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In early spring I bought the Lifetime Geometric Dome Climber for my two and three year old children. I had wonderful memories of playing on similar structures when I was a young kid and have to admit, I couldn’t wait to play on it myself! The search for a dome at first left me frustrated with similar structures costing well over six hundred dollars. All my searches eventually lead to Amazon and as usual they never disappoint. The Lifetime Geometric Dome Climber is available on Amazon for $199 and is eligible for Amazon Prime. I ordered the climber on a Wednesday afternoon and it showed up Friday morning.

I couldn’t wait to get this thing built and being the stubborn person I am decided to do it on my own despite the directions saying that it was a two person job. I’ve always said I can do the work of two people, now I have proof! The instructions for setting the dome up were very clear and it made the process fairly easy. It took me about two and a half hours to build, not bad considering the instructions say that it takes two hours for two people.

I have been extremely impressed with this dome and my kids are in love with it. The specs say that it will hold up to 1,200 pounds and I believe it. My husband and I have been on it with both kids and it didn’t budge one bit. The dome itself is large, it stands around 5′ tall and is 6′ in diameter. It is the perfect size for backyard play and its usefulness goes beyond just being a climbing dome. I have thrown a tarp over it and my kids pretended it was a cave. The kids have pretended its a jail and they have just sat inside it playing with the shadows. In the six months we have owned the dome I feel like I already have my monies worth out of it and couldn’t be any more impressed with it.

When I first set the dome up my son’s head was level with the lower bar and I thought it would be ages before he could climb it. He proved me wrong that very day. He scales this thing like a pro and I can tell a huge difference in his strength. His favorite thing to do is to climb up, hang and swing off of one of the bars. When he first started doing this he would swing off and drop. Now he uses his legs to keep swinging and can hang up there for over a minute. This has given him confidence and that confidence has spilled over into his gymnastics class as well. Overall I highly recommend the Lifetime Geometric Dome , the whole family loves to play on it and I know with the endless play options it will be a fixture in our backyard for a long time to come.

Here’s a few shots of my little Monkey on his favorite outdoor toy.