My sister Jennifer told me that her six year old daughter, Elizabeth wanted a princess castle for her birthday. I asked, “A princess castle? How does a six year old even know what a castle is?” Jennifer explained that Elizabeth had wanted one for some time, since the last one she had wore out. I didn’t have time to actually go out and look for one so I went online and typed it in a search engine.
I came across quite a few different things. The one princess castle that I thought was nice was a Disney play set. It was made of wood and you were able to fold it for easy storage. It came with figurines and other accessories. They were just things that could be easily lost. The price was right but I wasn’t about to pick out the first one I saw, but I wasn’t about to spend the day shopping online for one either.
The next princess castle I saw was a tent. It was sort of shaped like a castle, it was colorful, but it seemed a bit flimsy. The last play castle she had was a tent and I remembered that Jennifer told me that that’s the type that wore out on her. I called her back and asked exactly what it was that wore out. She said that it was the zipper in the front, and that it eventually ripped over time because of the constant zipping it open and close. It started out as a little tear, but grew into a big one. So no zippers!
Then I took notice of one that was designed for a twin bed. It was really nice. It wasn’t what I looking for, but it just might work. They even had a castle that would fit over twin size bunk beds. Elizabeth didn’t have a bunk bed, so I would have to buy her one of those along with this castle that she wanted so dearly. I had to think about that one.
The last one I took a look at was a specially designed princess castle. It was handcrafted and meant to be kept outdoors. It was a bit expensive, but whatever, it was for my only niece. Plus, the way it was built looked like it would outlast Elizabeth’s desire and she would outgrow it.
I was online a little longer than an hour, and I looked at all the information that I gathered and this is what I came up with. If you’re going to buy an item like this, make sure it’s the type they want. Do they want a castle they can actually play in, or a smaller version they can carry around. I decided to get the specially designed one for the outdoors that she could actually play in. She loved it!