https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:23:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062567 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:55:26 +0000 Smurfette 1062567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: My friend put put pebbles in her son's sand box. So you don't have to worry about the sand getting wet. She after the first week, he stopped trying to eat the pebbles. Would that work? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062558 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:53:03 +0000 Freckles 1062558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you put tarp over it instead of getting a cover?<br /> I'd sell it on Craigslist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062407 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:14:01 +0000 Mrsbells 1062407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I l ike the idea of putting sand in it, although when i was younger I used to eat the sand </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062403 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:13:06 +0000 regberadaisy 1062403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@owlmom: that's a great idea for winter usage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062400 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:12:00 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1062400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, I just got one this weekend and DD isn't a fan of it. She actually just wants to climb in it.... </p> <p>@owlmom: oooh - good idea. I'll have to remember that when we move to a bigger house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062393 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:10:32 +0000 owlmom 1062393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried using it inside? We put ours on top of a large blanket and fill it with beans or oatmeal. LO loves it. She especially likes when I hide things under the beans and she has to dig them out. But she loves it outside with water too, so maybe this isn't helpful... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062378 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:05:30 +0000 littlek 1062378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO loves it. If you don't like it, I'd sell it on FB or Craigslist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062348 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:59:36 +0000 meredithNYC 1062348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate taking care of ours (ugh, the CONSTANT cleaning), but LO adores it, so looks like we're going to be keeping it :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062322 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:53:56 +0000 Revel 1062322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad I read this! I was so sure I would get my LO one next spring, when she'll be turning one, but we have very little outdoor space so maybe I'll skip it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062309 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:48:38 +0000 T-Mom 1062309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our water table has not lived up to my hopes either! I had to put it away when my DS kept standing on it!! I took that as a sign that he had moved on and we needed to move to the swimming pool instead. I'm definitely selling mine next summer. Oh and it was so much work to keep it from becoming a mosquito breeding ground, ugh. Sorry it didn't work out for you guys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062308 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:46:41 +0000 BananaPancakes 1062308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a huge fan at this point, either. My 16 month old isn't really into it, and pretty much just wants to drink from it. Plus it gets so slimy in just a day or two. And ours has spiderwebs all underneath, as well. It's been sitting empty on the back porch for a few weeks now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062297 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:43:43 +0000 mediagirl 1062297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: yeah but then I would need a top for it or when it rains.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062286 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:39:49 +0000 Koolbreeze 1062286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me! We thought our boys would love it and they just don't. They'll play with it a few minutes and lose interest. I constantly clean it too. I think we'll probably sell it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062272 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:37:25 +0000 MsLipGloss 1062272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Can you put sand in it instead? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062222 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:26:25 +0000 mrs. wagon 1062222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Definitely store it indoors and sell it at the beginning of next summer!! </p> <p>I hate using ours so it stays empty and covered until we use it, which is probably about twice a month during the summers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062191 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:19:17 +0000 regberadaisy 1062191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha LO loves hers! Sell it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-the-water-table#post-1062183 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:17:40 +0000 mediagirl 1062183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it was going to be such a great toy for M to play with but I really don't like it. It's a huge waste of water to refill it almost every day (so it doesn't get all slimy and gross). The underside accumulates spiderwebs daily and for the most part, she ignores it. When she's not ignoring it, she attempts to drink from it. :/</p> <p>Anyone else not a fan of the water table? </p>