My one year old daughter loves this!  it is so easy to fill, we just use her sand bucket to scoop water from the pool two is all it takes.  The plug has not leaked, the cover fits nicely to keep sand clean - we drain the water after each use.  We have the new one with the green and tan flowers it is an attractive toy.  we have had friends over with older kids they seemed to enjoy playing with it also. the umbrella is big so it shades a large area a definite plus. if your an outdoors family like us, than this is the toy for you.