Chad Valley Pop Up Activity Centre

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- faded very quickly (within week) of putting outside in garden

+ Absolutely nothing.

- The various parts of this product fail to stay together such that the only enjoyment which our grandchildren gained from the product was running about with individual pieces on their heads whilst pretending to be "tent monsters". Totally useless as an adventure tent !!!

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- My son just cried because the tunnels and tents did not connect, so fell out all the time. Immediately got a refund.

+ The kids (ages 1, 3 and 10) have great fun - they use the main tent as a base camp. It is good as it can be folded away.

- They do not fit together as well as the picture on the box suggests, the tunnel is far too flimsy and as soon as the kids try to crawl through it, it collapses and I am talking about when my 3 year old crawls through it not the 10 year olds ( I would not expect it to cope with them!!) This is a shame because the fact that it looked so sturdy on the box was one of the reasons we bought it. Having said that, the kids don't seem to mind so much!

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- Flimsy, couldnt even get it to stand up. Does not join together. Have asked for a refund.

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- i was very disappointed with the quality of the fabric

+ 3 separate sections

- flimsy and easy to tear.

+ Modular parts allow parent to bring out pieces one at a time or the full set for variety.

- Needs to be stablised a bit better eg no way to weight it down - it tends to topple over easily.

+ Easy to assemble (pops up instantly) and therefore easy to store (folds in on itself). Can be used in a variety of ways by joining the three separate pieces. Can be used indoors and outdoors. Wipe clean.

- No bad points - apart from the fact that all the kids want to use it at the same time!

+ my daughter gained so much confidence through playing in the tent, she is only 15 months old so it was a big step for her to go into such an enclosed area and it took a while but now we have a job getting her to come out.
she has also learned how to play hide and seek with her brother which offers her hours of laughs. and through using the tent as a house she has learned role play with her dolly and pots and pans.

- the system would have been better built if it had had velcro to attach the sections to each other to prevent it from seperating so easily.

+ It looks good so the kids want to play with it.

- The individual tents don't stay together making it very difficult for a toddler to crawl through. The slightest breath of wind blows it over. I am very disappointed with this product, and would have been really annoyed had I paid the original price for it. As it is I think that half price was too much for something I can hardly every use.

+ Colourful

- No fixing supplied so blows aroun the garden even with the softest of winds. No fixings to join each part together.

+ lightweight, can be folded and taken to relatives house o to the park for extra entarteinment. The tent is the only part my daughter really playes with.

- Very fiddly to fold and a little breeze can make it fly away. For some reason the children didn't think much of it either.

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- Tents and tunnel do not velcro together

+ Very quick and easy to assemble!

- Bit fiddly to fold down.

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- Flimsy. everytime my four year old boy climbsin it all collaspses, not very sturdy for lively four year old boys.

+ This was a great buy my child loved it and has had lots of hour of fun also with friends.

- could be a bit more easy to fold away

+ each part can be used individually

- The tunnel doesnt fit inside the tents well and the edges are not flat which makes it difficult for my boy to crawl through as then the whole things comes with him as his leg gets caught where it doesnt lay flat!

+ three pieces can be used together or separately.

- material seems a bit flimsy but is holding out well so far.

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- Incredibly poor quality material.Tunnel is just placed inside the two tents with nothing to secure it. Doors shut with velcro but really insecurely. Whole apparatus impossibly flimsy, falls over and comes apart as soon as child touches it. I am teturning item.

+ The concept of this product is good, and my son enjoys playing with it.

- The construction is flimsy, and I'm not satisfied with the quality. It is not at all sturdy, my son who is just one can crawl through and it collapses on top of him. The tunnels and tents do not fit together well, and are constantly coming out.

+ The kids loved making the different tunnels and going through them.

- They got frustrated that the tunnels came apart when you went through them and that there was no way of keeping the tunnels attached. This led to them not wanting to play with it anymore.

+ Very easy and quick to assemble

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+ It was at least cheap.

- It was too lightly built - be nicer to have a slightly more submstantial version...

+ My little girl loved going in and out of the different areas/sections and really enjoyed the whole tunnel element of the toy.

- There is nothing to fix the sections down with, so the bottom of each section of the toy tended to lift off the ground and lean over - looking as though it may well fall over if my child had rolled/leaned right over. I didn't think this was safe at all.

+ put soft play balls in one end and children can craw through and play and hide.

- parts are all seperate. parts do not stay together and as soon and the child gets into the tent or tunnel everything moves and it falls apart. i put velcro on mine to keep it together.

+ My god-daughter loved it and has had great fun playing in it with her friends. It also packs down very small so is easy to store.

- I am a little concerened that the build quality might not be robuse enough, but I guess only time will tell on this

+ BRight and easy to build

- quite large for a small house/garden

+ excellent entertainment for children of all ages

- a bit flimpsy, needs more support so as when the children run through it, it doesn't all callapse.

+ Bright and colourful

- Doesn't stay in position. Should include some form of fixation to the ground / floor

+ Was good to use inside or out and folds away for easy storage which dosenot take up much room.

- when windy outside there are no loops on tent to peg to the ground to stop blowing away.

+ easy storage

- none

+ Great fun to play in

- Does't have tabs to peg down the igloo part. No way of connecting tunnel or tents together - no velcro tabs or other method of connection. The tunnel rolls over with child inside and folds up if caught on trouser leg etc.

+ Stores compactly, easily folds for storage behind the settee.

- Tunnel not really long enough. Could do with being at least 50% longer.

+ good colour

- collapses as soon as child goes in it, comes apart to easy,

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- every time it was touched it fell over - so flimsey

+ Easy to assemble and also to store

- tunnel does not fit very snugly in the 'tent' parts

+ Easy to put up and take down. Other tunnels etc can always be added at a later date.

- Our son keeps falling over the lip on the teepee, other than that it is ideal.

+ Great for the fact tht it folds up and stores away easily and great for the fact that its all seperate, so you don't have to have all 3 items out all the time, again great for space saving. also brilliant for using indoors on rainy days and just having tea parties in one of the tents! Also easy to travel with if going out for the day for a picnic, kids can eat in their own tent and be safe from sun!

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- Very Flimsy and tent pegs loops should be provided on each section of tent as it never stays still for long enough in one place and if the wind blows the tents go with it.

+ Relatively easy to store

- Flimsy. No means of fastening the various parts together so it all comes away from each other when my child has moved through it only once.

+ keeps him occupied for about 30 mins

- Quality poor - material almost see through in some places.

+ It went down a storm at my son's first birthday party. It folds up small so it doesn't take up much space and can be easily transported. Its virtually indestructable, even to a destructive toddler!

- Can'think of any

+ fun

- no probs

+ Was cheap enough for me to leave outside and not worry about it getting blown away!! But still good quality

- I couldn't fit through the tunnel!!!

+ Easy to erect and put away, strong material & can be used indoors or outdoors together or seperately.

- I could not secure the sections together which was a bit of a pain, as it kept seperating every time the children moved.
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+ would not consider this to be an educational toy but the kids and their friends just love all the fun they are having with it.

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+ Easy assembly, easy storage, great fun

- light weight construction

+ my two year old grandson loves it he plays for hours in it easy to assemble and easy to put away as long as you keep instructions

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+ FUN SAFE ENTERTAINMENT FOR 2 TO 4 KIDS NO SQUABBLES

- NONE DOES WHAT WE NEED

+ hour of fun and laughter!!

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+ easy pop-up and easy fold away.

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+ It's great fun for children playing outdoors in the good weather.

- Haven't discovered any yet.

+ Child enjoyed getting through the tunnels

- Too light, when used in the garden it came apart and blew away with only a very light breeze.

+ 2 yr old loves being in tent part as likes some privacy.

- A little unsure of tunnel part but will I am sure get fun out of that when a little older

+ Great for the garden when you have lots of children round, good entertainment and great for my small son to sit in to get out of the sun

- None that I can think of

+ Fun for 5 mins

- flimsy and the tunnel never stayed attached to the tents leaving my son frusrated.

+ Colourful and entertaining for a child of 12 to 18 months old for a very short period of time.

- Does not hold interest for very long. Not sturdy enough for my grandson of 19 months old. The tent and play house items keep falling over especially if the child tries to stand up. The bases could be a bit more sturdy/rigid.

+ Color and design is very good

- stiffness is missing so kids can not play with it properly. Side rods must be more stiff and there must be rod at the bottom also.

+ God fun. Easy to assemble. Takes up little space when not in use. Take to friends/family. Use indoors or out.

- Three pieces seperate easily if child is very active.

+ Good educational value for money

- Because the individual parts don't attach together they come apart easily and because it is so lightweight it has tendency to move/collapse easily

+ Colourful, easy to pack away, suits 1/2 yr old

- would have been better if tent pegs had been provided - easily blows away
A system to conect the three parts would also have been useful as they do not stay connected

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- Expensive and didn't fit together well

+ Can be used inside and outside. Quite versatile as you can combine the pieces which is handy when inside as it does take up a bit to space when all the sections are put up.

- My grandson is one year old and when he crawled through the tunell he sat up, as they do, and the whole section collapsed in on him. No harm done whatsoever but annoying to have to keep putting it back up again.

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- It's not stable and keeps falling over. It's not sturdy and cannot be fixed inside

+ good fun and entertainment value.

- very flimsy and tends to move around alot, especially when more than one child is playing inside.

+ Lots to amuse a toddler- bright colours- different shapes.

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+ Easy to put up then put down and store.

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+ cheap price, glad i didn't pay too much not worth it

- very flimsy tunnel doesn't stay in the tents, the whole thing very easily falls over doesn't stay together at all

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- very flimsy

+ Easy to use

- pain to fold back up

+ Easy to pop up and store, can add balls to dome part, my daugher and dog love it!

- No velcro to keep the different shapes together and only suitable for small kids really as the tunnel is very small

+ Really easy to put it together and great to have the flexibility to play in or outside. No chance of the children hurting themselves!

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+ can be stored compactly, lots of fun for young toddlers

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