Hellobee Boards

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We have this one - I somehow bought it on sale for $16 two years ago! I looked out it curiosity and similar ones still exist on Amazon but the pricing is insane. I think these things are basically impossible to patch if they get a hole so not worth a big investment to me.
But the kids love it! We got it when they were 3 and 6, now they are 5, 8 and 1. Especially with the 1 year old we haven’t been filling it as high, more like couple inch splash height, but it’s still a lot of fun. (Tip I learned from the reviews: this one has a drain hole halfway up, but you can fill past that using a wine cork in it.) It’s big enough we can all 5 fit no problem, and we just tried putting the toddler slide in there which was a big hit. It is a pain to store, as well as to drain especially since our yard isn’t flat. We had to buy an air pump separately. But overall I definitely recommend if you can find one at a decent price!

I got this one this year through store pick up at Walmart… It is an in-house brand version of the Intex pool we have had for at least three years running now. The price should be under $20, but unfortunately Distribution companies have bout up a bunch and are selling them at $100-$200 each. My neighbor got hers through Target (also a store brand; not Intex; we both had in-stock notifications turned on and bought them literally the second we got notifications. Brand doesn’t matter so much, but I’d say this size is ideal for a 4 year old, especially if you want to get as well. We put two adults and three kids ages two, four and six at last use and were very comfortable.

I’m not telling you the part about them being super marked up to discourage you, but I also kind of felt I should you know that my cheeky answer to your question is “Any model you can buy for under $50 is the best one!” - At least under current circumstances!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Play-Day-Rectangular-Inflatable-Family-Pool-120-x-72-x-22/296273194

We bought one from target. It’s their sun squad brand and it’s 10 ft x 6 ft (22 in deep). It was only $34 and has stood up well so far. It was only in stock at the store though.

We recently bought this pool from buybuybaby for our 12 month old. We have only used it once so far, but it's a nice size and she seemed to like it! Hoping to get a lot more use out of it as the weather gets warmer.

For those of you who have these, do you have any issues with water in the yard when you drain them? We're thinking about getting one but our biggest hesitation has been draining that much water out on a regular basis. We live in a humid environment (VA) so wondering how y'all have managed that or if it's not really an issue.

@Mrs. Carrot: we use a siphon and hose to direct the water away from the house/into the woods otherwise our yard would be a swamp!

@winter_wonder: just popping in to say Aldi has some in their ad for this week but I didn’t find any in my local store.