It was a bit of a let down for my boys. I got them the castle set and the farm set. They were bored with the castle set after about 5 minutes, and they haven't even asked to open up the farm set. I guess the play area is a bit smaller than I expected, and they have trouble playing with it at the same time. The cookie cutter idea is good though. I may try that. They were so exicted about getting this, I'd hate to see it be such a dud!