I was hesitant to spend the money on these since we don’t usually do a lot of sand play when we go to the beach. But unusual shark activity about a hundred miles down the coast, I wanted to up the sandy entertainment for vacation this year. I wish I took pictures but I was going phone free. We actually built up walls for a castle. We had so much fun and constantly having to take turns. I will buy both my kids their own sets for next trip. 12 and 7 they both used it easily.I do wish there were pieces to fit right inside to help pack the sand down tight before pushing it out of the piece but I made do with my hand and the edge of one of the topper pieces. The shovel is great for digging and filling but I let my kids use that. I used a topper piece to dig and pack. Pieces are very sturdy.