Crazy Forts! 69 Piece Buildable Indoor/Outdoor Play Fort Playset, DIY, Build Your Own, STEAM toy , Purple

I bought two sets, one because I was buying this set for a 10 year old so I wanted the structure to be able to be big enough.tonfit a big kid in, but also because I had read so many reviews stating that you can do so much more with two sets. The poles DO bend, but especially when you're not a pro at building with these that's a good thing. If they were so rigid that they didn't bend, my first time building with them by myself, six sticks would have snapped. They are plastic, and not tough like hard PVC pipe plastic, but definitely not as weak as say a laundry basket. It's a good in between... If that makes sense. If you're wanting to build squares of varying sizes, by all means, take the $40 down to a hardware store and buy PVC pipes and joints. You'll have yourself a pretty decent fort frame. However, if you're wanting to upmyour fort building game having fun WITH your child, and spark the imagination better than ever before, then buy this kit because the majority of the worth in this kit is not the poles, but the endless possibilities you have with the joints. Yes, if your kid is under the age of 4ish they will need help building the forts, but it's never a bad thing to have to spend time with your children. We built a very basic square with as many pieces as possible (the wobbliest of structures since everyone knows triangles are the strongest) and covered it with whatever we had. The WEAKEST structure you can build with two full kits, with no support beam in the middle to keep the middle of the too sloping inward held two queen sheets, four blankets, and a winter quilt over night just fine. Though because of the thickness of the blankets the inside of the fort was a lot warmer than outside. As stated before in other reviews, forts are intended to be sat IN, not sat ON, but nobody told my 23lb dog the rules of forts and he plopped himself on one of the walls of the fort.... It remained standing.

I had a lot of fun making different designs! My 5 year old would not have figured it out (the structures in the manual) although he could have just made an unknown structure. I put at least 6 blankets on the igloo I made and we equipped it with some mini lanterns and other fun light up items. Going to get a second kit so we can make bigger structures!

Our original set which we got more than a year and a half ago (Christmas 2018) was fine. All individual pieces were fairly sturdy and durable, and fit together well. But after getting a puppy many of the pieces ended up chewed up. Anyhow, once the quarantine started in March 2020 we thought the kids would like to build forts and an extra set would help them make a larger one. It's generally sturdy enough to support a bed sheet thrown over the top. In our second set, however, several of the purple balls weren't formed properly and the green poles wouldn't fit into all of the holes. It's not a cheap set, and considering that we had no issues with the first set this was disappointing. We still feel the toy is great and with two partial sets there are plenty of pieces, but not sure if the production quality may have changed.

This made a great Christmas gift for an almost 6 year old. Gives amazing structure for play forts and endless possibilities for creativity and fun. Also, they are super sturdy and can be used in a variety of shapes and patterns.

I've spent the last few days building, tearing down, and then rebuilding forts in various parts of my house with one very happy little boy. So to put it succinctly Crazy Forts has been a huge success in my household! I'm not sure what's going on with the many negative reviews. Those reviews caused me some hesitation before placing my order but I'm glad that I pulled the trigger and bought two sets. ►In The Box: » 44 bright green plastic sticks » 25 purple balls » Two page instruction manual for various fort designs Each stick is 16-inches long and the balls are roughly the size of a baseball. ►Assembly: One of the complaints I saw repeatedly in the negative reviews is that the forts are hard to assemble. This is not true at all! Each purple ball has four arrows that point to the top hole. As long as you align the balls in the proper orientation (using the arrows as a guide) you'll be building intricate and neat looking forts in no time. The entire concept of the "geometrically precise" purple balls is to ensure that the entire fort aligns for quick and easy construction. So if you can align 90° and 45° angles you'll be fine. The other trick to constructing a durable fort with this kit is to use a twisting motion when inserting the sticks into the ball-holes. This ensures the sticks are pushed all the way into the ball and a better overall construction. The various complaints that these forts fall apart is just not the case. I've got my son's fort draped with blankets and with a busy 2.5 year old constantly coming in an out of the fort along with two dogs. The forts we've build have not fallen apart. ►Recommendations: If you're considering buying this kit I really do recommend buying at least two sets. One set is enough to build some of the plans including the pictured igloo design. But if your intending on playing in the fort with your child you'll likely want something a little more spacious. Two sets seems to have enough pieces to build a nice big fort that can comfortably fit two children, two adults and two dogs. ►Closing: This has been by far my son's favorite Christmas gift this year and I'm sure we'll get plenty more use out of this set. Recommended!

The concept for this set is amazing. However, the construction is poor. My toddlers are constantly crawling in and out and the structures pop apart at the slightest jiggle, no matter how much we twist and tighten the pieces. We are only using sheets on top.

Excellent! Wish I had bought 2 sets so you could make larger structure. 4 year old grandson loves it!

Es ideal para construir casas y refugios temporales. Fácil de seguir las instrucciones de montaje y quedan bien. Solemos cubrir las construcciones con sábanas y pueden pasar la tarde allí dentro. Después se recoge y punto. Recomiendo indicar que es para regalo, en mi caso la caja vino "a cara descubierta" con las pegatinas de envío directamente sobre la caja del juguete.

Good product

We bought this for my son's 7th birthday. He absolutely loves it! It is perfect for a lot of ages - including our 8 year old and 4 year old. With one pack, you can make good sized dens that they all fit into afterwards. We tore up an old bed sheet to cover it up with which works perfectly as it's not too heavy on the frame. The poles are quite flimsy but we have just told our kids not to stand on any along the bottom of the den walls or entrance ways and so far, nothing has broken - it is early days though. I can see buying another box of these would make it even more fun as dens would be bigger. But, as this set comes, it is endless fun on rainy days and all of them can join in and fit in. An excellent item which I would recommend to friends!

Lots of fun and allows imaginative but buy two if you want to build the bigger items in the plans or you will come up short.

Maravilhoso! Minha filha faz lindas construções! Ótimo para criatividade!