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HASBRO | Home » » WEEBLES TREEHOUSE | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | The Weebles pals gather from far and wide to have amazing adventures at the Weebly Wobbly Treehouse! Spin the Weebles friends around in the whirly water wheel or have them investigate the secret resting place at the top! Exciting electronic music and sounds accompany the fun-time action! There's a crow's nest, a carpenter shop, even a trusty telescope! | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.24 inches | | Product Width:
| 18.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 14.49 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.53 pounds | | Package Length:
| 23.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 62 reviews |
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18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Ratio of "hours of fun" to "price" is poor.Sep 16, 2010
By C. Stoneham
I'll begin by saying this is really a well-built toy. It's sturdy in all areas and has a nice "weight" to it that lets you know it'll stand up to a kid playing with it. The Weebles themselves are spot on for durability (in fact, they might be a bit TOO durable if your kid tosses one a bit too hard). The design of the toy itself it pretty clever, with a little crank "staircase" that takes the Weebles to the top, where they then slide down and activate some random music or sound effects. Aside from the stairs and slide, there's a semi-wobbly treehouse "floor" they can play in and a door with a little room inside the tree trunk (not displayed in the picture).
That being said, the relative lack of choices for what to do detracts somewhat. You basically can do the stairs and slide, or set the weebles in the treehouse/tree trunk and... that's it. This is a toy which requires a lot of imagination (never a bad thing), and as such, it might be hit-or-miss for children who either aren't at the pretend stage yet or who want more interactivity. Our son loves to crank the staircase, but after about 5-10 minutes of that, he's run out of things he can really do with it. He can take the Weebles themselves to another toy, but the treehouse itself gets left behind. There's not really any way to build or expand on the playset. The Treehouse area and the room inside the tree trunk are small and somewhat inaccessible (if the Weebles gets put too far back in the room, it can be hard to get out, even with little hands). Compared to his Duplo blocks, which cost half as much, the time he spends with the treehouse is 1/10 of the time with the blocks.
The bottom line is that this thing is all about the slide and the Weebles, with the tree itself being an afterthought. If you want to pay the price for a crank staircase that carries two Weebles up to a slide that plays music, go for it, but don't expact the other aspects of the playset to be enticing for very long for younger kids. Perhaps when they're 3-4 and have other playsets, this can become part of a larger world. But as a standalone, it's a bit overpriced. The "Playskool Weebles Treehouse Value Pack" is a MUCH better purchase in my opinion. It's basically the same thing with more weebles (so I have no idea why this toy costs more).
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Easy setup, adorable fun toy!Aug 28, 2010
By Gadget Girl
This treehouse is super cute, it was a breeze to set up. Not quite "Frustration Free" packaging but instead of those plastic ties that are twisted 5,000 times, the items were attached with strings which was nice. There is only 3 steps to setting it up (snap the escalator to the treehouse; snap the treehouse to the base and snap the slide in). It takes 3 AA batteries not included. The weebles are fun to play with on their own; my daughter was wobbling and spinning them around on the floor.
The "crank" for the escalator moves them up and when they reach the top, the go around and down the slide, activating music. It was singing an almost 80's music sounding thing about how "Weebles Wobble but they don't fall down." My daughter starting bouncing and dancing to it. The other nice thing is the Weeble is then "in position" to crank up the escalator again, after going down the slide. I really like this toy, it's very cute.
Note that my daughter is 10 months old and the recommended age for this toy is 18 months+. There are no inherent hazards that I could see of giving it to a younger child, she just isn't as good at "cranking" the Weebles up the escalator yet ... so I had to help her with that part. I'm sure as she gets older she will get the full enjoyment out of it.
Do compare this version to the link below - also sold by Amazon but a "Value Pack". The value pack has the same treehouse, is currently ~$12 cheaper and includes four weebles instead of two. Not sure if the pricing will remain that way but it's worth checking. Playskool Weebles Treehouse Value Pack
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Weebles Fun for your little onesSep 07, 2010
By M. Leingang
These are not the weebles I grew up with. They are at least twice as big, which is a good thing.
Upon opening the box, I noticed that the packing that keeps toys in their boxes this day in ages was nuch easier to remove then normal.
The treehouse is easy to put together. Pop in the batteries, snap the escalator to tree house, snap in the base, and finally the slide. A perfection solution for impatient kids.
Not much educational value other than learning how to turn a handle to get objects(weebles) to move. Once the weebles go down the slide they hit a button that plays music.
The only negative I see, is when the handle is turned it is loud... But for the happiness of our kids it is worth it :)
I would recommend this toy to my friends and family
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Surprisingly broad appeal and lasting fun from a simple product!Aug 26, 2010
By Storylover
I ordered this for my 3 year old, thinking that he would probably like it but that it would soon end up in a big pile with his other toys. I was wrong. I'm not sure what it is about the weebles that is so appealing, but when I got home yesterday, all three of my kids (3, 5, and 6) were gathered around the play house, all playing (more or less) contentedly with it. Weebles were wobbling but not falling, the crank was fun for them all to try to put not only weebles but also some of their toy cars in, and the slide was a playground for weebles and army men alike. THe bright colors were attractive, and fortunately for my three boys, the whole thing is quite sturdy. We are usually quite hard on toys, but this hasn't broken in a week of hard play by three rambunctious boys, which is more than I can say for a lot of other kids toys that are supposed to be sturdy. I have to say, I'm very pleased with this toy, and I'm glad we got it. I recommend it to anyone with kids 4 and under (although my 6 year old likes it, I think he mostly just likes having something acceptable to play with his two brothers), and best of all--no sound effects.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Weebles wobble but they won't slide down!Oct 28, 2010
By Todd Philip
My two year old daughter enjoys this toy despite how much I dislike it. She doesn't like to crank the crank, so I assume the role of head escalator cranker whilst she collects the limp Weebles atop of the slide as they do not slide down. Sometimes she'll push them along to manage the queue, other times she'll transport them to the bottom of the slide via some sort of magical flight ability.
The crank and belt is awfully loud. Clack clack clack clack as if to warn people nearby that some serious utility work is being done. At times, the belt slips and several cranks can go wasted until the gears catch and continue moving the Weebles.
Lately, my daughter has gotten into trying to load other toys onto the belt, but this toy has been engineered to reject non-Weeble toys by tossing them over the edge of the escalator ride or causing them to fall back to the beginning for more cranking pleasure.
For some reason, though, my daughter continues to enjoy the toy.
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