My 20mo loves this sand and water table.  It can keep him interested for long stretches burying stuff in the sand, playing cars, splashing the water, and of course...dumping all the sand into the water side.  Makes me wish there were more separation between the sides, so it wasn't quite so easy for him.  :)  The umbrella gives a good amount of shade.  We haven't had any of the leaking issues on the water side that others have.A nice feature would have been adjustable height.  My little guy is pretty tall and fascinated by putting his face in the water.  With the table being relatively low, it's really easy for him to bend over to plant his face in it.  Also he might outgrow the table quicker...but I guess we'll just put it on the ground at that point.