better than i expected
i purchased this mat and a couple other pools for my daughter's birthday party we held in my backyard. the toddlers had a blast playing in it, until one of the older kids found the valve to increase the water pressure and make the sprinklers spray really high. the increased pressure caused a seam to split before we had a chance to turn it down again, and that was the end of the mat.

Broke after 10 min.
The Splash area had a huge unfixable slpit in it less than 10 minutes after setting up... But those 10 minutes were tons of fun !

Really cute for infants
I bought this for my 8-month-old daughter because I wanted something she could sit in that was really shallow. I really like it for her. The outer tubes actually need to be filled with water, not air. So you fill it up with water, then you can leave the hose on so it becomes a sprinkler, or you can twist a nozzle on the thing and remove the hose, and the water stays in the outer tubing and allows just a very minimal puddle of water to stay on the flat playing center. Cute and the price is right. I would recommend it.

Best Summer Fun for toddlers!
This pool is awesome. There is nothing overwhelming about it at all. I had previously purchased a frog pool with a slide and my 3 year old wouldn't slide down and eventually got in, but my almost 2 year old wouldn't get close to it. My kids love this pool. They have so much fun with it. You can control how high the spray goes with an attached nozzle. The way the water collects it can have a chance to warm up by the sun yet the spray is nice and cool. My kids are pretty rough and there have been no holes, rips or tears. Very easy to set up as well. I would highly recommend and I would buy another one without hesitation!

A fun time!
This is a nice size sprinkler pool that fits several babies. My daughter is 1 year old and we have lots of fun playing in it. The only negative I found is that it is hard to completely empty when you are taking it down.