My 5-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old sister love playing with their American Girl dolls, so I decided to buy a tea set for the 5-year-old for her birthday that she could use with those dolls. This set fits the bill, with a few caveats. Number one, the tea bags are really just tiny pieces of coated paper with the names of tea printed on them. There is no string to make them look like actual tea bags, which is disappointing. However, the bag that comes with them is very cute and looks just like a bag of tea you would buy at the store. However, all of these coated paper items came taped together, which left a sticky residue on the "bags" of tea.Also, I assumed the tea tray would hold the pot and tea items on it, so one of the dolls could play "mother", but no such luck. The tray barely holds the pot and you would have to stack the plates under the pot to put them on it and then possibly squeeze the cups on beside the pot. Also, the canister that holds all the cookies, cupcakes and sandwiches is so big it won't fit on the tray.It is very cute and the scale is tiny, which is appropriate for an 18" doll; however, the price is about twice as much as it should be. If I had paid $15 for this item, I would be thrilled with it. Having paid almost $40, I am very disappointed. My girls aren't as picky, so they are having fun playing with it. I just can't imagine those tiny pieces of paper will last very long. Also, I was hoping to store the entire set on the tray so as not to lose any pieces, but that is not a possibility.
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