My son got this for his 2nd Bday and fell in love with it. He is very picky about his toys, but this workshop keeps him interested and busy. He loves everything about it: the screws, the WORKING drill. Like many say, I would love for the vacuum to produce some noise to make it look real. My boy loves to vacuum, and this is one thing he (I think) he's missing about the kit. He loves the number of boxes and shelves for the 'wooden' parts and screws. Gosh, I'm a mom but I'd love to play such boys'

There was a broken piece in the unopened box. The vacuum end piece had a big part broken on it. Also, the vacuum hose didn't fit properly on the main body. The part on the body had to be filed quite a bit in order to fit the hose on it. It was a Christmas gift so the parnets had to contact the manufacturer to request a replacement part. Haven't heard yet if the part was shipped to them. The father filed the fitting on the workshop to make the vacuum hose fit.

Maybe I would have rated this higher were my expectations not let down. I was looking for a functional work bench for my son who is obsessed with tools. There is no purpose for the screws- nothing to screw into. The holes in the table are too big which I had assumed was the purpose of putting holes there. The drill, while it makes noise does little else. There is just nothing functional about this. the foam pieces are cool in concept but unless you are building the few designs it comes with the

I bought this for my 2 yr. old Grandson. He will get many yrs. of use out of this. He loves it. The pieces of wood to build with are a big plus to this work bench. It has plenty of tools that are safe, not sharp. The light is adorable. The drawers on front are not actually drawers, it is a big door for storage that appears to be drawers. I think this was a big plus as the drawers may have been a bit sticky to pull in and out. He loves the vacuum on the side, this was a big hit for sure! BTW…

I looked at all the other work benches and decided on this one because of the working light and the pretend shop vac. I am glad I made the choice. The kids love both features (I have had to break up many fights on who gets to use the shop vac, but that only means they love it). I do wish the hose would stay on it's hook better, it doesnt grasp well. and that the peg board hooks for tools also hooked better. the tools fall off too easily so they end up not using the peg board.

So far my 3 year old loves it! The building blocks are pretty cool and comes with plans for a few items (a bird house, a boat, a car and a plane). The vacuum is basically all pretend, meaning that it doesn't make sound or actually vacuum, so my kid doesn't really care about that "feature."

Very sturdy and perfect for my 2 year old grandson. It could be improved by adding a few more interactive tools. Also, by adding some batteries to the shop vac would make the sound of a vacuum more realistic. However, he is very much a boy who loves to make the sounds of toys, be it a truck, a lion, or a vacuum. Hope this review helps those who choose Step 2 products.

My son received this as a Christmas gift (2 years old). He is now 3 1/2 years old, and he still loves this. The assembly was very easy. I gave this a four star rating, though, because i wish that the vacuum on the side would make noise. My son is able to use his imagination, but for the price of this, it would have been better to have some sort of sound to go with the vacuum. Also, the hose is a little rigid. On a positive note, my son loves the light and the pull out drawer. Also this is no…

My son got this for his first birthday and he likes it, he's probably still a bit young and will grow into it which will be nice but he loves the tools. The drill is electric and because he's little and doesn't understand he often holds the bit still while holding it on but it must have a special feature for that kind of thing because it hasn't broken yet! Took a bit of putting together but not too hard. I threw away the instructions on how to make the things out of the 'wood' pieces and can't…

My baby boy is only 1 year old but he has been trying to use random stuff to pretend screw his toys, he loves this thing. He can't play with everything on it yet and I did hide the small parts from him just to be on the safe side but this will grow with him. He plays with the screws and the tools and the vacuum. I do like the fact that the drill actually works with the screws but too bad the vaccum makes no sounds.anyhow.very cool toy.

My 2 boys love this and so does my 5 year old daughter. They love all of the places to put stuff and have even played with the vacuum, although it does seem a little odd to have it included on the set. It was pretty easy to put together, even though some sections of the instructions were missing words and we ended up putting the drawer in backwards I think. Still a great item!

My son loves this toy! It is just small enough to fit in the corner of the room, but big enough to fuel his imagination. I feel that it is really well made as my son loves to be rough on his toys and this has withstood all of his abuse. It was easy to put together and has been holding up to a year of constant play. As he gets older he has been using some of the features that he ignored when he was smaller, such as the screws and wood. I'm glad that this toy expands with him as he grows. I would

Good product. Some of the pieces were a little hard to put together but it was manageable with two people at those moments. The screws seem too small for the holes on the workbench but need to play around with it further. Despite the vacuum not making noise and people's unfavorable review of that, my son manages to use his imagination and make vacuum sounds.

I bought this for my 2 year old son. He has not stopped playing with it since I put it together a few hours ago.Assembly is simple. It would have been simpler if I wasn't one of those stupid girls that doesn't know how to use power tools. Took about 45 minutes, putting it together by myself without a drill. My 2 year old climbing over me and the parts trying to use his "tools" slowed down the process as well. :) There are few if any pre drilled holes in the parts. The screws that come with it…

This workshop is great! The little jars are great for their nuts and bolts, the drawer is nice and sturdy.even then they pull on it pretty hard. It even has a little work light. Items to note: the pictured "drawers" is actually a cabinet with a shelf. My only complaint is the vacuum. Mostly, my kids just put things down the tube, while you can get them out, I would not say it is super convenient to do so. It is very sturdy! The "wooden" foam pieces that come with it are very…