Playmobil - 4858 - Construction Set - Pool with Slide

We've only had this pool for a week, so I can't speak to its lasting interest - but my 3.5 year old has played with the pool for at least four hours every single day of that week. She has played with it inside and outside (we leave the small parts inside when we take the pool out). We also put the small parts away and let my one-year-old play with it - that's a mess, but so much fun for her. Both girls have spent hours just putting Playmobil people down the slide, swimming characters around, taking showers, etc.Some of the features of the pool make it stand out, even among Playmobil products:1. You can put water in the pool! It's kind of messy for inside play, but so worth it. (We just put a towel under it and my daughters play at the kitchen table.) So the kids are combining the joy of water play with the fun of Playmobil. The pool doesn't hold THAT much water, so it's not too crazily messy - a beach towel underneath absorbs most of what spills. I let my daughter keep a pitcher of water nearby so she can make the slide "a water slide." She doesn't seem to get bored of pouring water down the slide and watching people go with the water.2. The shower is so fun for kids. All the Playmobil people are constantly taking showers in this pool.3. The pool comes with plenty of characters - I think six in total - two adults, a baby, and three kids. All of them are wearing swimsuits, and all but the baby come with the most darling flip flops. Putting flip flops on Playmobil people has been a big activity in our house - as always with Playmobil you have to be strategic about storing them. (We use ice cube trays for things like flip flops.)4. Putting it together is pretty easy.5. The slide! The ladders! The rails at the top where Playmobil people can do handstands! And most of all, the swimming... my daughter has the kids zoom back and forth underwater, just as she practices doing at our town pool. Even my one year old taps the people along the bottom of the pool to make the people swim.If you're looking for one toy that will entertain a preschooler for many happy hours, I'd recommend giving this one a try.

My daughter, 9, bought this for herself with her own money. She and brother, 12, had a blast setting it up, and they and friends of similar ages have been having a LOT of fun with it. Really surprised me since they seemed too old for it. It is probably too expensive for what it is, but it is well-made, easy to assemble. I asked my daughter if there was anything she didn't like about it and she said just that the little items floating in the pool float into the area for the shower intake, and she has to take it apart some to get to them - she suggests they should put a barrier like a real pool would have.

This is really too cool! My son just loves playing with it, and it's easier to put together than the 2 other Playmobil toys I've had to do battle with when trying to get them together. Most of the pieces here just snap together...and, what kid doesn't like toys with water? The good part is it's pretty shallow so it doesn't hold enough water to make a big mess. As an added bonus, the shower actually works! I would have loved this kind of toy when I was young, and my son is loving it now!

My girls really have fun playing with this.You fill it with water, it has a shower with a hand pump.The detail is amazing on everything. They have everything youwould need. From miniature beach towel, to a bag with sun screenand orange juice. Sandals for the feet. Even a little portable radio.Umbrella, plants, and a fun slide. The people can hold things in there hands. The guyscan show off and do hand stands on the top railing.Pretty pretty Fun. I would buy it.

I bought this for my granddaughter's 4th birthday and, after my son and me has set it up, she and her brother of 2 started to play right away. The toy is really well made considering the small parts. Every one of the 133 pieces fits perfectly and the shower really works! There is so much detail, even a book, towel, sunscreen, etc. My granddaugter's friends aged 2 to 13 enjoy it too. You have to listen to the conversation between her and the little people. I also bought the Girl with Swim Ring and it is as much fun.

Like all Playmobil products, this is imaginative, fun, and well-constructed. The details--pool toys, little flip-flops--are fantastic, and the pool works very well as a bath toy. (We balance it on a waterproof stool.) My one complaint is that the side portion (baby pool and grassy area) don't snap in as well as I'd like, and need to be put back on every time the pool is moved.

Fun!My kids love Playmobil. My daughter has been playing endlessly with a boat set that we've got a couple of years ago. And now she asked for this set, it took me a couple of days to decide because it is pricey, but I am so glad we cave in. It is one of my favorite sets. Very easy to set and fun. The shower pump is great, she loves it. IT is expensive but I have sold used playmobil on ebay for a good money so it is worth it.

My daughter loved it. I loved it too.I like the attention to detail. Tiny slippers, radio, flowers... All that adds to a very enjoyable toy.Make sure you have areas in your home where your kid can play with water and get messy.