My 3yr old absolutely loved the "big sand"!! (as he called it) The woman working was super helpful & understanding that my 3yr old would act like a normal toddler. She explained the rules to him & made sure we understood the rules as well. I think the price was very much worth it, he had a blast! I'd pay $11 for him to have that much fun every week. The shoppe itself prices their toys a bit above what we'd pay but we shop on Amazon a lot, so we're used to those lower prices. But they carry a lot of toys I've never even seen as well. Also, the "sand" is much less messy than normal sand. It does get every where but I just changed my sons when we got home & vacuumed up the excess "sand" that got on the floor. We will DEFINITELY be returning! Hopefully quite often!:)