Melissa & Doug Fire Chief Costume Deluxe Role Play Set - 4.3 out of 5 stars from 21 customer reviewsFun dress-up set for your future firefighters!
This was my son's "Santa gift" and he has absolutely adored it. He wears it practically everyday so it was definitely a good buy. The coat has held up very well. The top to the "fire extinguisher" comes off too easily though and is constantly getting lost. I decided to forgo putting batteries in the bullhorn since we already have a plethora of toys that make noise. It hasn't phased my son in the least, he plays with it just the same and pretends to talk through it.
Fun but weak
We love Melissa and Doug products, but this was disappointing. Our kids LOVE dressing up and playing make believe so educationally its great. they wear the jacket and hat for days on end some times.
However, there were a number of negatives.
* The reflective bands around the sleeves and the body of the jacket came loose almost immediately and began to fray pretty badly. I have solved the problem by gluing the reflective material onto the jacket with a hot glue gun. It took a ton of time and glue to get the job done.
* You can actually put water in the fire extinguisher. Ugh. They kept sneaking into bathroom, filling it up and spraying water everywhere. True, you could say that I'm not supervising them well enough, but supervising a make believe session just seems like an oxymoron.
* One thing we've always loved about Melissa and Doug toys is that they aren't electronic. The little bull-horn was pretty annoying. I fixed that too...
Excellent gift for the firefighter in your family!
This is a great, authentic looking fireman's uniform. For all the fans of local heros and "Fireman Sam" on TV this is a great gift. It will be a perfect Halloween costume this year for my 3 year old grandchild as his birthday is on Halloween. Very well made as are all the other toys and games by this manufacturer.
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