We bought this play set for our three year old daughter. The colors are vibrant and the size was perfect for a small corner behind our house. The wood is not the best quality but I feel it will get us through 5-7 years worth of play. The directions were all pictures; It would have been helpful if there were written instructions as well. We used power tools to put together and it took my husband approximately 6 hours to put together. The most time consuming part is finding the boards you need. I would recommend sorting the boards by page in the direction booklet before staring to save time.