This teepee was super easy to put together. Took maybe 10 minutes. 4 yo and 2 yo love it! I put a string of twinkle lights hanging over the tops and sides, which provides enough light through the windows to allow us to turn off the other lights in the room and provides a cozy wind down space at night. It would be nice if the sides had wood rails through the bottoms to keep the sides straight and as open as possible, but we haven’t had any major issues with it collapsing.