planning to get tent for dd's bday. need advice.

[Neera]

We want to get our 3-yr-old a new tent. We have DinoLand right now and it's always lying flat on the floor because it's not sturdy at all. I have to constantly help her put it back up. Want to get her a sturdier one. I did see one that costed over $60 and looked v. sturdy but, that's a bit expensive.

Does anyone have this?

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=2332111

and not wanting to get characters but I would consider it if it is sturdy

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3899669

TIA for your help.

[beadmama]

We got this one for Dd and she loves it. It is really sturdy and easy to put up and take down.
http://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Play-T...d=E54NVEVCLJ42

[ShyDaisi]

If you have an IKEA near you, I got this one for Micah his first Christmas. It is still standing and going strong. It is his reading corner. He has a basket of books, a blanket, and a pillow in there. At times, there has been a small chair, too.

At 10 bucks, it was a steal!

[Neera]

Thanks for the info. Going to look into them.

[MamaChicken]

Okay, this one is one of the more expensive tents, but it is BIG and very sturdy:

Cottage Hosue

I got it for DD for Christmas and she loves it. Inside I put her table, 2 chairs, doll bed, and a book shelf. There is still room to play. I could also put her toddler bed inside with room left to play.

[NaturallyPeachey]

DS got a Discovery Kids play tent for Xmas and it was broken with in a week so I DON'T recommend that brand if you come across it in your search (this is the exact set, the tunnel is still good but the tent is trashed http://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Kids.../dp/B002RWT87U).

I replaced it with a Thomas the Train one from PlayHut which is awesome. I can fold it up in two seconds and it fits flat behind one of our hutches for storage. I think most of their tents are branded (think Dora, Thomas etc.) but it's a really sturdy tent and tunnel set up.

[Biscuits & Gravy]

My mom bought my boys a tent from Bass Pro Shop. It is easy to set up and a good size for playing in the house. I think it was about $25. No characters, just blue & yellow.

[Neera]

Thanks a lot and NaturallyPeachy for that specific info. I think I did see that brand name but, not that exact tent with a tunnel.

Dh of course said to go with the Ikea one because it is such a good price and it solves the purpose, so to speak. I was looking to see if they had different colors in it but, that was the only one and the other issue I had was that it doesn't have a flap to close the entrance.

This one from Ikea seems good

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90094768

but, will have to see it's sturdiness.