toys for garden?

[newandlearning]

Now the lovely weather is here I'm thinking of re-vamping a few things in my garden..

am wondering what toys everyone else has in their garden and where you got it from?

which things do you find the kids love and which do they not really use?

xx

[terrydoo73]

Where do I start?

I have the following:

2 ride on tractors
2 ride on fire engines
3 tricycles
1 bike and 1 go kart
2 slides
3 rockers
2 small play houses and 1 large wooden house
loads of chairs, benches and seats, one with a parasol for shade sitting
balls, skittles, hoops and bean bags
large football net and ball
2 hoppers
1 sand tray and 1 water tray
have also got a small dolls house inside the wooden house
trucks, cars etc
blackboard and chalk

I would also bring out books and art/craft materials as necessary.

Only thing I am going to try and purchase is bean bags for the wooden house!

[francinejayne]

Mine are obsessed with sand at the moment, it is costing me a fortune replacing it all when it gets scattered around the garden!!!

We also love the slide and the trampoline. Tennis and skipping are also popular. I have a big plastic crate filled with bats, balls, skipping ropes, chalk, hoops etc that they love to have a good rummage through.

We're also enjoying planting lots of different seeds and watering them each day now it's sunny!

My advice is buy a few of everything if you can (spades, watering cans, etc) then everyone can join in.

[helenlc]

There was a thread similar to this the other day and I remember reading Sarah saying that Ofsted like to see the garden as an extension of indoors ie you have similar things in the garden to what you have inside ie buggies fro dollies, home corner type area, books/reading corner etc.

I am in the process of revamping my garden and outdoor area and am going to try and take this on board. There are some toys I dont want taken out but most things can be washed at the end of the day.

I do already have:
large and small trampoline,
sand/water table,
various ride ons,
hula hoops (big fav at the mo with the LOs),
bench,
gazebo with sides,
large wooden play house (with play kitchen, sofa etc in),
table and stools
bubble machine

Hope that helps

[hollyoaksmad]

i have only started up and iv managed 2 get 2 slides of freecycle. my mum wont let me buy much more as its her house lol i hope ofsted understand

[miss mopple]

I have all sorts that I chop and change

water table, sandpit,slide, wendy house and ride ons are all out there permanantly

other faves are

a gym ball (they love rolling on it!)
target games
hopscotch
tuff spot with various messy stuff in
hula hoops
bats and balls
balancing beam
canal system
buckets and brushes for painting fence
ball pit
pop ups
stilts
skittles
bouncy castle

we also take things from in outside depending on what the kids fancy doing

[funemnx]

Where do I start?

I have the following:

2 ride on tractors
2 ride on fire engines
3 tricycles
1 bike and 1 go kart
2 slides
3 rockers
2 small play houses and 1 large wooden house
loads of chairs, benches and seats, one with a parasol for shade sitting
balls, skittles, hoops and bean bags
large football net and ball
2 hoppers
1 sand tray and 1 water tray
have also got a small dolls house inside the wooden house
trucks, cars etc
blackboard and chalk

I would also bring out books and art/craft materials as necessary.

Only thing I am going to try and purchase is bean bags for the wooden house!

I want your garden! :thumbsup:

[little_gems]

Where do i start:

Ride on's
scooters
footballs
hola hoops
coupe cars
2 story play house inside has an ironing board, full wooden kitchen, mop and bucket, toy dog, blankets and cushons.
plastic play house
slide
small trampoline
sand tray
large outdoor mat
chalk
chalk boards
pushchairs

basicly everything from the outside comes in and everything from the inside goes out.

[babs]

for the garden i have.......

slide
2 rockers
3 ride on bikes
tractor
space hopper ( this is the fav thing at moment from tesco few weeks ago)
water table
sand table
pedal bike
skittles
footballs
2 huge balls
golf set
tunnels
tents
bouncy castle comes out some days...
ball pit with 300 balls sometimes feels like i have 1000 when picking them up.
bats and balls
outdoor cars
prams and dolls

then children can take out anything else they want from inside .

wow i didnt think i had that much stuff when you list it it seems alot

[Chell]

I bought some plant spray type bottles today from Asda. My five year old DD and mindee played with them for almost two hours. They sprayed the play house windows, fences, plants, etc. :thumbsup:

They come in a bright pink colour that is butterfly shaped and a dark blue flower shaped one. They are £1 each or 3 for £2 (can mix with other items such as grow your own seeds, wind socks, spinners).

They appear to be quite strong. DS and DD have had loads of water pistols but they always crack/split. I think these will last longer.

[Daisy1956]

I have been saving all my spray bottles from big anti-bacterial ones to very small spectical cleaner ones ( all washed out of course ) kids had a great time spraying fence, flags, shed etc .

[margimum]

I've just bought a huge bubble wand. Thought it may not work or need special liquid.... but it really is amazing:clapping: :clapping:
bubbles are as big as a football at least and great fun:clapping:
I'm waiting on capital grant for north west area for some special outdoor equipment but it's not looking promising at the moment:( :(

[TheBTeam]

I have
2 cozy coupe cars
2 smaller ride ons
1 trike
1 2wheel scooter
1 3 wheel scooter
toy kitchen and play food
dolls house and stuff
garage and cars
pirate ship
dolls pram and dolls
goal
tunnel
pop up cube
bats/balls of all sizes
skittles
jumping sacks
croquet
hopscotch
skipping ropes
cricket
crazy golf
swingball
slide
rocker
basket ball net
large play trays
step 2 water run
chalk board
large dust cart
plate spinning
2 trundle trucks
Cones and markers

think that is all, but still looking for other stuff, we have decided not to have sand play but do a lot of water play and take moon sand outside when the age of the kids makes it not a nightmare