We love the Play Center Sandbox. The umbrella and bench/table combo is wonderful. My daughter (2 1/2 years old) loves to make sand castles along the table top and the umbrella makes the shade priceless. She loves to sweep off the table with a little outdoor brush that we purchased. Even after a thunderstorm, the cover has not blown off nor has water leaked into the sand. The umbella detaches easily when the wind picks up. The plastic is sturdy even when mom comes to play and the natural color does not clash in the backyard. I only used three 50 lb bags of sand so far which is plenty for a toddler. We are very happy with this purchase.
This is our third Step 2 purchase.

We've had this product for one year, and it looks as good and is just as entertaining now as it was then. There's plenty of room for 2 pre-school children to play in the sandbox. And when they get hungry and thirsty, I can put their snacks and drinks on the picnic table. My 5 year old still fits comfortably on the picnic bench, but it's still easy enough for my petite 3 year old to sit, too. I am so glad we have this!

This is a great play center we used it with sand but you could us it as a pool as there is a drain plug. The only thing I didnt like about this was that the lid was very thin and buckled alittle. They needed to make it thicker and stronger as my daughter wanted to sit on it but she couldn't

this is awsome, my toddler son loves it... I use it a pool, rather than sandbox and it would be just PERFECT if the hood/cover latched on!! Aside from it needing a latching lid, my toddler LOVES the table attached, and it perfect for cookouts and snacktime...