I'm completely over plastic toys that break and don't last.

For DS2s christmas presents I found some great wooden toys at Aldi - I've been buying them and putting them aside. I picked up a wooden rocket ship (closest thing I could find to a "boys" dollhouse).

I say go with the wooden one!

FWIW my pop made my sister and I a dollhouse for Christmas - I think I was about 8. My nan made all the furniture out of wooden pegs. Awesome, awesome present!