Seeing the excitement on my kids' faces was worth the time it took to put this swing set together. It's a very nice looking set and it was a great value for the features: sandbox, slide, picnic table, glider, rock wall and club house. I was unsure of its stability at a few points during construction, but once it was completely together, I felt better. This set will definitely work for small children. The major downside for me is the slide. There are 2 bolts that attach to the deck that are placed right where the kids sit to slide down. The slide itself feels flimsy and is not easy to assemble. I tried to upgrade to the 1 piece, heavy duty wave slide but it's been sold out for months. We're still planning to do that once it becomes available again.