Recommendations for castle for 4-5 yo

[ht265]

My son is really into castle now. I bought the king arthur set form megablok for chiristmas. I didn't realize it's designed for older kids with many small parts. He has a hard time to put them together. As matter of fact we are still working on it. Can someone recommend a set that doesn;t request tedious setup yet still have many features that he can open/chnage. BTW, he was also despointed that the set we have didn't come with a princess that he can rescue. I don't care it's plastic or wood. Thanks a lot.

[WatchingThemGrow]

Doesn't Playmobil have quite a bit of that stuff? We're not there yet, but I thought that he'd be the right age, and I've seen a good bit of add-on kits, many with princesses.

[SnuggleBuggles]

Hmm, I am not sure if the Fisher Price Imaginext castle would have features you want or not but it is a fun castle for that age.

Beth

[wolverine2]

DS got a playmobil take-along castle for Christmas and is loving it. We had to buy the princess separately. :) There's also a huge playmobil castle, but it was a bit more than we wanted at this point. The take-along one folds up nicely for storage. It has a drawbridge and "secret opening" in the wall, but not much else can be changed around if that's important.

[The Review Mommy]

Playmobil-small

FP Imaginex line is well liked on this board and bigger pieces. Kohls has them for good price. I've seen some sets at Costco and Sams during the holidays.

[new_mommy25]

Check out the Duplo castle. It looks really fun.

[ht265]

Thanks moms! I had the impression that playmobil building toys usually have many pieces, Is it true? I did checked out fp imaginext and like it, but I have not able to find good price on it. I'll keep looking. Will the princess from playmobil match fp imaginext set size-wise? My son insists on the princess can't be bigger than the knight, otherwise he can't save her....

[purpleeyes]

we really like the small melissa and doug one. It was a big hit this Christmas! It came with thrones, bed, treasure chest, two knights, two horses, and a king and queen.

http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Fold-Mini-Castle/dp/B001MHWSP0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1231295105&sr=8-3

It doesn't have too many different rooms, but the big one does:
http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Deluxe-Folding-Medieval/dp/B000NV9FR0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1231295105&sr=8-4

HTH!