We don't have much dirt for DS to play in with this house. He has a sandpit but he likes to play in the dirt around it. The problem is that it has bits of junk all through it like metal shards. One ofhis toys had a magnetic connector on it and when we picked it up from the dirt it was covered in little bits that had stuck to the magnet. But our next house will be more rural and lots more fun. Only 2 months to go....