Pump & Splash Discovery Pond

Kids love it, absolutely adorable, very durable, slightly difficult to put together but not too bad, size is good and they are constantly playing in it. They do have a hard time using the pump though. Only draw back is no drainage hole so I have to dump it to clean.

Let me start by saying this is definitely something I would buy again. You do need to assemble it which requires a little bit more effort than I thought. The instructions are easy to follow. It comes with everything you need to assemble it EXCEPT a Phillips head screwdriver. Not a big deal since it's a pretty common household item. The part that was a little tricky for me was the lack of pre drilled holes. It was still doable, but it was definitely the least fun part of the assembly experience. Once it's all put together it looks exactly as advertised. I waited to review this until after we used it. The size is one of my favorite things about it as I got this for my 1 year old. He has plenty of room to sit and stand in it or just sit right next to it and splash. He really enjoys all the little accessories it comes with. (Squirt toys and buckets) I think it's a great toy for a toddler or little kid. Now for the BUT.. It's a big and bulky thing that doesn't have a drain so plan on using those buckets to bail that water out before tipping the it over to pour out the rest. You could use the pump however, that's the other But. It's a cute part of the table but it takes more effort than even I wanted to put in to drawing up the water. It's not a bad thing and if you are put off by it not being super easy then you can just use the buckets to pour water through the features which was fun or you could get one of those little water pumps. All things considered I recommend this splash table.

I love this and can't believe it was such a good price. Setup was fairly easy. Everything works great. I wish some of the pieces were fixed in place (the rain shower piece and the two green funnels), but I could probably make that happen. My kids love it. I was worried the pump would be too flimsy, and I do wish it were stronger, but so far it's holding up well. Super fun teaching my kids how to prime a pump. My youngest just turned one and my oldest is nine and they have all played with it every day since I set it up.

Love this, wish I bought it sooner! My son is 5 and very tall for his age, and this is still plenty big for him and will be for quite some time. Easy assembly and sturdy. So much more entertaining than a typical water table.

Pretty good water table! Seems durable, was easy to put together. Only 4 stars for two reasons: 1) The pump is hard to get water to start coming out, especially for a little kid. I have to pump it several times for water to come out, and it’s the same every time you use it - even if it’s only a been a few minutes. My kids hardly ever use the pump for this reason. 2) There is no drainage hole in the bottom. Thus every time we drain the water table we have to completely tip it over, which is hard to do for a water table of this size when full of water. I don’t understand why there’s not a drain - even if it was on the side it would help a lot. Overall, would recommend. My kids like playing with it, and I like that they can climb in it and sit in it to play, without me worrying about them falling out or tipping it over. Just annoying that these two issues weren’t thought through.

I think it's pretty great. It was easy to put together. I would recommend using an electric screwdriver. The pump is too high for a 2 year old to reach, but they can grow into it. I like to use it myself as it gives me something easy to do while my toddler plays in the flowing water. My only critique is that the S-shaped chute/slide for water is not wide enough for any of the toys provided (duckie, frog, fish) with the set to slide down. My toddler can sit comfortably in the pool without submerged. I think the design will encourage imaginative play as children age more than other water tables. It is easy to move and when full of water is not too heavy to dump. It is easy to clean even when it gets some dirt in it. Overall I am happy. Step2 is a reliable brand.

Final update almost a year after buying. I see reviews saying it was a tube falling off problem. That may be the case for them, but we have the repair kit that stops that and it still did not work- you have to unscrew the pump and put a lube on it like aquaphor/Vaseline every couple of uses to keep the pump working. These are instructions directly from the manufacturer. We called Step 2 again and this is the “fix”. It does work when you do this. But what a complete pain! A water table should not require unscrewing parts, applying lube, and reassembling several times over the summer. Please test your products better before releasing Step 2! *** Kid you not - it broke again- this time when I was pumping it for them so I know it wasn’t being misused! I bought this in May for my kids and it’s now August. Instead of having fun with this table all summer, it’s been endless phone calls, waiting on shipments, and repairing. Now we are past the Amazon return window so it’s just a loss for us (over $100)- unless we want to continue calling and waiting each time it breaks for a new part that lasts- at most- two weeks. I expect more from step 2! *** Hopefully last update Step 2 sent another pump and this one has been working for a few weeks. I’m tentatively updating the stars if it continues working. The pump is hard for even my nine year old to pump, therefor I’m giving it four stars. I have heard some people use silicone spray for this problem, but for this price, and after three re-assemblies from broken pumps, I’m not also purchasing spray to make it work better ** Update: After waiting on hold for over an hour again, Step 2 sent out a 3-d printed part that attaches to the bottom of the pump tube to fix the pump problem. It did absolutely nothing. The pump still does not work. When will they address the actual problem with the pump- the seal that moves and becomes stuck within a day or two? My husband even sent them a short video showing the problem, which they ignored. At this point, we are considering returning since we’ve had this product for weeks and the main feature remains unusable- but my kids are so disappointed and this thing will be a huge pain to return. I wish they would work out an actual solution! We have many Step 2 toys that have lasted almost a decade and I’m so thoroughly disappointed in the lack of adequate engineering in this product as well as inadequate testing before going to market.** I will update my product review if/when Step2 fixes the pump problem. As of now, the pump stops working after a day or two. Other reviewers have had the same problem. Step 2 was very nice and sent a replacement pump, but it also stopped working after two days. If the pump did not fail so quickly, I would easily give this pond five stars. We bought it to replace our water table to better suit our kids (9,6,2) because the older kids still love water tables but most tables are too short for them to play comfortably. This one is tall enough for easy play for the big kids and short enough for the toddler in other areas. Most children under three will not be old enough to operate the pump but there are many other entertaining areas! A great design (minus the pump problem) for all ages! As of now, I would not order this pond until they work out the pump problem. I will update my review when the problem is resolved.

Love this for my 3 year old and almost 7 year old! They are tall kids and I've seen them both sitting inside it! I like to add fun sensory things to it, like cut up sponges and juicers to make "juice," and most recently we've been putting tempera paint in it and changing the color each day by mixing a new color. I was unsure about it for a 6 year old, but he got a lot of use out of it, and my 3 year old got even more use out of it. It has been great for hot summer days! Definitely happy with my purchase.

Super fast Delivery. Received a few days earlier than expected. Easy to assemble. It looks like they have resolved the issue with the pump people were reviewing about with an adaptor for the tube. My 1 year old loves it.

Love this. My only complaint is that there's no plug, so you have to tip the whole thing over when you want to empty it. That can get very heavy and cumbersome. Other than that great

Literally the best water table step 2 is such a good brand and my son loves the water pump 10/10 high recommended

Los niños pueden estar mucho tiempo jugando con el. Gran compra

Man muss vor jeder Benutzung Wasser in die Pumpe kippen das hab ich mir etwas anders vorgestellt. Ansonsten toll