I was very surprised at how small the box was when this got delivered! The wood seems to be thin/soft but when put together the way the directions said and after pre drilling certain holes it went together without any problems and is a lot sturdier than I expected! It did however take a couple days to put it all together. I have a 2 year old and 8 year old and they are very happy with it :-) looks exactly like the picture online. I didn’t have any issues with delivery or broken/cracked/missing pieces thank goodness!