Bought this for our daughter's 2nd birthday.Bought from TRU on sale for $37 their regular price even is cheaper than amazon's listed price so I would research before buying here.She loves this table!We were always having to tell her to keep out of the dogs water dish so figured this would be something she liked.The quality is good and it is pretty stable she of course wants to climb up and sit inside of it and though I worried about it tipping or collapsing it hasn't.The little figures go down the chute when you push the lever in the back and they are so cute!it is easy to clean and yes it is messy but what do you expect from this kind of toy?We keep ours out on the back patio.You can fill both sides with water if you do not want the hassle of cleaning the sand or having to replace it.We happen to live 1 mile from the beach so replenishing it with fresh sand is no problem for us and free :)I would definitely recommend this toy especially for those little ones who enjoy water play.You can get more use of the accessories as well by using them in the bathtub they are just as much fun there!We considered buying the pirate ship but it was twice as much $ and requires batteries.I gave four stars on quality because when assembling ours ( which is very simple ) one of the parts was missing a hole we just used our drill and make it ourselves and it was fine.But it was a pain that it was missed at the factory.The good side the pieces are easy to snap together (when all the holes are there) and are reinforced with screws so it is very sturdy.
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First of all, my daughter loves this table. She loved it even before we put any water in it. The play elements are all fun for her--she loves putting the characters into the tower and flipping down the slide, loves using the boats, loves the diving boards and the shovel and the scoop.However, this toy seems like a brilliant first draft. Too many little things don't quite work.
One of the characters doesn't actually fit down the slide unless you turn it perfectly. It gets stuck, which is annoying.
The little boats aren't the ones pictured and don't rest on the indentations near the tower. There's not a stable place to put them.
The scooper doesn't fit on the edge as pictured, either. It only fits on the bar between the sand and the water sides.
There should be a drain on both sides, for when you decide to use water both times.
There should be covers for both sides, so you can keep the water OR sand protected while you eat lunch or over a single night. I don't leave water in there for multiple days, but if we leave it for a few hours, it gets debris. I'd like to just close it up.
The screws they claim you need are the wrong size. The 3/4 screws were too large. A handy, well-stocked person might just sort that out in a second, but it took me two trips to the hardware store on a hot afternoon with a toddler. I was not happy.
The diving boards don't quite work--that sounds weird, put if you depress them, the characters will flip out. Of the water table. Think how fun it would be to have them work--push them a bit and flip the characters INTO the water.
As other reviewers have mentioned, putting water into the central tower means a fairly steady stream of water that leaks. that's not a big deal at all--splashed and dumped water happens anyway, including with the drain at the end, but it would be fun to have that water all do something more interesting.
overall, though, it's a bit larger than ones I've seen, which is great, and encouraging of imaginative play, which is great. My daughter LOVES it and I'm glad we bought it at TRU, for $30.
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Our two children, 17 months and 4 years old, love this table! However, I think they would enjoy virtually any water table kids love mess and water.As others have mentioned, this water table (as most currently on Amazon) are selling for less at stores like TRU, Walmart, second-hand consignment stores, etc. That's not a big deal, just beware always check the MSRP before buying.
As I mentioned, the kids love the water table. However, Mom & Dad have a few issues with it.
First, there is only one cover for one side of the table; it only fits on the side where the sand should be. I do not anticipate putting sand in this table, only because I can't imagine how I would a ton of excess water from the sand side of the table (the sand side does not have a filter/drain at the bottom). I would not put the sand on the side with the drain because the cover would not fit with the "diving" boards attached.
Secondly, the water side has a drain, but the drain leaks the entire time during play since it does not fit securely!! At first I was so upset because I would either need to constantly refill the table as my kids enjoy splashing and scooping the water out to begin with. However, I view it as a near blessing. Once the water completely is drained from the diving board side through the bottom drain, play time up and the fun is done. I don't have to pull my kids away screaming if we have activities that we need to do after the water table.
On the box, you will see two small floatation devices pictured under the tower with the boy and girl figurine resting in them, but my assumption is that they were choking hazards and they have redesigned the floatation devices. They are nearly the size of a child's face, and they only float they are not meant to sit under the tower. The picture on Amazon is pretty accurate the toy figurines are meant to stand in the indentations.
Overall, it is a fun toy and the kids love it. I am learning to adjust to the leaky drain until I decide to find a modable material that will properly plug the drain.
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Poor design.The sand clogs up the sand wheel and it doesn't turn at all.
The diving board flips the little people OUT onto the ground.
There's only a cover for ONE side-the sand side or the water side, and it doesn't even fit properly even then !
The mechanism that flips the people down the slide works only occasionally.
Buy something else.
