Our ball buddies adventure center arrived right in the middle of a long stretch of cold and rainy weather. It sat inside our front entry way for almost a week before it stopped raining enough that I could let my kids play with it. Once we opened up the box and completed the easy assembly, my kids had an absolute blast. They spent several afternoons outside in the cold weather playing in the water and never wanted to come in. They loved all the different vehicles that could hold the balls and float around the moat on the lower section or be pushed around the upper tier. I think this will be a toy my kids will enjoy for many years to come.