With its multitude of benches, tables and play surfaces this playhouse certainly lives up to all modern requirements. The open ends and walls widen the play space, making room for lots of children to play from the inside and outside. There is even a corner bench on the veranda that is big enough to allow an adult to join in the world of Let's Pretend. There are many elements that promote social interaction including the desks, porch seat and the split level table on the outside gives an extra dimension to the game. The red house encourages children's to role play and the manipulative elements that can be shifted and turned stimulate the understanding of cause and effect and the child's cognitive development.