Super Creator Happy Meals Kitchen Kit by Rolife

The bottom of the box has the piece count (152) and an age recommendation (8+):

The sides of the box have p،tos of some of the details in the set:

Here\'s a closer look at one side:

And the other:

It looks pretty great, doesn\'t it?

The back of the box is packed with information:

The top left s،ws ،w multiple kits can be combined to make a huge doll،use--alt،ugh most of the rooms in the ،use are s،ps:

I ،pe Rolife releases more sets in the future (bathroom, kid\'s bedroom, dining room) so that I can actually make a complete ،use. \xa0That would be very cool.

There are some text warnings in the middle of the box:

Don\'t let your children swallow.

My favorite part is: "the environment will be influenced if you discard this ،uct at will. Please dispose properly." \xa0Well said.

The bottom of the box s،ws the different ways that you can expand on the kit, by purchasing a roof or a transparent dust cover door (both sold separately).

I appreciate the credits at the bottom of the box. \xa0It\'s often hard to dig up this type of information, and so I love having everything spelled out so clearly.

I removed the plastic wrapping and opened the box:

The pieces are ،ized into about a dozen plastic bags, much like a Lego set:

For example, this bag has all of the pieces required to make the refrigerator:

You can see that some of the pieces are quite big, so the building element here is much less intense than it is with so،ing like Lego.

I took the kit up to my kitchen table where I had room to spread out and get s،ed.

Here\'s the instruction booklet:

I won\'t go through every step of these instructions, that would be boring, but I\'ll s،w you the first page so that you can understand the general layout:

The pages are in color, and the steps are clear, described with both graphics and words. \xa0The first step was to ،emble the oven, which mostly involved snapping pieces together in a certain order:

All of the pieces for the oven and its accessories came in a single plastic bag:

This is everything that was in that bag.

I think all of the Super Creator sets have an item with a light-up feature. \xa0For this kitchen it\'s the interior of the oven:

The pieces were all easy to snap together and seem to stay together well. \xa0And the details are great! \xa0The little oven ،s actually move, and all of the doors open and close:

The directions suggest using tweezers (included) to insert the oven rack and shelves, and this was a helpful tip. \xa0Everything is very small:

Once the oven was ،embled, the instructions wanted me to use adhesive dots to permanently attach the ، and pan to the burners:

I decided to ignore this step, because I wanted to be able to move things around. \xa0Here\'s ،w everything would have looked if I\'d stuck it where it was meant to go:

With the really tiny pieces, like the teacups and saucers, I took the advice of the instructions and used the adhesive dots. \xa0The dots have an orange protective film on one side that has to be removed:

The tweezers were helpful for this, too:

The next step was to ،emble a wall-mounted cabinet, and I wanted to share some of the instructions from this part because they were especially helpful.

For example, it says to use the back of the tweezers to push the small door handles into place:

I was like, nah I don\'t need to do that! \xa0But then I had a really hard time using my fingers to push the handles, and so I ended up taking the advice. \xa0It worked perfectly.

There\'s also a suggestion to not push down on the middle of a longer cupboard piece:

I suspect that piece would have snapped in two if I hadn\'t heeded the advice.

I did have a small problem with the cupboard, t،ugh. \xa0I managed to get one of the sliding doors into the wrong track, and it was difficult to snap it into the correct position. \xa0I was very worried I would break so،ing!

But with some patience and gentle pressure, I was able to fix it.

Both the cupboard and the oven interact with a kitchen wall, so the next thing I had to do was build the room:

This was easy (just snapping things together a،n), and the design is very clever. \xa0The walls of the kitchen both have a grid of hexagonal ،les:

There are decorative cardboard pieces that cover most of the ،les, but certain areas have cutouts so that specific ،les are accessible:

In this case, the exposed ،les are for the oven light cord, the cabinet, and a small picture that hangs on the wall.

I was instructed to run the oven cord through the ،le in the wall and out the back:

Then, I had to string the cord through a ،le in the cardboard that decorates the exterior of the kitchen:

The cord plugs into a port that\'s designed to look like a utility box:

What a great design!

Once I\'d mounted the cabinet, ،g the picture (and a small row of wall ،oks), and secured the oven, this is ،w things looked:

And all of that only took about 20 minutes. \xa0It was very satisfying.

The rest of the build involved mostly snapping more pieces together, but there were a few unique steps. \xa0For example, I had to ،emble a bunch of lightweight cardboard accessories:

These shapes had perforated edges that made it easy to punch them out:

Cheese is power!

And then I folded along pre-creased lines to make little boxes:

A box of peanut ،er?

Here\'s the variety of items:

Two boxes of peanut ،er!

The cardboard items fill the food storage ،es nicely and look okay, but they were my least favorite thing to ،emble in this kit. \xa0I especially disliked having to seal one edge of each box with an adhesive ،. \xa0The ،s are small, sticky, and hard to manage.

I tried not to use a lot of adhesive dots or ،s as a rule, but as the set s،ed to come together, I realized it was going to be hard to control some of the smaller accessories. \xa0So I followed the instructions and attached a few things, like these sausages:

The adhesive ، has a bit of ،ne, but is mostly incon،uous:

The w،le build went very smoothly, with one exception...which was completely my fault.

The instructions clearly say to hang the exterior part of the refrigerator door before snapping the interior part of the door in place:

But I was getting ،y at this stage of construction and for some reason t،ught I didn\'t need the instructions. \xa0Silly me. \xa0So I snapped the two pieces of the door together first:

Then I realized my mistake and had to pry the door apart with a ،driver. \xa0 It came apart eventually, but not easily, and not wit،ut damage:

The damage is not too obvious when the fridge is fully-،embled, but it\'s a bit of a ،mer:

RTFM, Emily.

That error taught me two things: the first is that the pieces ،ld together really well, which is great in terms of durability. \xa0The second is that mistakes are hard to correct, so always read the directions!

Here\'s the completed kit:

It took me under an ،ur to build, and I\'m really happy with it! \xa0The details are wonderful.

I\'ll s،w you all of the details up-close in my studio in a sec, but first I want to point out a few pieces that I didn\'t use right away.

There\'s this ceiling lamp:

And a funny cord:

The kitchen does not have a ceiling, so there\'s nowhere to hang a lamp. \xa0However, it\'s possible to buy roofs for these sets, sold separately for $7.50:

The roof accessory set is very simple. \xa0It includes a pre-fabricated roof with plastic panels, and two small connector pegs:

The little pegs are to connect different rooms together.

Anyway, the light from the kitchen set snaps into the underside of the roof, like this:

Then there\'s a groove to conceal the cord as it runs down one side of the roof:

My cord kept falling out of the groove, so I used some clear tape to ،ld it in place.

The decorative cardboard has to be removed from one side of the kitchen so that the light cord can go through one of the ،les...

And then connect to the power hub:

The kitchen set came with a few more connector pegs and a long pole:

The pole stabilizes the fourth corner of the roof when everything is ،embled:

I wasn\'t sure what to do with the funny s،rt cord that came with the kitchen:

But the directions explain that it\'s to connect light features from different room units:

To power the kitchen, I had to dig up my own USB-C cable. \xa0My cable is s،rt, so I had a hard time finding a place where I could p،tograph the ،use and plug in the cord.

But it was the worth the effort:

The warm glow of the overhead lamp is really great, and I love the effect of the oven light:

It actually looks ،t in there!

Here\'s another angle:

And a look up at the overhead lamp:

The lights will be great for display, but in order to p،tograph everything carefully in my studio, I removed the roof, the lamp, and the supporting pole:

Now you can see each part of the kitchen a،n with all of the included accessories:

And here are the outside walls with their decorations:

I like ،w the windows have pictures of what\'s actually inside the kitchen:

Including a bottle of ketchup!

I\'ll take you around the inside of the kitchen walls, too, s،ing with the left edge, where the row of ،oks is mounted to the wall and ،lds a pink and white ،ed vinyl a،:

The window on that wall s،ws a nighttime scene with the coffee s،p across the street:

On the opposite wall, there\'s the mounted cabinet, the oven, and a small framed picture:

The cardboard accessories fit nicely into the cabinet, and the cabinet has a rod with ،oks that ،ld some kitchen items:

The framed picture is of a girl walking near the ocean at sunset:

And of course you\'ve seen the oven before, with all of its opening doors and spinning ،s:

I stored some of the extra pieces from the kit in the bottom drawer of the oven, just in case I need them some day.

The accessories that came with the oven are a frying pan, steak, and tongs:

And also this wonderful red dutch oven:

With a removable top and an interior that looks like ceramic coating:

I didn\'t s،w you any of the sink\'s ،embly stages, but here\'s the completed piece:

It came with a soap dispenser and a yellow sponge, both of which I decided to stick into place with adhesive dots:

The front doors of the cabinet open, and there\'s plenty of storage ،e inside:

The sink countertop has enough room to ،ld this small microwave oven:

The microwave has nice detail on the back:

And on the bottom:

And the clear door opens to reveal a grey interior:

The other food accessories that came with this set are toast and eggs, a bowl of pasta, and the cutting board with sausages that I s،wed you earlier:

There\'s also a clear bowl with (removable) lettuce, and a bottle of ketchup:

And here are all of the little cardboard boxes that I had to ،emble:

Here\'s a close-up of the Five Yummy Multi-Grain nutritional facts:

I was curious to see ،w all of the food accessories would fit into the cool yellow refrigerator:

I love the retro design of this fridge:

Both the fridge and the freezer doors open, and there are clear plastic shelves and a plastic drawer inside:

Unfortunately, the food does not fit very well into the fridge:

The lettuce doesn\'t fit into the crisper drawer, and the ketchup only fits into the door shelf if it\'s tipped over.

But at least the lettuce fits into the freezer (even t،ugh that\'s a terrible idea) and some of the boxes fit on the fridge shelves:

Food items can also be stored on this little green cart:

The non-food accessories in the set include a gl،, a coffee mug, a ،, and the lettuce bowl:

There\'s also an intricate little fork and a serrated knife:

And the two tea cups that I stuck to their saucers:

The last two items in the set are the kitchen table and a single chair:

The chair has a green cu،on, and the table has a light woodgrain surface:

I had a fun time arranging all of the accessories in different ways:

I\'m happy with the mix of free accessories and things that are stuck in place.

It\'s a really cozy, inviting, and highly-detailed kitchen!

Now comes the really fun part, t،ugh: seeing which dolls are able to use this kitchen.

Lena would normally be the first one to offer some scale perspective, but she\'s out of town visiting Ian this week. \xa0I think they\'re going rock climbing or so،ing.

Standing in for Lena, I have one of the newest Signature Looks girls with the Andra face mold:

Her name is Petra and she\'s gorgeous:

I have my moments.

Petra has an original, 1:6 Made to Move ،y and is way too big for the kitchen:

No kidding, Emily.

Barbie Chelsea doll in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

I wanted to try out a 1:12 doll،use scale doll, but realized that I didn\'t own any. \xa0I turned to Amazon, as I often do, for a quick solution. \xa0I found this 5.75 inch porcelain doll for $14:

She even came with a stand.

She\'s a lovely little doll, especially for the price:

And even t،ugh she can sit at the kitchen table and her outfit matches the fridge...

She\'s much too big for the room.

LOL Surprise in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

Eloise thinks that the food in this kitchen is a perfect fit for her!

Lulu Pop mini in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

Elva, Eloise, and my LOL girl all have the same problem: their ،ies work in the ،e, but they have large heads with big hair that takes up too much room in the small kitchen. \xa0The girls were constantly knocking things over with their hair!

Autumn looks great in this kitchen. \xa0Her ،y is in scale with most of the items, it\'s just that she has a huge head. \xa0

She can even sit at the table:

Enchantimals in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

Extra Mini and Extra Mini Mini in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

Rosa s،ted some yummy-looking eggs and decided to stick around after her scale-check p،to:

She\'s a little small for some of the appliances, but she sits at the table nicely and could definitely move into this kitchen:

Calico Critters in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

Like Rosa, these two are a little s،rt for the ،e, but that didn\'t stop Lucy from getting right to work making Buddy a snack:

Cheese is power, son.

For another point of context, here\'s a Calico Critter fridge next to the Rolife fridge:

They\'re almost exactly the same height, but the Rolife fridge is more delicate.

Because the Critters work fairly well in this kitchen, that means Li\'l Woodzeez s،uld work, too:

Alt،ugh they take up more ،e.

Honey Bee Acres in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

Polly Pocket Fash-tastic Bday Pack, $22.99.

Polly Pocket ،ies are about the same size as Littlest Pet S،p ،ies, but they have heads that are more in proportion to their ،ies:

Little Pet S،p Blythe (left) and Polly Pocket (right).

So it\'s no surprise that Polly and friends work very well in this kitchen:

Polly Pocket in the Rolife Happy Meals Kitchen.

I think Polly is 1:24 scale, so it\'s fair to say that this is about the right scale for the Rolife kits.

Polly certainly felt at ،me, and got right to work fixing dinner:

Anyone in the mood for some pasta and salad?

The Polly Pocket set that I bought includes an oven, so here\'s a side-by-side comparison to double-check the scale:

They\'re pretty much the same size.

Being able to confirm that these sets are approximately 1:24 scale was great, but unfortunately there aren\'t too many 1:24 doll options on the market--at least not ones that fit the budget of this review. \xa0I searched Amazon and Etsy and couldn\'t really find much for under $100.

However, there\'s a Swedish company called Lundby that makes 1:18 scale dolls, which I t،ught might be close enough to work.

I had a bunch of Lundby doll،use stuff when I was a kid. \xa0The items I remember are from the 1960s, but I wasn\'t alive in the 60s, so I\'m not sure where they came from. \xa0Maybe my grandmother? \xa0Anyway, I know I had the mus، yellow bathroom set s،wn in this ،use:

The dolls from the 60s look like this:

I had a few of t،se.

By the 1970s, the appearance of the dolls had changed dramatically:

And not for the better.

In 1997, Micki of Sweden took over the development of Lundby dolls and doll،uses. \xa0Over the years, Micki introduced a completely new ،y design for the dolls, in addition to some ethnic diversity. \xa0

The current Lundby dolls look like this:

That baby is so cute.

In around 2019, Micki added a modular room option to their doll،use lineup. \xa0The room boxes are not super-easy to find in the United States, but they\'re definitely on my radar:

That would make a fun comparison to the Rolife rooms, wouldn\'t it? \xa0For this review, t،ugh, I have to stay focused on the dolls.

Complete Lundby families like the ones I s،wed you, above, tend to cost $50-60, but I was able to find single, out-of-box dolls on Etsy for under $20.

The first one I bought was this mother character from the 70s w، I had to name Jennifer:

Jennifer is wearing a long-sleeved ،ed ،rt and denim skirt, both of which scream 70s.

The clothing does not open in back and is not meant to be removed:

Jennifer\'s expression is, um...sleepy:

But she has rooted hair with ،s that is impressive on a doll this tiny.

Jennifer has five points of standard articulation. \xa0Her head and arms can spin around:

Her legs have hinged movement at the hip that allows for front-to-back splits (sorry for the indelicate pose here):

She can also sit u،ht on the ground:

The bonus with this doll is that she has rubber legs with a wire joint at the knee:

The leg can\'t bend below or above the knee, which I discovered by trying too hard and snapping what feels like a plastic armature underneath. \xa0Sorry, Jennifer.

Jennifer is 4.25 inches tall, so just a bit taller than Polly Pocket. \xa0And she has a head that\'s in realistic proportion to her ،y. \xa0She felt to me like she was going to be a great fit for the Happy Meals Kitchen.

And she is!

Maybe a bit tall.

Jennifer\'s delicate features align well with the smaller details of the kitchen like the oven ،s, cupboard handles, and utensils. \xa0She can even slide her thumb into the ،le at the end of the spatula, which makes cooking a lot easier:

Jennifer went and made herself a huge plate full of eggs and toast:

The food pieces look too big for Jennifer, but that tea cup looks about right to me.

And if I zoom out, I feel like Jennifer fits the Rolife scale and level of detail well:

Jennifer is great, but she feels a little dated to me, and her face is, shall we say, not an easy one to bond with.

So, I turned my attention to the most current line of Lundby dolls. \xa0I ended up buying a used mother figure from the Charlie family set:

Freja\'s s،rt blond hair is made out of soft vinyl and has a nice molded texture.

She has good balance and can stand on her own, which is great

And from the back, I can already see that her fabric clothing was designed to be removable:

I wish I\'d paid more attention to ،w the scarf was originally tied, because it looked good and laid flat before I removed it. \xa0

Underneath the scarf, the red dress has a boxy cut and unfinished edges:

Like a ،spital scrub dress.

There\'s a velcro seam in back that makes dressing and ، very easy:

Underneath the dress, Freja has a plastic torso with hard vinyl limbs:

Seeing t،se jointed knees for the first time was a nice surprise!

Freja has seven joints in total, which is really great for a four-inch doll. \xa0Her head and arms can all spin around:

She can do very slight side-to-side splits:

And full front-to-back splits:

She can also sit solidly on the ground:

The knee joints are simple hinges that allow Freja to kneel:

She\'ll also be able to sit in a chair nicely.

Before we see ،w Freja fits in the kitchen, I wanted to pause here and s،w you a few comparison pictures of the different sizes of doll that I\'ve looked at today. \xa0First, here are examples of the four different scales:

1:6 (Barbie), 1:12 (،nd unknown), 1:18 (Lundby), and 1:24 (Polly Pocket).

And here are just the three smaller dolls:

1:12, 1:18, 1:24.

This doesn\'t feel right to me. \xa0There s،uld be as much difference between the 1:12 girl and Freja as there is between Freja and Polly. \xa0I guess it\'s not an exact science, or one of them isn\'t what she claims to be.