How long will kids play with something like this? And how long do they hold up?

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Anonymous wrote:Play yard with monkey bars lasts the longest. Son used then until 11/12, Daughter and friends hung out longer in the house area above the slide. Ate lunch up there until age 12. Bought on Craig's List, used, for $900, sold on Craigs List 8 years later for $500

Do you recommend getting one off Craigslist? I’m afraid of the work of disassembly, transport, and reassembling without instructions.

I borrowed a van from work (would never have fit in our minivan), my spouse helped the original owner take it down (took pics first), and his brother helped him reassemble in our yard. My husband helped take it down a second time when we sold it

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Anonymous wrote:Get a giant climbing dome instead.

No, they have almost aged out of this too. Get a trampoline and if that’s too dangerous, get any sports equipment. Basketball hoop, badminton, soccer etc.

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Ten year old still plays "house" with a much more basic plastic cottage. I don't know how many in her cohort are the same, though.

I think we're looking at something that's very child dependent.

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Backyard ropes course is the way to go

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Anonymous wrote:Backyard ropes course is the way to go

Sadly we don’t really have any sizable trees for this.