Childrens Kids Wooden Dollhouse Buying Guide

The purpose of this guide is to help you select a sturdy and fun wooden dollhouse (1:12 inch scale that is intended for dolls approximately 5-6 inches tall). A dollhouse can provideyears ofenjoymentfor both girls and boys.
As a toy retailer and Mom of almost 5 year triplets and a 2.5 year old, I have had the not so fun task of assembling many dollhouses, as well as the very fun task of playing with them!
I purchased the first wooden dollhouse for my children prior to begeing a retailer of dollhouses. I couldnt wait until Christmas morning to see the looks on my little ones faces when they saw what Santa had for them! My anticipation and excitement was replaced with disappointment as my fantasy of Christmas morning was replaced with the reality of 4 kids trying to get access to the dollhouse, fighting over the dolls, and the collapse of the dollhouse roof!
In our home, the dolls and doll house furniture are played with more than the dolhouse itself. The actual playing usually involves taking all the furniture out of the house and using building blocks to make their own dollhouses on the floor!

Things to look for in a Dollhouse:
1. EASY Access for multiple children to play together.
The A-frame dollhouse such as the one I had purchased, look great. However, access to the rooms can be tricky, even though the sides are open. This style dollhouse is a nice option for one ortwo children. We removed the sliding doors on our Plan Toys A-frame, to open up the dollhouse in the front.


Open Dollhouses
Open front dollhouses work much better! Children can see all the rooms at once. These style dollhouses are usually finished like the front of a real house on one side or are flat, intended to rest against a wall. the play side is open with all rooms exposed.


Guidecraft Victorian Dollhouse
KidKraft Victorian Swivel Dollhouse
This swivel dollhouse model offers 360 degrees of play. Thisis a nice smaller dollhouse that gees gepletely furnished!

Folding Dollhouse
A folding dollhouse looks like a real house from all sides when folded closed. This dollhouse will have 2 hinged doors or panels that then open up to reveal the interior rooms of the dollhouse. An example of this style dollhouse is the Melissa