My son got this for Christmas.  It lasted until the end of March.  The chest broke (the lid came apart & it wasn't safe to use with the wood exposed like that) & then he lost interest in the rest.  It was his favorite toy.  Most of our Melissa & Doug stuff has broken quickly & my kids have even gotten hurt from playing with them.  If you are looking for a pirate chest, look elsewhere.

The flag is cute but would be better with a ring on 1 or 2 corners so we could attach it to something to hang it.  My son wanted it hung up like the other pirate flag we have but all I could do was tape this to the wall & it kept falling down.

He enjoyed the coins & the velvet bag though there weren't many coins so I ended up buying bag of maybe 140 gold pirate coins on Amazon (I think it was around $5-$10).  The eye patch is nice.  It fits both my son & my head which is good since he wanted me to wear it most of the time.  It has a velcro closure that stays put.

We have a lot of other Melissa & Doug toys & found them to break easily as well.  We have many that became unsafe after a short amount of play time.  The felt food has been okay but their wooden toys are not worth the money.  Kind of like this one.  My son got splinters from the M&D wooden alphabet blocks.  Much of the wooden food was thrown away due to chipping paint, as were the musical instruments & puzzles.  I usually try to avoid this brand unless it's something the kids are begging for that I can't find sold by someone else.  That was the case with this treasure chest.  I should have stuck to my usual refusal to buy M&D toys.  Lesson learned.
My son got this for Christmas. It lasted until the end of March. The chest broke (the lid came apart & it wasn't safe to use with the wood exposed like that) & then he lost interest in the rest. It was his favorite toy. Most of our Melissa & Doug stuff has broken quickly & my kids have even gotten hurt from playing with them. If you are looking for a pirate chest, look elsewhere. The flag is cute but would be better with a ring on 1 or 2 corners so we could attach it to something to hang it. My son wanted it hung up like the other pirate flag we have but all I could do was tape this to the wall & it kept falling down. He enjoyed the coins & the velvet bag though there weren't many coins so I ended up buying bag of maybe 140 gold pirate coins on Amazon (I think it was around $5-$10). The eye patch is nice. It fits both my son & my head which is good since he wanted me to wear it most of the time. It has a velcro closure that stays put. We have a lot of other Melissa & Doug toys & found them to break easily as well. We have many that became unsafe after a short amount of play time. The felt food has been okay but their wooden toys are not worth the money. Kind of like this one. My son got splinters from the M&D wooden alphabet blocks. Much of the wooden food was thrown away due to chipping paint, as were the musical instruments & puzzles. I usually try to avoid this brand unless it's something the kids are begging for that I can't find sold by someone else. That was the case with this treasure chest. I should have stuck to my usual refusal to buy M&D toys. Lesson learned.