![]() My daughter loves it and so do the neighbor kids. I found it half price at when they had their AOL sale before Christmas. We are putting in a two person glider by Swing N Slide to share a spot with a swing (the glider mounts on top of the beam and the swings are bottom mount) so we can switch between a swing seat and the glider. In the area that was intentended to be a sandbox, we put in a railing with a hinged door and a floor, so it is now a little enclosed patio that has a plastic picnic table on it We have:ģ swing spaces (all with heavy duty-commercial grade swing anchors and swings to hold 350 pounds each)Ī five foot heigh platform that is about 4'圆'Ī deep 10' long wave slide (reinforced to hold more weight)Ī vertical rock wall to climb with a knotted rope.Ī grey plastic rock wall of holes to climb (full height of the structure)Ī rock wall of steps for easy access for smaller kids (reinforced to hold more weight)Ī wooden roof (tarp roofs don't last long in our climate)Ī fire hose with water to wet to slide for using it as a waterslide We bought the largest one we could without having monkey bars (our yard isn't very deep so we didn't want monkey bars to protrude into it). ![]() I think we ended up spending about $1,300 for a Playstar system. We did a build it yourself one from Menards. We talked to a lot of people who owned Rainbow's and they told us that even their 13/14 year olds were using them still once in a while. If your kids are younger and going to be using it a long time, it is definately worth the money. With that said, I LOVE the Rainbow products! We did a lot of research on swing sets, and they were the sturdiest and built the best. They are hard to come by on Craigslist, but if you are patient you can find even better deals on larger sets. We left it in larger chunks for transportation and just used a pick up truck and trailer. Took me and my husband (while still watching our 2 and 4 yr old) about 4 hours on both ends. We did have to dissassemble it and reassemble it on our own, but it really wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be. ![]() The sellers were moving and weren't able to take it with them. Totally confused us.Īnyway, I did a lot of searching online and ended up finding a 1 year old Supersized Rainbow Castle package III fully loaded (the thicker and taller beams with the rock wall, yellow spiderweb looking climber on opposite side of rock wall, monkey bars, trapeze bar, slide, 3 swings, rope disk, and tire swing) for 2800 on Craigslist. At one point we had two sales flyers from them with two different %'s off, yet the identical playset on both flyers was on "sale" for the same price. We looked for over a year, and it looked to me like they ran "sales", it was always the same "sale" price no matter what % off it was. Do I think you got a good deal? Well, I'm not sure. To quickly jump to the category you're looking for, click on the links below or keep scrolling to see all 53.We bought a rainbow swing set last year. They are deep in the “I’ll do it myself” phase, so they enjoy things that help them master the fine motor skills that might help them dress themselves, said Marie Conti, head of The Wetherill School in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, and a board member of the American Montessori Society.įrom unique stocking stuffers for 3-year-olds to educational toys that'll arrive before Christmas, we found tons of giftable options for your little one on your wish list. “Three-year-olds are getting to be more social and have ideas of their own,” said Tovah Klein, director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development and author of “How Toddlers Thrive.” According to Klein, “ Open-ended toys such as blocks and building toys allow them to explore, discover and carry out their ideas." (Or not: There’s a reason people call them “threenagers.”) What should I look for in a gift for 3-year-olds? They’re becoming increasingly verbal and able to answer questions and follow directions. The best gifts for 3-year-olds provide plenty of opportunities to explore as toddlers grow and develop into more imaginative play.įinally out of the " terrible twos," many are entering school for the first time and interacting with friends.
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