Discovery Forest Water Run for Kids

Very difficult to put together, it took five hours. The section where the dam features is at the top leaks, the sticky backed foam doesn't seal it properly. The children do really like it though

Such a great addition to my childminding business. The children love it and it's suitable for tiny ones right up to school children. Along with the mud kitchen it's our most played with toy. Turn taking, pouring, filling, rolling, sharing, encourages communication skills it's endless.

Pros: It's going to be loved when my son can eventually use it. Cons: It is an absolute NIGHTMARE to assemble. It's splinter-city, with messily drilled holes, insufficient screws, no pre-drilled holes at all in places, and parts that simply do not fit as they should. Pieces are terribly labelled -- and there are a LOT of pieces -- long number sequences are stamped onto each piece, and on most of mine the stamp was worn off). It is a *minimum* 5 hour build job if you're doing it solo (as an experienced DIYer with all the tools to hand), and realistically longer as the whole thing requires sanding down and likely retreating. Parts arrived broken, so the set is still only partially unconstructed. We'll see how quickly this gets resolved :/ I don't regret buying it (yet) because I do still think it will provide lots of fun once I've sanded and re-treated the wood, but it is a lot of money to pay for something that's so poorly finished.