ActivPlay Modular Jungle Gym with Accessories

Grandkids love it, we thought it was easy to put together. You just need a lot of time.

My granddaughters love the Skywalker gym. It does take planning and assembly time. We used two adults in assembly most of the time. But there were times that at third adult was important help.I began by spending several hours studying the four assembly guides. I then pulled all parts out of the cardboard packages. I arranged all in a garage by module:1) jungle gym2) monkey bars3) suspension bridge4) swing moduleI also pulled all nuts, bolts, and washers out of their plastic bags and placed them in plastic tubs by module.We assembled the jungle gym first. About seven hours of time over two days. On the third day we spent about four hours assembling and attaching the other three modules.The structure sits on weed barrier over dirt. The infill material is pea gravel. I also inserted 16 " steel augers by each of the two feet of the suspension bridge and the swing module. I used small but heavy duty metal hasps to attach the legs to the augers.The completed Skywalker modular gym is a hit with my granddaughters and the local Owl.

Pros: Really great quality. All items are top of the line and the kids love it! You can't go wrong with this company's products.Cons: Not the easiest to put together, differently a two person job. Really stick to the exact instructions or you'll have to redo an entire section which is very time consuming.

This is a great set to have for multiple kids. It offers many different playing options and helps get the kids off of electronics and outside to play. What I didn’t like was how some of the plastic connectors stripped. This didn’t allow for proper tightening and it couldn’t be undone due to not having any extras of that part. It was also difficult to fix or adjust something as there are so many parts to this play set. The assembly was ok but not great.

All the neighborhood kids like to come over and climb on this. It's ideally sized for 4-7 year olds or so, but the bigger kids still play on it, their feet just touch when they are on the monkey bars.There are about a zillion bolts to install to assemble this, but the instructions are clear and it's easy to do, just takes a few hours. A cordless drill with a hex bit will expedite the assembly a lot.It's sturdy and well designed. I don't have it fastened down in the yard and we're able to move it with 3 people so we can mow the lawn under it (I don't have the swing attached- that would require fastening it to the ground for safety). The person lifting the main climbing cube has to be pretty strong, that thing is heavy.We've had this up for a bit over a year now and it's holding up well. Minor color fading from being out in the sun, but nothing broken and it feels as sturdy as when it was new.

This is very small! I mean very!!!! Also, no anchors. You can see in their video the legs moving off the dirt! It’s like for a 4 year old. Also warnings all over it that it’s for no more than 2 kids?????? Did I mention how small it is??

One photo is the bridge "leg" missing two pre-drilled holes that should be factory-drilled since they need to match the two pre-drilled holes on the opposite leg. Another photo shows one of several cross bars (yellow) on the jungle gym base station with deep scratches down to the metal; this is due to many rigid burrs left behind in several of the uprights (blue) that the crossbars must slide through. Be aware that not all of the pre-drilled holes in the uprights that the crossbars must slide through are equal in size, which makes building this even more difficult and extremely frustrating. Combine these issues with missing hardware (12x 35mm button bolts) and terrible jungle gym bas instructions and you will be wishing you purchased another manufacture’s playset but wait, this isn’t even the worst of it.Three photos of the swing show the rivet(s) used to hold the swing together. If you look closely at one of the rivets, it contains small, yet razor-sharp "surprises;” in the construction world we called those "meat-hooks," which is slang for extremely sharp edges that can severely slice through skin. That being said, my daughter found out about these sharp edges the hard way, as you can see in the one of the photos where it had cut her. My daughter just wanted to try out the new swing and the next thing I know there is blood coming out of her finger as she rushes towards the house in pain; the playset that creates life-long memories right from the start. Immediately after I saw my daughter’s wound, I grabbed the swing to find out what could have possibly cut her and noticed one of the rivets on the swing did not look the same as the others. As I barely touch the rivet that looks different, it immediately cuts through the flesh. I will be reaching out to this company first thing Monday morning.***Update***(Partially) built this brand new playset 9/7/2020; the pics showing all the rust were taken 9/20/2020. This is what your playset will begin to look like after raining only a couple times. Just to be crystal clear, this is inland Virginia were the weather is moderate, so this playset has not been exposed to salt from the beach, blizzard conditions, or any harsh weather. As you can clearly see the rest of the playset is squeaky clean. Do not buy this product!! The plates that connect the swing and the chain have extremely sharp stainless steel edges that will cut you. I can't believe they are selling this hazardous product to children. Calling Amazon now!

Whewww. It takes about 6 hours to put together if you do most of it by your self. So start early. My girls love it. I definitely recommend it but have patience putting it together! Very sturdy. No anchors come with it so be sure to order those as well.