Step2 Magical Shoe Fairy Cottage

I bought this for my daughter's 2nd birthday and it was a big hit. She loves the little characters and carries them around the house. I also liked that it was a little bit of a different theme than some of the other dollhouses out there. It is very nice for a little one, with chunky characters and furniture and the doorbell on the cottage is especially cute. The only reason that I don't give it all 5 stars is the fact that I wish there were a little more inside the house, to give the fairies more to do in there. But my daughter loves the little slide and I have to admit, the little catepillar is adorable! The handle breaks off the top of our house from time to time, but it is pretty easy to snap back on. All in all, a nice toy and a good purchase.

This is an adorable toy that all my girls can play with together. I highly recommend it.

The handle tends to come off, but that's the only bad thing i can say about it. I bought it for my 15 month old and she LOVES it! She is young for it but she loves to put all the figures in the shoe and then take them all out again. If you child likes little people then this toy would be great for them. The figures are really cute. She'll grow into the pretend part...but for now she is learning how to open and close the does and different parts of the shoe. She love the little fairy noise it makes. I may get the iplay cottage down the road to add to her village...but having to pick just one I recommend this one.

Like the previous reviewer, I was going to get the mushroom playhouse, but then I saw this, and after reading the other review, I decided to get this one. It also comes with more figures than the mushroom house, which was a plus for me as I have 3 kids, and if I get a toy for one, it's best if it's a toy for all. I got this for my 1 year old daughter, and her two older brothers--4 1/2 and 2 1/2--love it just as much as she does. My daughter is on the young side for this toy, but since she does have two older siblings, she tends to like the toys that are designed for the older crowd. The little figures fit perfectly in her little fists and she can chew on them to her hearts content. And there's lots for the older kids to do. My oldest likes to set the house up just right, and the middle child just likes to play with the "no" (which is actually a gnome). It's really cute and interactive. So many things on this house move! It's also a good size and everything fits right inside it. I also have some other little Care Bears figures, and they fit right in everything, too. (Like the swing and the bed.) So if you were to lose the characters that came with the house, it would be easy to replace them with something different. I think this was a really well designed toy and am anticipating it getting a lot of good use.

I originally was going to buy the mushroom house but then I saw this one. I am glad I changed my mind. It is too cute. The door bell chimes and the flowers light up. The toe of the shoe opens up and the tongue of the shoe comes down. Also the french doors on the balcony open. There are not too many parts to get lost. The only thing is the handle is not attached. It snaps on but comes off too easily. I bought this for my two year and she really enjoys playing with it.