My daughter absolutely loves this kitchen and so do i! It is so adorable and realistic. Assembly was fairly easy although, it takes A LOT OF batteries for a kitchen. Its worth it though to have all of the working gadgets :) We have owned many play kitchens and this is by far the best for the money. The microwave even has a popcorn button! I see her enjoying this for years! Thank you so much step2 for allowing us to test this item as part of the step2 toy tester program!