Calico Critters Town Series Grand Department Store Gift Set, 3 – 8 years, Fashion Dollhouse Playset, Figure, Furniture and Accessories Included

This calico critters set is completely epic. We have had the delicious restaurant as well as the grocery store from this line set up for some time, along with numerous critters and a calico critters blue vehicle. These toys get played with so often, especially by my 3 1/2-year-old who loves to play with these sets by herself during quiet times. I love listening to her chat to herself about the different foods that are going into the grocery basket, the chef who is serving foods to the mommy and daughter who are sitting at the table, etc. This department store is absolutely epic. We do not live in a city and there are no department stores locally, so my daughter does not have a big frame of reference for this. But when I explained to her that this was a store with a chocolate shop and a place to try on purses and dresses, she cottoned on to the idea immediately and was quickly exchanging toy money for the fun things she wanted to buy, especially the chocolates. We already had the exact same Stella hopscotch rabbit in the same outfit from a single standalone purchase, so be aware if you’ve been buying the little figures, that you may already have an identical Stella in your collection. However, my daughter was delighted that Stella had a twin sister so this didn’t appear to be a puzzling situation for her. The revolving door seems to capture the imaginations of both my daughter and my slightly older son, as does the elevator, which provides an excuse for the figures to move all around and visit the different areas of the store. I like that it can be configured in a number of different ways, and that there is plenty of seating and lots of accessories to make it very interactive and fun. I so appreciate that these are the types of adorable figures that will be fun for my daughter and her friends to play with for many years to come.