On 5/3/07 21:29, in article , "K"
wrote:

chris French writes
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I'd recommend having a look at TP toys range, everyone I know who has
their products is very happy with them. Quality of construction, of
materials, the instructions, and customer service is very good.


I'd second this. Ours had a TP climbing frame for years (I think they
were about 5 and 2 when we got it, and almost mid teens before they
abandoned it). snip
We haven't bought the 'den' bit yet but the platform is there. IME,
children do love a den of their own, whether it's under some overhanging
tree branches or a tablecloth draped over the kitchen table.

We also had the slide attachment which was much enjoyed when the kids
were young - especially so in hot summers when we extended it with a wet
plastic sheet across the lawn.

I think the lawn in question is too small for that but we'll have to see how
it fits into the space. I remember my children having a water slide which
was, basically, a long sheet of plastic with a hose playing over it. They
simply ran across the lawn and hurled themselves onto the plastic and I
applied Arnica later! It was an enormous success and a greatly loved play
thing on hot days. Children, water and safely 'out of control' are
unbeatable combinations - just running through a garden sprinkler reduced a
group of Brownies to sodden but giggling heaps here one summer's evening
when they were doing horticulture for one of their badges. Anyway, thanks
to all of you for the TP advice. It was spot on for what we needed and
otherwise, I wouldn't have known where to start, frankly, being a tad out of
date in that direction.
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