what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

we are moving-finally- in the next month. goign to a house with a yard. not going to do a big wooden swingset yet. i havea 4 yo dd, 2 yo ds and a nb. what outdoor toys woudl you get?
thinking water table- or shoudl i do sand/water table combo? or water table with separate sand table or sand box?
slide? would you do a small metal swingset? or small little tikes/step 2 one?
baby pool?

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

I'd say: the plasic-y little tikes/step 2 set....baby pool...and maybe water table (the sand/water combo ones scare me when I think of the clean up, lol).

We also have a bunch of toy sprinklers...they were a hit last year.

BTW... congrats!

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

We have a sand/water table (they always go into the other side, so I put water only in there), outdoor house thing, a sandbox, a Step 2 large slide and small slide/swing combo (DS is 2 and already too large for the smaller slide), a kiddie pool, and Melissa & Doug sprinkler.

Message edited 5/26/2011 8:47:12 AM.

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

DS is only a year and a half, but we have a playhouse, a water table & a little free-standing slide. I'm trying to convince my dh to get a sandbox - he's got some weird thing against them lol - and I'm searching Craigslist for a cheap/decent play kitchen for outside.

We also have a ton of small things like a bubble mower, gardening tools (both small & long-handled), a Little Tykes tee ball set that he LOVES, tons of balls, a little golf set, a Crazy Coupe-type car & 2 little trikes that he can't ride yet, but that he likes to push around the patio. Other than the sandbox & play kitchen, I think we're done...there might be too much back there

ETA: I forgot, we also have a baby pool that isn't out there yet & congrats on your new house!

Message edited 5/26/2011 8:33:10 AM.

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

I have a 4 year old and twin 2 1/2 year olds.
We have a play house, water table, sand box and a little tikes climbing thing. It keeps them pretty entertained.

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

We have a few things... DS is only 16 months but he sure thinks he's older. We do have a wood swing set and he climbs the rock wall on on his own...gets mad if I help LOL.

We have the Little Tikes Roller coaster... which is so awesome. We have a play BBQ, which he likes to mimic when Daddy is using the big one. We have a little tykes slide on the deck, which he will go up and down all day long LOL. We also have a little house type thing, which he loves going in and out of...bringing his fave toys with him. And lastly, we have a little castle thing... but he's already getting too big for it. Has a tiny slide attached.
Today we are getting a water table. He also loves his swing...hours are spent there a day!

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

Water Table
Bubbles
Little Tykes Slide
Basketball and hoop (just got my 4 year old DS a Fisher Price One, the height adjusts) he LOVES it
Small Kiddie Pool
Big Beach Balls
Step 2 Roller Coaster

Congrats on the house!

Message edited 5/26/2011 9:54:58 AM.

Re: what outdoor toys for a 2 yo an 4 yo?

AJ loves her little tikes play house and slide.

This year I think I'll get a spinkler type toy.