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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My chikd is 8 - playgrounds and park have lost their once strong aappealand she spends way lesss time climbing and playing and gets bored quicker no matter how big or sophisticated the structure. Slides stopped being fun a couple years ago.  In general, at parks and playgrounds, I have observed less kids over  5 and 6 in general. I woulld discount years of use from the older kids and for the younger kids realize that the set is too large and spphisticated for them to use without your constant and direct supervisionm.  he set you selected seems more appropriate for commercial use not home. For home use, I would select something smaller, that is geared towards kids under 5. [/quote]

I'd pay attention to this, OP. If the older ones aren't impressed and the younger ones need hands-on assistance, what have you really purchased? The longevity of the playset is its selling point. Without that...

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But as teens, they might become re-intrigued by the secret hiding places :)[/quote]

Probably not unless you put in a TV and WiFi.  That being said, I also have a more modest one and it got/gets lots of use, but we probably didn't need one as big as we got.  The least used parts are the hiding places/tree house parts.  My middle kid, 10 years old, still plays on it.

The amount of supervision your kids will need depends on a lot of factors.  I think by about 18 months my youngest could climb the stairs to the slide herself and by 2.5 she could swing herself on the swings.  However, her older brothers played on the top of the monkey bars, which are six feet above ground and I did have to keep an eye on my youngest for a few years until she was old enough and competent enough for the monkey bars.  [/quote]

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