Swingset for Christmas?

[peanutter]

Does anyone have a swingset?

How much use does it get?

Where did you get it from?

Who put it together?

How much was it?

If it was a Christmas prezzie for the kids, did you put it up before or after Christmas?

Reaction?

When did they stop using it?

Thanks

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Subbing because thinking of getting one for my munchkin this chrissy

[Heaven]

Yep and it's used every day. DH and my brother put it together and they're not the most 'handy' men

[Miss_Dee]

Not sure how helpful my answer will be but I got one for christmas when I had just turned 3. While I was less than thrilled with being woken up, I still remember walking out the back and seeing it. Santa had it all ready and assembled for when I woke up. Me and my 2 younger sisters used it a lot growing up, and it got extra use as I've got a lot of cousins much younger than us.

[Novella]

We were given one as our niece was no longer using (around 12 yo at the time) so free.

My girls love it DD1 has used it since she was two and will go out and play on it EVERY day unless I say she can't because its raining (she doesnt care about the rain). DD2 uses it when dd1 is out there but is more into creative pplay than active play.

Ours has monkey bars attatched that dd1 spends a lot of time on, to the point she has callouses on her hands. Think about what ds1 loves at the playground and maybe see if you can get one with his favourite thing eg swing or slide etc

DH put ours up when we got it and when we have moved, he is pretty handy but it didn't look too hard

If I was going to buy one I would look at getting one with a cubby/fort attatched as we loved them as kids

ETA ours is a Hills and apart from some minor rust has survived well

[RhiChiChi]

Yep, DD got one for Xmas last year from my mum, sister & brother.
She uses it all the time when she is outside playing
Got it from Bunnings, cost about $80
DH put it together after Xmas, was fairly easy
She loves it, hasn't grown out of it

[Rowellen]

Does anyone have a swingset? Yes, we got one with a trampoline attached

How much use does it get? Lots - whenever we let them outside

Where did you get it from? Big W - mid year toy sale on layby so we picked it up just before christmas

Who put it together? DH, BIL & FIL with some "help" from DS

How much was it? $200

If it was a Christmas prezzie for the kids, did you put it up before or after Christmas? After

Reaction? Kids loved it.

When did they stop using it? They haven't yet but they did only get it last christmas.

HTH

[~Hestia~]

Don't have one yet but considering getting one for the boys for xmas this year.

Knowing my Moo I would guess it would be used almost every day! He is very active.

I'm looking at one from Target.

My DH would put it together, I plan on standing around handing him things

The one I like is $400 at the moment with a whizzy dizz thing and a slide on both ends, as well as two swings and a monkey bar type thing.

I would imagine DH putting it up before xmas and stashing it in the shed to bring out xmas eve.

I think Moo would look like this then this

[TaRhLi.]

We are looking at getting one this year for the kids as well.

DD will be 3 by Xmas and the twins 18mths, so I'm looking at ones that have 2 swings (minimum) and a big slide. We will consider investing quite a bit to get a good one that lasts as they will have it for a good 8-10 years and if DD's love of the playground continues then I'll struggle to keep her off the thing

[2CheekyMonkeys]

they dont last long in the rain and sun.. i think the last two that we bought we had to replace after a year due to sun damage and rust! they were both from target too. this year i am going the wooden variety and see if that lasts longer.

[Trillian]

We haven't had to buy one, but my eldest is 11 and he still gets on it. I don't think they ever really grow out of swings.

[LuluHB]

We got a hills one off ebay for the girls for Christmas when they were 3.5 and 2.5. It has a slide, double swing, a single swing, see-saw type swing and a trapeze bar thing. Paid $100 for it and it looked brand new. DH put it together. the girls play on it all the time. We took the trapeze bar off and put one of those red chair toddler swings on instead.

The swings together with the trampoline that was last Christmas are the best presents the girls have had