Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Buy the Spiderman and Friends Super-Hero Play Set

The most important things to any one buying toys for a child is quality. We want the child to be able to play with the toy easily and have fun for long periods of time. Kids have short attention spans in general, so anything they will sit down and play with for an hour or more is always a plus. The Spiderman and Friends Super Hero play set is an exceptional toy from the outside looking in, you have all these action figures playing on this huge slide equipped with an elevator, light, and air powered gun. My son wanted it from the first glance. Off I run to get it for his birthday, and boy was he excited. This was not a very good idea for a 4 year old.

1. This Spiderman play set came with way too many parts to be assembled. Some the pieces had to be disassembled before you could put this thing together. It took my mother and me three hours to get this thing together. The instructions seemed to be pretty cut and dry, but maybe it was just us. I was so upset by the time we finally got the thing together. My son screaming the whole time can I play with it yet! I suggest you put this thing together the night before you intend to give it to your child. 

2. This toy has a few parts on it that were hard for my four year old to figure out. There is a dial to operate the air gun, elevator, and the light. He has to turn it to use each feature. He also had trouble applying enough force to use the air gun and elevator. He eventually figured all of it out, but a toy should not be a hassle. The age needs to move up to at least five. 

3. When you get this toy together, it is not very sturdy and the parts do not fit well into each other. My son played with it one time before we had to reconstruct this Spiderman play set. All I hear is Mom come fix it. 

4. This toy has too many small pieces that fall off and become lost. It is recommended for ages three and up, my son is four and I hardly trust this toy. If you have small children in the house, I would not suggest you buy this toy.