Pacific Play Tents

Name

Pacific Play Tents

Legal name

Pacific Play Tents, Inc.

Website

https://pacificplaytents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Play Tents is a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of children's play tents, play houses, teepees, bed tents, tunnels, parachutes, and themed accessories. The company sells direct-to-consumer through its own e-commerce site and Amazon, plus an authorized reseller program, targeting parents, families, and institutional buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Play Structures

NAICS

Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing (339930), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944), Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAEAIAF

Early Childhood & Playground Equipment (Play Structures, Soft Play, Safety Surfacing)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Education Supplies, Equipment & Furniture Procurement

SECONDARYCRALAFAC

Outdoor & Ride-On Toys Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Specialty Retail (Hobby, Books, Office, Pet, Toys)/Toy Stores & Games Retail

Keywords

• Children's play tents
• Play tunnels
• Teepee play tents
• Kids play houses
• Bed tents

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: Retail sales of play tents, play houses, tunnels, teepees, bed tents, and accessories through pacificplaytents.com website with pricing ranging from approximately $8 for replacement poles to over $120 for larger play structures.
2. Amazon Marketplace Sales: Products sold through Amazon.com including specialized items like the Starry Fright Play Tunnel.
3. Wholesale/Authorized Reseller: Wholesale distribution through an Authorized Reseller (ARA) program with application process for retailers.
4. Replacement Parts: Sale of replacement pole sets and parts for existing products including fiberglass poles in various sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pacific Play Tents designs, manufactures, and sells children's play structures including play tents, play houses, teepees, pop-up tents, bed tents, tunnels, parachutes, and play chairs. Products are sold directly to consumers through the company's e-commerce website, via Amazon, and through an Authorized Reseller (ARA) wholesale program to retailers and institutional buyers.

Product overview

Pacific Play Tents offers a comprehensive portfolio of children's play structures and accessories. The core product lines include Play Tents (dome tents, nursery tents, cabanas), Play Houses (standard houses, food trucks, pavilions), Pop-Up Tents, Teepees, Bed Tents, Combos & Sets (tent + tunnel bundles), Tunnels, Institutional products, Parachutes, and Play Chairs. The company also provides Accessories including Replacement Parts (pole sets in various sizes). Products feature specialized materials like No-See-Um mesh, glow-in-the-dark elements, Super Poles (safety-coated fiberglass), and waterproof floors. Notable themed products include the Firefly Glow n' the Dark series, Galaxy space-themed items, and pet products like the Cozy Pet Teepee. All products are designed for imaginative play with safety features including radius-cut hook and loop fasteners and double-stitched seams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Play Tents Children's play tents including dome tents, nursery tents, and cabanas designed for imaginative indoor and outdoor play.
• Play Houses Play houses including standard houses, food trucks, and pavilions for extended imaginative play scenarios.
• Pop-Up Tents Instant pop-up play tents that require no assembly, designed for quick setup and portability.
• Teepees Traditional teepee-style play tents including the Dots of Fun Teepee, Giant Teepee, Cozy Pet Teepee, and Cotton Canvas Painting Teepee.
• Bed Tents Play tents designed to fit over beds, including the Firefly Glow n' the Dark Bed Tent for stargazing.
• Tunnels Play tunnels including the Galaxy Play Tunnel with Glow in the Dark Stars for crawling adventures, featuring hardened spring steel construction.
• Combos & Sets Bundled play tent and tunnel combinations for extended play experiences.
• Institutional Play Tents Commercial-grade play tents designed for schools, daycare centers, and other institutional settings for group activities.
• Parachutes Play parachutes for group activities and physical play.
• Children's Play Chairs Themed children's play chairs including the Bailey Butterfly Chair and Luna the Unicorn Play Chair.
• Replacement Parts Replacement pole sets and parts for various play tent models including fiberglass and PVC poles.
• Firefly Glow n' the Dark Play House A 39" x 27" x 43" play house featuring glow-in-the-dark moon, fireflies, and lights with No-See-Um mesh and PVC pole frame.
• Greenhouse Play House A 48" L x 38" W x 48" H play house with greenhouse roof detail, No-See-Um Mesh windows, and Super Poles for safety.
• Galaxy Play Tunnel with Glow in the Dark Stars A 5.5' x 18" play tunnel featuring outer space theme with glow-in-the-dark accents and spring steel construction.
• Giant Teepee A 60" x 60" x 96" teepee featuring double-stitched seams, No-See-Um mesh, G-3 Safety-Coated Super Poles, and waterproof floor.
• Panda Play Tent A 48" L x 48" W x 42" H durable black and white dome tent featuring a panda graphic.
• Dots of Fun Teepee A 45" L x 45" W x 64" H teepee with solid wood poles and high-quality polyester, featuring mesh window and easy-close door.
• Cozy Pet Teepee A 26" x 24.5" x 27" pet teepee with bold stripes and real wooden poles, designed for small to medium dogs and cats.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Costzon: Costzon sells a broad catalog of generic children's play products including play tents and tunnels on Amazon and DTC — a price-aggressive emerging competitor that pressures Pacific Play Tents at the lower-priced end of the category.
• Creative Playthings: Creative Playthings sells wooden outdoor playhouses, swing sets, and play structures — a partial-overlap emerging player focused on higher-end backyard play equipment that intersects with Pacific Play Tents' institutional and outdoor product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Melissa & Doug: Melissa & Doug is a broad incumbent in wooden toys, plush, and imaginative-play products including play tents and teepees — competes in the same parent-child customer base with overlap in fabric play structures.
• Little Tikes: Little Tikes (owned by MGA Entertainment) is a broad incumbent children's play brand offering playhouses, tents, and imaginative-play products at mass retail; it competes in the same category but as part of a much wider toy portfolio.
• Hape: Hape makes sustainable wooden toys and play structures including play tents; it competes in the same parent-customer base and premium toy category, with overlap in imaginative-play structures.
• Step2: Step2 manufactures molded plastic and fabric children's play structures, playhouses, and outdoor toys sold through big-box and specialty retail — overlapping product lines with Pacific Play Tents in children's imaginative play, with broader scale and category reach.

Direct peers

• Badger Basket: Badger Basket manufactures doll furniture and children's play tents, including teepee-style tents, sold through Amazon and DTC — a close direct peer in fabric play tents with overlapping SKUs and price points.
• Backyard Discovery: Backyard Discovery sells cedar and fabric playhouses, swing sets, and outdoor play structures through big-box retail; comparable in playhouse product category and family/parent customer base, with overlap in institutional-grade SKUs.
• KidKraft: KidKraft produces wooden and fabric children's playhouses, play tents, and outdoor play structures sold through major retailers — directly comparable in product category (children's play structures) and customer base (parents and families).
• Playhut: Playhut manufactures character- and licensed-themed children's play tents and tunnels (Disney, Marvel, etc.), making it the closest direct competitor in the play-tent category with similar safety-engineered products sold through retail and Amazon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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