I would have loved this toy as a child. This can be used to build much cooler forts. This set is pretty easy to use and kids go crazy over it. Lots of stuff, so we didn't run out of stuff, just blankets. All the plugs have to be put in by yourself, which I didn't like that much, but when the kids played with them and they split open instead of breaking, I realized why they were made the way they were. It's quite difficult to remove so I had to help take it apart because if the kids pull it right they might pull one of the plugs off. We also have a pair of magic ball wands, so they do double duty.