My son is a huge fan of the magnetic crane on this water table. I love the octopus fountain. The major problem is that the lights and sounds began malfunctioning within a couple of days of opening it. Sometimes sounds don't work. Sometimes lights don't work. Sometimes sounds go off without being triggered. Why would you make a water table with electronic parts that malfunction when it comes in contact with... WATER?!?! Did I mention there's no "off" button? 3 stars

My son is almost 2 y/o and this looked like an amazing toy he could spend lots of time playing with. Unfortunately, now I wish I had bought something simpler with less small parts. The various pieces on it (the tree, lighthouse, crane etc) come off very easily. He spends most of his time taking it apart rather than playing with it. Perhaps he will like it more as he gets older, but I think it would be better if the fixtures on it were firmly attached. Very cute idea though. 2 stars

I bought this for my son who is 19 months old. He LOVES playing in the water and so I thought he would enjoy this for many, many hours. While he does have fun with it, he likes spending most of the time taking the pieces off. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, except that when the lighthouse comes off and water gets into the base, the music plays OVER and OVER and OVER - kind of a problem for a toy that is supposed to have water in it. Also there is NO on/off button for the music which is annoying not only when water gets into the base of the lighthouse, but when we are trying to empty the water out and put it away.
Great idea for a toy, but I wouldn't recommend it until they come out with a new and improved version. 2 stars

I bought this for my toddler, he loves water. He liked it for about a week, and is no longer interested in it. It doesn't have have staying power for him (we bought it about 3 months ago). It does malfunction as the reviewers above have said, although this hasn't really occurred that often with ours, and it doesn't bother me--it wouldn't be a factor in whether I purchased this again or not. If I could have the manufacturer change one thing, it would be that the octopus would squirt water right after you press the lighthouse (right now a short sequence of sounds plays first--I think this is one reason my toddler isn't very interested anymore, he doesn't have the patience to wait for the squirting water).

Our golden retrievers (and our cat) love to drink out of this toy; they no longer use their water bowls. At least they are getting use out of it!

Great idea that somehow fell short in its execution. 2 stars

We received the water table as a gift for our daughter's 1st birthday. We just love the table. It's fun to play with - adults and all! My daughter will stand and play with it for an hour, and cries if she sees it when she can't go outside.

However, after about a week, we noticed the music and noises getting stuck and playing over and over. I thought the batteries were dying at first, but then noticed that it only seems to happen if water gets into the Lighthouse base. Surely a water table wouldn't be made that can't handle water, right??

After reading the other reviews, I see that this is a common issue. It's fine after we empty it and refill it. We still love the table, but are a little disappointed that it can malfunction so easily. Kate doesn't seem to mind it though, and still loves to play with it! 3 stars