself, but my husband did it without too much trouble. There are many different aspects of play with this climber - a long wavy slide, a fairly large platform complete with a steering wheel, a secret hideout area underneath, holes to climb up and down and in and out - all for a very reasonable price. I'm so glad we didn't have to spend several hundred dollars to get something that our son loves. What impresses me the most is how durable it is. My husband had to jump on the platform to get it into place. It didn't bow at all! It appears to be indestructable. (I certainly wouldn't leave it out all winter.) I brought it home from the store in my Subaru Forester, which is not a big vehicle. (out of the box) This was a big plus in my book. Anything bigger probably would not have fit. I expect that many summers of fun will be had with this purchase.

My husband and I bought the Wave Climber when our twin boys were 19 months old. It was very easy to assemble, there are only 5 peices that you lock together. It took us 10 minutes to put together. My sons really abuse toys (climbing, jumping, hanging on, ect.)and this climber is durable. I even climbed on the platform and went down the slide after we put it together. My boys will spend hours crawling underneath pretending it's a fort or climbing up the side and going down the slide over and over and over again! My sons are now 20 months old, I think they will have many years of fun to come with this toy. We have it in our finished off garage which we turned into a playroom. So they enjoy it rain or shine.

I bought this for my 17th month son and he absolutely LOVES it! It is stationed in the middle of my living room because we wanted to have something for him to entertain himself with other than being glued to the TV watching Barney all day. It gives him a chance to be active in the house when you're unable to get outdoors. (Would also be a good outdoor item due to the quality of the material it is made of.) It is a nice enough size to fit indoors for rainy day fun, yet big enough to play and have fun. He loves going down the slide over and over and over and never seems to get bored of it. He enjoys climbing up the side ladder (however, since he is still small we had to put a rubbermaid 2-step ladder at the base of the ladder until he gets big enough to reach the top to pull himself up. This worked very well.) The play area below the top platform is a little bit small because it is too short for even a small child to stand up in, however it serves as a great storage area for toys and stuffed animals. The unit is very sturdy and there is no chance of it toppling over, also the walls of the upper platform are high enough where a toddler won't fall over the side. Over all, good buy, great price, hours of fun!

I had this and the Little Tikes cozy Coupe Car as a child and now I am the mother of three small children, we still have the turtle sandbox from when I was a child and the Coupe Car is at Grandma's (I wanted to get each of the babies a car of their own for their first Christmas). Both are in great shape and the babies love them. The sandbox is a small one but they sit around the edge so all three can play together. I am sure we will hold on to all of these items, who knew that the crib was not the only keepsakes and parent to child hand me downs!

This sandbox is perfect when you only have a very small yard, or balcony or deck for your children to play (or maybe at a grandparents house for those visits).

Only two toddlers fit in it at once if they want room to play but often my children sit on the outside of it and use it for sandplay rather than sitting in it. They seem to enjoy this just as much as if they were sitting in the sand themselves.

The lid is great to keep the sand clean and keep out the neighbourhood cats! I've found only on really windy days will the lid ever flip off. If we know a storm is coming we often just put a brick or something on top to hold it in place until the storm has past.

The lid is easy for my toddlers to remove on their own and has stood the test of time with kids jumping all over and bein out in the weather.

I like these plastic sandboxes as well as you can easily wash them down and if you are moving house you can simply empty it and take it with you.

A great little sandbox for a family that has a small space or is on the move.

Most of my friends own this sandbox, so I'm very familiar with its advantages and disadvantages. As sandboxes go, Little Tykes are the best because they hold up well through much use and outside weather. The turtle sandbox is a nice starter sandbox for any toddler. It does a good job of keeping the rain out and the domed lid allows room for the toys to stay inside.

I would mention though that they also make a little bit larger and nicer version of this sandbox that is shaped like a dinosaur. The dinosaur version holds twice as much sand and the dinosaur's feet serve as handy little stools for the kids or adults to sit on. The larger version fits three to four toddlers nicely while the turtle only has room for two at most.

When we purchased a sandbox, we chose the dinosaur for those reasons, and I mention this as just something to consider when researching sandboxes. Either one may be the right choice for you depending upon your budget and preferences. Both sandboxes are great--you can't lose either way.

Okay, if you have a boy, grab this set. Little Tikes must know how strong little guys get and make their products accordingly. Our neighbor decided that my son needed to learn how to play golf so I had to get him this set. It is so much better than my neighbor's daughter's set and 10 times more durable. She has a generic one but I opted for Little Tikes because I know how rough my guy can be. He has so much fun with this set and we even bought him a package of tees so he can golf like a pro. He really enjoys it and has even learned a great swing at three!

I purchased this Golf Set for my daughter at least 18 months ago & can't complain one bit about it. It has been played with very frequently but still looks new. Every child (& some adults) that come over play with it (b/c she's always handing someone one of the clubs hehe) and it makes everyone happy. It is a very durable toy but I also see it as a way to teach good sportsmanship & sharing skills.

My daughter was given this golf set when she was 3. We've had it for 4 years, and it is still one of the favorites in the house. It has lasted much use & abuse, and looks as good as when we got it. The storage of the "holes" is very useful, but requires adult "assembly" to replace them on the carrier after play. We still have all the parts. From our experience, this toy is exciting for kids from 2 years to 7 years. At 7, they would rather use "real" clubs & play real golf. It is a GREAT indoor game for year-round!

We got this for our daughter when she was 16 months. I purchased it on sale at the store and saved $50. It stayed in our living room for two weeks as she loved it so much! My husband put it together and really the only difficulty he had with putting the screws in was that you need to get inside the house to do it and it's a wierd angle. Even with that it still took less than a half hour to put together. If you are putting it together inside make sure you have a door wide enough for it to fit through. We assumed it would fit through our slider and when we moved it out it was just a hair to wide with the roof on. So we had to take the screws back out. Still not really a problem and more our fault than anything. My nephews (3 and 6) have come over to play and also had a ball with the house. I'm glad we purchased it when she was small so that she'll get several years of use from it. It is very sturdy so I have no worries that it won't last for her and any other children we may have. It has a cute little kitchen inside and the doorbell makes quite a few different sounds. I see no reason to spend $300 or more on a house when this one is just as fun and durable and as I said you can get it for $99 on sale at the store. I only gave it four stars for educational because for older kids it probably isn't but the little ones can practice opening and closing the door and shutters and pushing the doorbell. It really isn't the type of toy you'd purchase for educational purposes. Overall it's a great product. One of the few toys we have that I don't feel was a waste of money.

My original review for this house was on Dec. 23, 2002. It's still in our living room and our almost 4 1/2 and 3 1/2 boys still love playing with it. Probably this Summer we'll finally put it outside! Anyway, I'm writting to let folks know that there ISN'T susposed to be any pre-drilled holes for the screws. The idea is for the insertion of the screws to bore their own "hole" into the plastic. This makes the installation more tight and secure. Yes, of course you're going to need an electric screwdriver! It really isn't that difficult to get the screws in with the electric screwdriver. Drilling holes first to enable "easier" screw insertion may very well leave you with a loose and wobbly house once together if you make the holes even a bit too large. Hope this is helpful for you.

My 20 month old loves it. Only one thing you should know before you start putting it together, you really need a cordless screw driver. You can do it without one, but it won't be any fun.

We bought this sandbox for my 4 year old and so far we really like it. It's the biggest one we could find. We decided to get the sand at Home Depot and it was only $2.50 for a 10lb. bag, instead of paying $4.99 at Toys r us for the same size bag.

We have a two year old and we got this when she was 18 months. Not only does she love it, but it has made her very popular in our neighborhood. We find that kids from 1 year up to 8 love playing in this sandbox. It's big enough for 4 small kids, but I think 3 is ideal. She is learning concepts such as volume and working on her motor skills by scooping and pouring. We bought a little sifter that she puts sand in a cone at the top which as it works it way through spins wheels in the middle and comes out at the bottom. That's her favorite. Just remember to keep the cover on if you have any cats roaming in your neighborhood. We forgot one time and it wasn't pretty. It's no fun dumping out the sand, cleaning it, and pouring new in so just try preventive maintenance on that one!

We bought this for my daughter's first birthday. She loves it and so do the neighborhood kids. I've seen my daughter (now three), a 6 year old and an 8 year old in the sand box at the same time. It is the largest I've found. I've never had a problem with water leaking in. We leave the sand box covered with the provided cover when no one is playing. We leave it out in the elements all winter. (Rain and a little snow mostly during our Winters) Every Spring we simply scoop out the few unwanted bugs and it the sand is good as new. We've had the sandbox for two years and we've never had to buy additional sand. This is a great sand box.