https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:36:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it/page/2#post-2886033 Thu, 30 May 2019 08:13:50 +0000 periwinklebee 2886033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@graceandjoy: That's awesome - good luck with the set up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it/page/2#post-2885984 Wed, 29 May 2019 16:06:48 +0000 Mommy Finger 2885984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@graceandjoy: That's hilarious! We still need to set it up! It's been raining so much here that we haven't had a free weekend to deal with it. Hopefully this weekend. And I think I'm more excited for it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it/page/2#post-2885979 Wed, 29 May 2019 15:11:25 +0000 graceandjoy 2885979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mommy Finger: My BIL bought the dome climber for my girls birthday last winter and we just set it up. It's HUGE and adults had more fun on it hah! My girls are a little small to be able to climb up, but they will be growing into it for sure! For now they like to climb inside and pretend to be camping! </p> <p>@periwinklebee: Sooo I was team no need for a swingset, but there was a really great deal a while back and I ended up getting it! It just got delivered; DH, his dad and his bro will set it up soon. I have a 4.5 and 2.5 year old that have outgrown the toddler plastic set we have, and I agree with others this plus our dome climber, play house + water play stuff will keep the entertained if we don't have enough time to go to the playground. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it/page/2#post-2881280 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:28:05 +0000 ChitownRo 2881280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our set was from Home Depot,<br /> <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/KidKraft-McKinley-Wooden-Playset-F24950/205813514" rel="nofollow">https://www.homedepot.com/p/KidKraft-McKinley-Wooden-Playset-F24950/205813514</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it/page/2#post-2881166 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:19:12 +0000 merriment 2881166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it/page/2#post-2881165 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:06:07 +0000 gotkimchi 2881165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merriment: just in case @merriment: doesn’t see this to reply I think I’ve seen that set at Costco </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2881162 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:02:17 +0000 periwinklebee 2881162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: That's awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2881132 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:45:15 +0000 KT326 2881132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: One more idea, my friends dad built a large playhouse in their backyard. Once we out grew it he turned it into a storage shed! I remember playing out there for hours when we were in elementary school. In middle school we used to to hang out and gossip. Then I think it was high school he turned it into a shed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2881131 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:42:20 +0000 periwinklebee 2881131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: @Mrsbells: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2881124 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:18:45 +0000 Mrsbells 2881124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I say no because everyone I know who has one says their kids get bored of it super quickly. Growing up my dad added a sent to an old tree we had. I would to do somthing similar but our HOA doesnt allow big trees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2881120 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:05:15 +0000 Alba4 2881120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worth every penny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880987 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 14:46:08 +0000 merriment 2880987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChitownRo: That's a great playset! Can I ask who makes it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880958 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:02:50 +0000 periwinklebee 2880958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChitownRo: Love it! This is a good point about dinner. Our kitchen is in the back of the house with tons of windows (but not open to the rest of the house), so when LO is old enough it would be great for him to entertain himself outside while I'm fixing dinner, and I could actually keep a better eye on him than if he is playing in the front of the house... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880947 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:04:21 +0000 ChitownRo 2880947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our play structure. We use is constantly in the nice weather - even though we have awesome parks In walking distance too (we go to those prob 5 times per week). The backyard space is good for before school or before dinner play, when we have shorter time chunks, not enough time for a real park outing</p> <p>[attach=2666/19/pq2779.450x600.CBA36C03-8AE6-4DA7-80C4-D81E4EF9696E.jpeg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880939 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:45:14 +0000 DesertDreams88 2880939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My best friends have used and loved their playset from kid 1-kid 3, age 2 through now 7. They play on it probably about 5x a week. They still go out a bunch and go to parks bc parks are better, but the playset is great for when you need 20-30 minutes to cook dinner or clean etc.</p> <p>I agree that a play house and kid table would be a great idea, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880929 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:18:23 +0000 periwinklebee 2880929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: Yeah, it gives us plenty of time to find a good deal/figure out what to add. I'm sure even for the little toddler equipment a fall zone is still beneficial...</p> <p>@Silva: This sounds awesome, I love the ideas! This is your custom built house, right? I *loved* the not so big house series you suggested... My son is obsessed with the playground at daycare, and I'm going to ask them more about it. They have a traditional toddler play structure, but also sandbox and an outdoor art studio, which I would love to set up a small version of at home. LO is also obsessed with anything that makes loud clanging sounds, outdoors seems like a great place to set something up around that (large lot, so unlikely to be loud enough to disturb the neighbors:-)</p> <p>@wrkbrk: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880927 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:03:37 +0000 erinbaderin 2880927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I don't actually mind it either, it's kind of nice to have a built-in draw. It's only a problem when we have "competing" groups of friends - like if we have family friends over that we're trying to socialize with, and then the neighbour kids see us playing in the backyard and want to come over too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880925 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:27:10 +0000 Foodnerd81 2880925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: we have a hill that slopes down to the street. So for sledding it’s ok but a parent as to be at the bottom to catch them before they zoom into the plowed road. (Super quiet end of the cul de sac street so traffic isn’t so much of a concern but pavement is). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880922 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:15:57 +0000 wrkbrk 2880922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: We don’t but just because I think they’re ugly so not a good reason haha. We also have a big playground within a couple of blocks. Google zero scaping - we are considering pulling up our grass. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880921 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:15:04 +0000 Silva 2880921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one that was here- it has a slide, swings, and a couple ways to climb up to a playhouse, with a sandbox underneath.<br /> It gets a lot of use but the features that get the most use are the swings and the sandbox. I love having it but when we move in a few years my kids will be 4, 6 and 10 at that point we will do some big tree swings and some type of playhouse, plus more “adventure” stuff like slack line and zip line.<br /> All of that is to say that you don’t have to do a classic play structure you can create a play space with the pieces that suit you- tree swing, sandbox, maybe a climbing dome? But with a 14 month old you have many many years of playing outside ahead and I’m all for thinking of ways to encourage independent backyard play!<br /> The thing I wish our yard had is a hill! We live near a field and our neighbors let us sled there, but it would be nice to have a grassy hill for rolling down, driving cars down, setting up water slides, etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880920 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 06:48:18 +0000 ALV91711 2880920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I think it is a good idea to prep your fall zone and then you can look for what you want for a good deal for a couple years from now. For this summer you could get a smaller age appropriate climber/slide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880919 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:07:09 +0000 periwinklebee 2880919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: yeah, I'm sure the little toddler set is much more appropriate for now and less of a headache to watch him around (because he undoubtedly will love most whatever is least age appropriate :silly: ). I just don't want to seed grass and then turn around and rip it up next summer for a playset. So maybe I'll install a fall zone now while we're ripping out the slab and assume that we'll put in a swing set when age appropriate.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880913 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:48:25 +0000 PinkElephant 2880913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: maybe you can start with a small, age appropriate plastic climber/swing set (think Little Tykes or Step 2). You can find these used dirt cheap or free, and they’re easier to move. If he likes that, you can move up to a nice cedar playset when he’s a little older and you’ve had time to decide what you want! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880911 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:41:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 2880911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: lol my kids are the neighbor kids who always want to play. Luckily they really like us and we are mindful of not letting our kids overstay, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880908 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:24:26 +0000 periwinklebee 2880908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: @Purpledaisy: You guys are making me really want one :silly: He definitely will need close supervision for the foreseeable future regardless. I don't want to seed grass just to rip it out for a fall zone in a year because we decided when he's older that it's worth it... Starting small with something modular may be a good idea! </p> <p>@Mrs. Champagne: @Autumnmama79: My grandpa made me a swing set with a fort at the top that I LOVED as a kid. I'm sure there were a zillion ways to injure myself by modern standards, but it was awesome! Some of the happiest memories of my childhood (then again, no neighborhood park, so that was the entirety of playing outside besides school recess...)</p> <p>@erinbaderin: Good point about the neighbor kids, lol... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880906 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:53:09 +0000 erinbaderin 2880906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one, and it’s equal parts great and annoying. I can send the boys out to play while I cook dinner. On the other hand, the neighbourhood kids always want to come play in our backyard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880901 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:31:56 +0000 Autumnmama79 2880901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I have so many clear and wonderful memories as a child on our backyard swing set, I would say 100% yes!! We live in a big city now but if we’re ever lucky enough to have a yard I would love to have backyard swings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880899 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:01:43 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2880899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a play house with sandbox below it and it gets tons of play, and it’s cute. My husband and FIL built it but I’m sure you can buy them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880897 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:54:09 +0000 ALV91711 2880897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even though your son is a bit young for it I’d do it. He’s too young to be out there alone anyway so you’d have to be outside with him. Then when he is a bit older and can go out himself he will have hours of entertainment. </p> <p>Going to the park is good but you don’t always want to have to go to the park. Try and find something second hand if you can to save money. We just sold our climber/slide for cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swing-set-in-backyard-worth-it#post-2880895 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:55:54 +0000 Purpledaisy 2880895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were really on the fence about getting one because we were afraid that it wouldn’t be used very much. We decided to get one at the beginning of last summer and it was one of our best purchases ever. Our kids are 6 and almost 3 and they play out there for hours with minimal supervision needed. We don’t live within walking distance of a playground but even if we did I would still want a play set in the backyard. It’s nice that the kids can go out there by themselves and it’s really cut back on their screen time. </p>