Beautifully decorated heavy duty table. My niece had one for her children and told me that unfortunately, the end had cracked off in their move but she drilled a metal brace and reassembled it. I ordered one for my grandson and the package was VERY heavy. It was also too large of a box to fit in the car. So, I decided to assemble it in my garage and discovered that the table was broken in exactly the same place that my niece's table had broken. The only recourse would be to return it and wait for another delivery. I mangled the box trying to open it and dreaded the whole return procedure. I am contacting the company next week and ask if they will just send a new top and not make me return the broken one. I took a video but I had trouble figuring out how to send it to them. I will update this post after talking with the company. It appears to be a common problem with this table.

Bought this back in November as a Christmas present and have been waiting with excitement for my little to open it. Well it's Christmas morning and she loved it! My daughter is 2.5 and loves to do crafts, pottery, draw with chalk, markers, paint, colored pencils and crayons. This table is perfect for all of that. I've had my eye on this for over a year.

The table is well made and super easy to assemble. One person can assemble alone. There are 6 wooden legs that screw into each bench. And 4 bigger wooden legs that screw into the table. All the legs have rubber washers on them and they screw right in. I bought this table specifically because you can use chalk on it. The chalk comes off with one easy wipe!! The roll of paper is great as well for coloring and drawing letters and etc. the pocket on the side is great for storage. You can use the 3 red cups for storage and/or also for water when you paint as it has a "fill to here" line on each cup. I bought my daughter a Crayola art set that has everything you could possibly need in it to go with this desk. The paper pulls easily through the holes and onto the table and under the paper cutter. The paper cutter is made of plastic and is not sharp enough to cause cuts. It tears the paper easily but the edges are not perfect. I am okay with that as I would trade rough edges over a sharp cutter in terms of kid safety.

The box was packaged well and delivered in 2 boxes. I was worried from previous reviews that some pieces might be damaged by that was not the case. I did have a hole on the outside of the main box. Good thing they box it twice as the hole did not penetrate to the second box.

All in all this is a great gift and addition to any home with children. I love this tab and ALEX toys in general. I would definitely buy this again and would highly recommend this product! You will not be disappointed!!

We needed a table for my son who loves to do random art and crafts. The issue is he leaves his art stuff all over the house. This art table far exceeded my expectations. I am writing down the full story for other parents with my struggle.
Backstory: My 5, almost 6-year-old son is a fairly tall kiddo. We originally bought the Step 2 Deluxe Art Desk. We quickly realized that although reviewers said it fit their 8-year-old kids, that was for sure not fact. Once we put it together, we saw it would not fit him and allow for him to be comfy. Also, the surface area was tiny. That table is great for tiny kids. Not normal size 5 and 8 years olds. I am not sure what size the reviewers of the Step 2 table's kids are, but that is made for tiny's. Like up to 3 or a small 4 year old.

Success Story: So we found this art desk. What a steal. I paid $173, which to be honest, this will last him for a long time to come. I included pictures and a picture with my husband sitting at the desk for scale. My husband is 6'3 and as you see in the images, he fits perfectly fine.

This desk comes with a paper roll and I can't stress how easy that makes this process. My son every 5 minutes asks for a new paper when painting or drawing. Now he can do it himself. The table is heavier then I expected. So Pretty good quality. the benches are sturdy and actually comfy. the surface area is huge. Honestly, I could use this myself.

Unlike other tables, this does lack a bit of storage if you have lots of diff crafts stuff for kids. Which is not a bad thing because the surface area of the desk more than makes up for it. I bought a little 4 drawer bin on wheels to put his crafts stuff right next to the table or wherever I want to move it. So I recommend that as well to help keep them organized.

Assembly took 5 minutes and came with a screwdriver for the paper roll feeder. This review is not a paid review or anything. I just know we struggled to try to get the right size table for our bigger size kids that they would not outgrow. So it was logical to assume other parents struggled also. If you have any questions feel free to comment and I will answer asap.

Conclusion: Buy this desk right now.

So cute. Love it. Been wanting this table for a long time. By the time the price dropped, we moved and didn't have space for it. I bought one anyways and put it in the hallway. So glad I did. It's cute, solid wood and sturdy and huge.

Only thing that doesn't make sense was why does the table have only 4 legs but the benches have 6. I can see why some people's table broke in halves. There definitely should have two extra legs on the table since the table top is heavy

Took me less than 30 mins to assemble. Didn't need my husband's help and I didn't even use the instructions. It comes with a mini screwdriver to put the paper roller on. Very convenience.

This looked like a great table initially, but we've had it for a year now, and I have been disappointed with the quality of the paint job. I've noticed marker or ink from stamps seems to lift off the paint right off when I go to wipe it. My kids only use washable markers and such. I've had it for one year, but you would guess by the way that it looks that it was much much older. I had a black dining room table for many more years, and before the kids had this table they were using it for art projects, and their products never affected the paint job of that table, so it seems odd to me that these same art supplies seem to be incompatible with this art table. Functionally, it's a good table, but don't expect it to look nice for long.