Pump & Splash Discovery Pond

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.

It's bigger than I expected as I feel like everything on Amazon is smaller than they lead you to believe. My 18 month old actually can't reach the pump handle and it does take some strength to pump the water making it difficult for my 4 year old. The hard plastic makes it so that it won't pop from frequent use and the moving parts are a lot of fun. There was difficulty finding a part when putting it together (F2) that was inside the water pump. It looks great and it is going to be a lot of fun for my kids this summer!

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.

I bought this for my 2 boys for Easter. I decided to put together early and was missing the pump assembly bag. I dint want to return so I contacted customer service. They did have me verify the part was missing; check box and check under table/pond which I checked. After verifying piece was missing; they sent out a replacement. Now it’s altogether and they love it. The pump is easy to use. They love putting their feet in the water. I’ve bought Step 2 products for years and they are affordable and durable. Definitely worth a buy. And the age. One of my sons is 12 yr old Down Syndrome. He loves water. The tables that’s on legs isn’t doable for him but this one is perfect. He can sit on the ground to play. Perfect size and love the color.

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.

Great product, all of my kids love it. The older kids play with it just as much if not more than my toddler. It is cute and is great for little ones with supervision.

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.

We Love this water table!! Especially since the kiddos can sit inside rather than the standing water tables! The pump is such a fun feature and all the water trails are exciting for your little one. This was actually super easy to put together also! We live in a townhouse and it fits perfectly on our balcony so the days of wishing we had a yard with a pool are over! Step 2 is such a great brand, we love shopping with them!

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.

toddlers absolutely love it!

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

Best buy ever 2 year old loves it!!