My daughter loves this sandbox. At 21 mos, it is the perfect size for her. She will play in it for hours. Even though it's hot outside, she'd rather play in her sandbox rather than her pool. I love the umbrella. It's great for my fair-skinned child.(I picked this version over the plain sand table because of the umbrella.)I would have given this activity center a five-star review, except I did think it was a little hard to put together.  I am an experienced "assembler," and I was not strong enough to insert the screws even with a power drill.  My husband had to help.  If the holes were predrilled better, it wouldn't have been a two person job.Also, I understand the complaints about no drain on the sand side. We put sand in both sides, because we thought our daughter was too young to keep the sand &amp; water separate.  However, I can see where an additional drain would be helpful in the future.