Mainstay

Oh my gosh!!! This is an amazing playset. My kids have a big age gap (9 years) and both love playing on it. Heck, we love to play with them on it. Its so mucn fun for climbing, hanging out, or imagation based play. Excellent design with quality materials. So happy we got one. We already are getting add ons.

The videos and paper instructions were poor and could use some clarifying and updating, but we are happy with the end result.

Our kids love it! The videos are a lot easier to understand for assembly verses the paper version.

Let me begin by saying my kids have not stopped swinging on the Bijou since we assembled it two weeks ago. They LOVE it. It took my husband and father 5 hours to assemble the mainstay and sway arm. The instructions provided with the product are inconsistent with the assembly video online which caused some confusion. It is also fairly difficult to mow under and I end up having to hand trim around each leg of the mainstay when I am done mowing. Was it worth the price? I think so because of my kids love for it. As a parent though, it’s a four star product for those reasons.

The set we got was a perfect piece to add some magic to our backyard garden. My five year old book loving grandson finds it to be a comfy nook for relaxing with his books and stuffies. The build was easy and the kit very sturdy.

The materials feel high quality and tough. It did take waaaayyyyy longer than expected. We had to take breaks for lunch and a snack in the afternoon. So plan for a day of building. If you have more handy people helping, it will probably go fast. The graphics (especially for the straps) need to be reworked because they are not helpful. The videos were critical in understanding how to put in the straps.
Once it was done it was perfect. We all felt a sense of joy. It's a great product and we are all enjoying it!

We set up our Bijou Mainstay and Sway swings a couple of weeks ago, and the kids have logged hours and hours of play already. I love how adaptable it is to grow with them. We did have a harder time installing than expected (took about 8 hours) because the instructions did not provide enough detail about exactly what order to do things in or exactly how far out the wood should extend. We found that one panel had some holes that did not match up to its neighbor after we were already vertical, so I had to take all the panels off and move them around, so now we have a zipper door that does not have enough slack to zip closed, and it looks bunchier and less professional than it should. Also, we bought a pocket accessory that fell apart on the first day and no longer works as a pocket. I'm hoping everything else will be more sturdy and we will be able to use it for years to come!