Bought this product for Grandson, and a doll house for granddaughter at Christmas. With just a few suggestions, grandson was putting out ‘pretend’ fires in the doll house chimney, and then granddaughter had a cookout and pool party for firemen. Of course, if you have concerns about suggesting any type of fire, could be firemen came to do a fire safety check, save a dollhouse cat from the roof, or a block party that includes the dollhouse and firehouse, etc. Use your imagination for the appropriate ‘play’ that includes siblings. Found this product to be great for establishing that sibling interactive play, with brother and sister, something I try to look for when possible when purchasing gifts for grandkids. Note- I noticed two issues when reading the reviews for this product which somewhat concerned me before I purchased I’ll address. 1. Difficulty putting it together. I gave 4 stars in this area, not due to difficultly but due to instructions. Instructions need some written que’s to make easier for everyone to put together. My son who has done a lot of building, mechanical work tossed the instructions and put it together with ease and quickly, however, not everyone has his background. I don’t think I, personally, would have had a problem but might have taken me a little longer than him. To get 5 stars, I would have needed to see some written que’s, not just pictures within the instructions. This would not stop me from buying but be aware, if your not good with picture instructions, and want to save yourself some time, arrange for some help putting it together from someone who is. 2. The fireman don’t fit in certain places. The fireman are stiff at first, however, are bendable. By bending them a few times, ‘bendability’ improves. Having a young grandson. I worked in bending his firemen a few times, after he played with them some, and this made it easier for him to bend. I also bought a pack of 4 little firemen to go along with this product, that were shorter, and had jointed legs so easy to bend. Found some very reasonable. They are a bit short, however, I explained to my grandson, they were ‘firemen minions’ that were learning to be firemen, and he readily welcomed them into his firehouse. I did not take away for height or stiffness of firemen because the more you bend, the more problem is resolved, and it didn’t affect my grandson’s enjoyment in any way. In fact, because of introducing the minions, he brought other fire trucks he had into his playtime with this product, including ‘Marshall’ and his fire truck, both of which fit in the firehouse, allowing for two fire trucks inside. Tight fit but he doesn’t care, and there is always ‘parking’ space outside! ****Final note I should have mentioned in the title and at the top- Can not say enough about the lazy Susan platform that comes with this ‘Firehouse’ playhouse. It takes up less space needed to play because of Lazy Susan, allowing for play in all areas of firehouse, with just a spin. It is square rather than oblong so fits easily on a table top, if needed, to keep out of reach of crawlers, young toddler siblings, pets. Although, very few small parts, mainly tiny dowel rods, built within furniture cabinets, that would probably require furniture to be damaged before accessible. It would be an upgrade if Lazy Susan was attached so it could be picked up without picking up Lazy Susan and resetting, however, can be slide across wooden floor, if done slowly, with Lazy Susan remaining under firehouse, and no damage to wood floor. Only firehouse/doll house I’ve ever bought for kids or grandkids that is so easily accessible in all rooms, and sides, for play from all directions, and also allowing for plenty of space, for more than one child to be playing with from different sides! It’s a winner- directions need some verbiage for 5 stars from me
