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Wonderful Item for Babies and Moms!
I can't tell you what a lifesaver this play tent is! It keeps baby safe and happy while we're on the beach or at picnics, and it's FUN FUN FUN for her! The material is durable, and it sets up and stores away in a snap! There should be one of these in the car trunk of every parent of an infant or toddler! It's perfect for changing baby too! ... Read more

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Sand & Water Fan
Please read all reviews very carefully as most of them pertain to the "Easy Store Sand and Water Table" (which is 2 pieces). The Kingdom Table is great as it is one table with 2 areas of fun. This table provides hours of fun for the young children (and older ones as well - even me!) The plastic cover is great as it covers the entire table where the hard covers just "sit" on the box leaving room for bugs to sneak in! This is a must for those who love the beach, sand and water but not all the hassles that come with it!

Caution: Reviews in this section apply to wrong product
Read these reviews carefully. Some are talking about the Friendly Toys Kingdom sand and water table; others refer to a two-piece Little Tykes sand and water table that is not as well-designed.

Regarding covers: I prefer the soft cover on the Friendly Toys Sand and Water table to the hard cover on Little Tykes sand products. The elasticized cover keeps bugs out better than the hard cover.

Awful construction
In theory, this is a great table and my kids like playing with it. But putting it together is nearly impossible. The two sides have to link (because the water table has only two legs) and really don't. The table has crashed on my son's feet several times. When I contacted Little Tykes, they said "Yeah, that's hard to put together." The water side needs four legs or it needs to have a metal dowel that the water side can turn around. I would NOT recommend this product unless they fix this HUGE design flaw. I'm disappointed; Little Tykes products are not usually like this.

Great product just one small set back
My 2 year old loves this table. It's a great size, easy to assemble, easy to clean. Be careful with the flag inserts on the corners. One time she bent down to pick up a toy next to the table and one of the flags almost poked her eye. We were lucky it just poked the side of her eye. We still use the table, just without the flags.

too hard to hook together
My son loves this table, but I don't love trying to hook the water part to the sand part. It always seems to come apart, and the water side goes crashing to the ground. ... Read more

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Lots & Lots & lots of fun
We got this table for our son for his 2nd birthday and he loves it and I'm glad we did. It was a hit at his Birthday party!
After reading all the reviews for other sand and water tables, I said this ones is the best and i'm right!
as for educational value, I rated it 4 starts, because It taught my son how play along with others and to share.
For durabilty, I definately can say it holds well.
My Husband had no place to sit and sat on top of the table and it held him!!Please don't misunderstand I did yell at him to get off, but it did hold him.
I would recommend this table to anyone!!!

GREAT FOR PRICE
this item was purchased for my 3 and 6 yr old. i got rid of the traditional sandbox as it killed all the grass and most of the sand ended up in the yard. I liked this one for the umbrella and for the fact that it was at kid friendly height. not as sturdy and durable as most step 2 products but great for price. There are little holes on the legs that i filled with water prior to putting together to give it more stability. the kids love it so that means i love it too.

hours of fun
We bought this for my 2 1/2 year old son so he would have something to play with in the backyard! I read reviews on all the different sandboxes/sand and water tables and ended up picking this one! After hours and hours of playing with this table and seeing other tables and playgroups etc. I know I made the right choice! The umbrella is a wonderful idea too!

Up, up and away
We purchased this table for our 3 year old daughter and she loves it. It was a smash with all the kids at her birthday party, not so much with the parents of the sand coated kids. My main reason for wanting a table was to prevent killing the grass underneath as a traditional sandbox would. I chose this one because it has an umbrella (which is very stable and adjustable) and because it has a hard cover. The cover attaches very securely thus keeping additional water, bugs, worms, leaves and various other things out...including my daughter, which comes in handy. My daughter is very pleased with the sand/water combo, rather I should say, the sand "in" the water combo. :o) Having a sandbox at her waist level seems to be very convenient for her. She scoots back and forth most of the time but can sit on a little chair and play too. I intend to bring it into the basement in the winter and fill it with rice (uncooked of course) so she can enjoy it year round. The drawback is the legs. They are attached with screws that can easily tear out and are not enough to keep the legs stable. Ours have not torn because I am very watchful of the position of the legs and prop them back up whenever I see them go askew. Other than that, I would highly recommend this table.

We use just water in this and LOVE it!!!!
I purchased this table a bit over a week ago and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!! I have twin 2 1/2 year olds and they can't get enough of it. We are using is as a water table only so I drain the one side and then just tip it up to dump the other, no problem. I love the umbrella to reduce their sun exposure. The nice stone color is great too, it blends in with the house rather than the red/blue/green of other molded plastic toys.

A couple things other people had concerns about that I found helpful to know-

Don't cut the black cords holding the lid on, these are elastic and just pull off so you can put the lid on tightly between uses. The instructions are inside so some people have cut it.

Someone mentioned not being anywhere to store the umbrella?!? I just put in back into the table before I put the lid on like it was when I purchased it.

As for the legs not being sturdy I think some people have over loaded with sand (only holds 40 lbs) and the other thing is when you install the screws keep turning until the plastic on the legs doesn't buckle in but is pulling back tight against the table frame.

Enjoy, we sure love it! ... Read more

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Great sandbox
I love this sandbox. We had bought the turtle one a few years ago and for 1 child it was fine. Now we have another and the two of them together in the little box is a nightmare! So I bought this one (biggest one I could find) and I liked it immediately since it was no longer an eye sore from the street. It blends right in with the yard instead of being this huge green lump sticking out like a sore thumb. They both fit in this one & have room to move around so it has cut the fighting in half (well maybe more like 40%). It can hold more toys and is deep enough to bury every one of the Justice League. I highly recommend this to anyone that has more than 1 child.

Great buy! Plenty of room.
I recently bought this sandbox for my 3 year old daughter and she loves it. There is plenty of room for all her toys and she plays in it for hours. It is very durable, and leak proof. It stormed badly a few days ago and not one drop leaked through. I also love how it blends nicely next to the house, so it doesn't stick out like a red ladybug or green turtle would. There is room for about three toddlers to play in this sandbox, although she loves to take up all the room and build a sand city. I highly recommend this sandbox for anyone who has an older toddler who will not want to buy a bigger sandbox at a later date. It is worth the few extra dollars.

Best Sandbox in the World
My son got this for his 1st birthday this year and we just love it. Altough he still has no concept that the sand is to stay in the sandbox, he just loves it. It is really big and looks nice in the backyard. I am not fond of the turtle or ladybug sandbox in my backyard and this one is great. It also doubles has a flower planter when the sand days are gone. It is also nice that it comes with a lid to keep bugs and rain out. It is just one giant great sandbox. A+++++++++ Step2 for making a great looking sandbox!

Purchased recently for my home daycare
I just bought this sandbox a couple of weeks ago. There are kids ages 2-9 at my daycare and every single one of them love to play in this sandbox. I have 300 lbs of sand in it plus a ton of sand toys. The curved lid holds it all in and keeps the water and animals out. The older kids have even played hide and seek inside it, so there's lots of room under that lid!

I got this sandbox because it was the biggest plastic one I found. There is plenty of room for 3 or 4 2-4 yr olds to sit inside and play, but usually all of the kids sit around the outside. They don't like to get sand in their shoes!

Overall this is a great sandbox! And if it can withstand a daycare full of kids 'abusing' it, I'd say it's pretty tough!

My daughter loves to play in her sandbox!
My daughter is 21 months old. Her grandparents purchased her the matching playhouse along with this sandbox. The sandbox I had seen in the store and liked right away. It is very roomy. I did not like the idea of a "crab" in my backyard so this was very appealing. My daughter has so much fun playing in this sandbox. We purchased a few inexpensive sand toys for her and now she would spend hours playing outside if we let her. ... Read more

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What a disappointment!!
For 2 years I was against getting a sandbox. But then I saw this one and agreed to let my son have it for his 4th birthday. I just knew what a hit it would be since my two boys (4 & 2) just love playing construction site in the dirt. I should have stuck with my first instinct. The lid doesn't fit well, so needless to say there is often rain water in it- which is a breeding ground for mold, algae, and mosquitos. The digger is also awkward to use. I spend more time removing the water and wet sand than the amount of time my kids actually get to play with it. This toy has real potential but with the poor design it is a waste of money.

AWEFUL AWEFUL AWEFUL!!!
I hate to repeat all the other reviews. The concept is great with the scoop and dumper BUT it doesn't just leak, it FILLS with water!!! The mold is absolutely disgusting, not to mention a health hazard to kids. I called little tikes several times and spoke with several different customer service reps and supervisors. Originally, they would only give me replacement toys (EXCLUDING OTHER SANDBOXES) worth the purchase price of the sandbox. The replacement toys not only COULDN'T be sandboxes, but they also couldn't be larger "truck ship" toys. After much complaining, they finally agreed to replace the sanbox with their dinosaur sandbox as well as other toys of my choice totalling the original purchase price. Little Tikes' response/explanation, "The construction sandbox is only designed to keep out animals and debris, not water". HOW RIDICULOUS! If I wanted wet sand, I would take my son to the beach!

We love it.
My 2 1/2 year old son and I love it. It's a lot of fun. The excavator scoop is a little hard to use but, beyond that... this is a sensational product. Easy assembly too. I highly recommend it.

Would be fun, but rain leaks in
Poor design allows rain to leak in around the edges so although my 2 year old son and 5 year old daughter love it, they've only been able to play with it twice in a month. It takes 5 - 6 fifty pound bags of sand - and that doesn't dry out quickly. You have to put it someplace where it will always be out of the rain - and since its BIG, and too heavy to move much - that's not easy. Fun, but not flexible and not useable most of the time.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!!
My business partner and I purchased this sandbox for our small pre-school. Alright..we admit it, we were dazzled by that cool crane...however, it is incredibly difficult to use. The kids spend more time sitting on it than digging with it. The cover does not do anything to keep water out, although it has provided us with a lovely science project as the kids have been able to see the sand turn a variety of colors from the algae and mold growing in it!(Hence the high rating for educational value!:)
A phone call to Little Tykes proved a waste of time and energy! Thank God for the reasonable people at Toys r Us in Bellingham, Ma. who helped us out!
Again....DO NOT BUY THIS.....a far better value and product is the Step 2 sandbox. It looks like natural stone, has 4 seats and keeps the water OUT!!! ... Read more

Editorial Review

This little wheelbarrow is the tool of choice for hauling flowers, grass clippings, toys, and other treasures. Not only does it look like a real wheelbarrow, it is a real wheelbarrow, with a red steel tray, a black triangular steel undercarriage, and finished hardwood handles. The tray has no-scratch edges and is 20 inches long, 16 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. The black plastic molded wheel is 7 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches wide. The wheelbarrow stands 11 inches from the floor and is 32 inches from the front of the tray to the ends of handles. The whole thing weighs a little more than 7 pounds. --Louise Carter ... Read more

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DURABLE and versatile - a definite "best buy"
This wheelbarrow is just like the ones adults use, but sized for 2 to 5 year olds. It is manufactured really well (not at all like the flimsy plastic ones you'll see at your local toystore) and is easy to assemble. Our children have used theirs to haul snow, sand, rocks, sticks, leaves, water, dolls, blocks, and eachother. Watch their self-esteem and self-confidence grow as they really contribute to outdoor chores by hauling their own load in their own wheelbarrow! This toy is durable and will be around long after my children have outgrown it. (Note - in case this is a gift, be careful where you have it shipped to because our wheelbarrows arrived in the original boxes you'd see in the toystore, with big pictures of the wheelbarrow on the side.) We couldn't be happier with this purchase of a quality Radio Flyer product.

Great Buy
This is so much better than the plastic wheelbarrows. My son has it all - toy blowers, weadeaters, mowers, etc. and this is his favorite because it actually looks just like daddy's! He hauls dirt, flowers, and of course, toys everywhere. We have had this since Christmas and it has lasted well.

good hard to find toy
When I gave this to my 4 1/2 year old nephew the first thing he did was pile his toys in it and give them a ride. I don't agree with the reviewers who think this is small. It looks like my nephew has alot of growing to do before anyone could suggest it was too small for him. My only problem was putting it together which is surprisingly difficult. That is more of a two person job.

Just like Daddy
My husband has been doing lots of yard work using a wheelbarrow. My two year old son tries with all his might to lug that big old wheelbarrow around but of course cannot. I bought this wheelbarrow for him so he could work along beside his dad safely. This is the cutest little thing I've seen! It is a perfect replica of a real full-size one. It is very sturdy and was very easy to put together. However, I will have to agree with another review that the recommended size is not correct. It is the perfect size for a two year old, if maybe even just a tad on the small side for him. This is okay since it makes it so easy for him to move it around safely. BUT...by next year, it will be too small. I believe the recommended age is 3-5 years or something like that. This wheelbarrow would be much too small for that age group. Overall, this wheelbarrow is a real find for a young one who likes pretend play and enjoys working in the yard just like Mommy or Daddy. Like typical Radio Flyer products, I'm sure it will last and last. I even had a friend who planted flowers in hers after her children outgrew it and it was precious.

Item is mislabeled on Amazon
I bought this item for my four year old niece, [as] it was suitable for 3-5 year olds. However, when the box arrived, the label said that it was for 18 month olds and up! This item is more suitable for 2 year olds than 4 year olds.... ... Read more

Editorial Review

Kids won't get pinched in this plastic sandbox, even though it'sdesigned to look like a big crab. Its somewhat rounded shape takes up aspace that measures 4 by 4 feet (and the inside space measures just over3 by 3 feet), and it holds up to 300 pounds of play sand. Both the boxand the matching sculpted lid (or shell) are molded from single piecesof red plastic. At the front, the big tucked-in claws frame two crabbilyprominent white eyes. There's no drain hole, so be sure to put onthat shell when it rains. --Richard Farr ... Read more

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Great Product
This sandbox was a hit with my 2 year old. We bought the 300 lbs of sand, but could have gone with 250 or even 200 and it would have been plenty. Each day she requests her to "go digging". We know that it will last as other step 2 products do with just a little fading.

Sand and a Crab, what more could you want out of Summer!!!
I just bought this sandbox yesterday for my daughter and she didn't want to get out. It's roomy, can hold tons of sand, we put in 200 lbs, which is more than enough for a two year old. It has a domed top so you can store lots of sand toys. Based on the reviews and Step 2's reputation I know it'll last with just some fading.

This is a great buy for the price.

Love This Sandbox!!
I got this for my 3 year old and she loves it! We put it at her grandparent's house who run a daycare and all the kids love it! It is great for more then one child to play in plenty of room!!

RIDUCULOUS
I have not received this sandbox for my grandson, yet. I grant you had I noticed the shipping charges this would not have been ordered. I could have driven 12 miles and purchased it without shipping charges. The toy is $50 and the shipping is $75. How ridiculous is that? The sad part is I let it get bye me because I like to order on the net.

Wonderful
I just purchased this sandbox after much research....And it is a BIG hit with my 20 month old..All his toys fit inside under the dome lid while not in use. He stood on top of the lid along with a friend and the lid popped in but it popped right back out and you cannot even tell what happened...This is the best price sandbox for the money..Recommend it highly!! ... Read more

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Nice Chair Indoors or Outdoors
Great little chair for your little one. Top folds down for easy store away and has a cup holder, something kids love! We use it outside in the summertime and inside when its colder out. Its a great chair to set up to watch tv also. Comfy for kids, built in cup holder, fun colors makes them happy.. and stores away when needed for us.

too much like a potty
I bought this chair because I felt it would be a safe bet - our previous outdoor child's chair tipped over too easy. This one has a wide base and so is not easily tipped. However, one thing I didn't plan on - the yellow back folds down. Like the lid of a potty. My 20 month old son thinks he has to put the lid down! I just hope he doesn't think it is an outdoor potty seat! HA! Unfortunately, he put the seat back down and THEN sat on it - and promptly flipped over backward. Sigh. ... Read more

Editorial Review

This cute, red plastic ladybug isn't going to fly away home because she'sreally a two-piece junior sandbox. And, you're going to put a couple of 50-pound bags ofsand in her. But that's okay; she's just the right size for the kind of beach-kid who is veryinterested in eating the grainy stuff. She's 34 inches in diameter, 6 inches deep, and has araised leaf design on the bottom. Her shell is decorated with a central groove and threepairs of dots, and is connected to the base with a black plastic tether. Big black, green,and white eyes (and a little red nose) give her a winsome expression. --Richard Farr ... Read more

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Excellent Durable Sandbox!
We have had this sandbox for five years. It has been durable and my two kids ages 3 and 5 just love it. Color of the plastic is still bright and has been under sun for years. Sometimes water seeps in when it rains but this makes sand play even funner for kids. We tend to put a rock on top of lid to keep it in place though it does cover the box perfectly. It is also nice that the lid is attached to the box itself and is easy for kids to remove and put back on when done. The kids usually sit outside of it though it can accomodate 1-2 small kids inside it as well. I find most kids dont want to get sand all over and end up sitting outside of it regardless. Overall good investment and the kids love it.

Wouldn't know!
This adorable little lady bug is not sold at Toys R Us stores in Grand Rapids, MI.

Little ladybug sandbox
I noticed that this ladybug sand box only had 3&1/2 stars and the others all had 5. I felt a need to speak up. We bought this sandbox for our first son when he was three. We lived in an apartment with a small back patio. It was perfect, not too big but still room for a toddler or two to sit in it and play. He played for hours!! Now 5 years later, his little brother loves it and my first son, almost 9, still plays with the little one in it. It still looks brand new, nestled under the tree in our big back yard. It's really great just smaller than the others. We have since given this for every two year old birthday present we've bought! I highly recommend it!

Great for small spaces
We got this for our son when he was 18 months old and it was the perfect size for him. He absolutely loved this sandbox (using the ladybugs head as a seat) He never got bored of it and still used it two years later. It is VERY durable and after two years of use looks brand new after spraying it down with a hose. Some of these sand boxes are so big and hard to move (to mow or keep your grass from dying)But this is the perfect size. A bigger kid couldn't sit in it very comfortably but could still have just as much fun sitting beside it to play with the sand. ... Read more

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My Little Sandboxes recommendation
I am a preschool teacher and I have used all three "My Little Sandboxes" for enhancing our curriculum here at school. The sandboxes are great because they encourage interactive and imaginative play. Also, they are a very sensorial or tactile activity which is important for fine motor and hand/eye coordination development in preschool age children. That fact that they come with a drop cloth to catch the extra sand is an added plus!
We highly recommend these toys! ... Read more