I bought this for my toddler grand daughter and have just seen it a month after its arrival. It is indeed house shaped, has a little closing door (a flap) and a window (a hole). The thing that struck me most is that it is incredibly flimsy. This is not the tough cardboard that your new telly might be packed in, it is the thin corrugated variety that might be used to transport boxes of cornflakes. Yes, it provides indoor fun on a rainy weekend, but then so would an empty carton. This is a very expensive cardboard box.