I received this item for my grand daughters Christmas present so I haven't been able to take it out of the box yet so just based on looking at it in the box appearance looks really nice but looks more fragile than I had thought. Hopefully it will hold up to a 5 1/2 year old. I will do a review later to let people know more.
My daughter has been wanting this carriage for quite awhile but I thought it was kinda over-priced so I didn't purchase it. I saw it on sale and snatched it right up--she is going to be so excited when she unwraps it on Christmas morning. It looks to be very sturdily made and a good purchase.