I ordered this as a present for my niece's 3rd birthday this year. She loves the berry sweet smelling characters and is very "girly" in general. She loved it! A success among a horde of the exciting packages she opened. If your child likes Strawberry Shortcake, this is a pretty sure hit.
As you can read in other reviews, this toy is a nice package and feels well made, but it comes with a large number of very tiny parts, including miniscule toy food. If your child has any tendency to put something in the mouth, or if you have babies in the household, I really would not advise this purchase for you. Also, I would definitely have a container or plastic baggie to put the tiny food in when play is finished. There is no carrying case and this isn't the easiest travel toy. However, it is quite cleverly designed, and will certainly spark your child's imagination as they run the berry cafe with little Shortcake at the helm. Hours of fun in one set. I certainly wouldn't mind playing with it and my niece for an afternoon or two.
Surprisingly, my nephew who is 5 and only plays with cars and trains, thought this was a pretty cool toy as well. He was sheepishly enjoying playing with the set and my niece on her birthday (he pretended to be helping her unpack it). Household harmony. The bird at the top that Shortcake rides on is fun to play with for a more action oriented child (e.g., if you have a boy and girl playing together). They love watching her fly around (and fall off).
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Strawberry Shortcake Playset - Berry Cafe.
