The toy is about what I'd expected except for one thing: The trees/towers are made of many little pieces that are difficult for kids to put together. In fact they were difficult for adults to do. I'd suggest putting them together once and leaving them that way when packed up. Also, when I read how many pieces there were in different sets I didn't consider the fact that half the pieces in this set were tower structure as compared to base platforms, gears, and monkeys.