The Best Outdoor Toys for Toddlers This Year

It’s almost autumn in Australia, and many Aussie parents are already preparing some exciting outdoor activities for their families – especially for the kids!

Outdoor activities are not only fun; they also provide great exercise which benefits your mental and physical health. If you prefer to do your outdoor activities near home, the best (and even the nearest) place to carry them out is your backyard. Yet, that does not prevent you from taking your children to the park or playground for that matter.

Let your children enjoy the fresh air as they have fun playing in the convenience and comfort of your backyard or garden! Make sure you have the best backyard toys, garden toys, and outdoor water toys for your kids and toddlers – so they can have an awesome outdoor play experience the whole year round.

That’s why Mr Toys have collated a list of the hottest and most trending outdoor toys and playsets for your children – including toddler outdoor toys, outdoor water toys, and kids’ garden toys. Check these top 10 out!

Climbing Toys for the Outdoor Explorer

1. Grown’n Up Qwikfold Maxi-Slide

The Qwikfold Maxi Slide by Grow’n Up is a 5-feet long slide chute. Toddlers can play with it outdoors or indoors! With safe wide steps and an easy-grip handrail, toddlers will find this slide extremely easy to climb. The height of the Qwikfold Maxi-Slide can be quickly and easily adjusted to suit the size and climbing skill level of your child. It also has a complete fold-away design for compact storage.

2. Little Tikes 2-in-1 Castle Climber

A playground slide and jungle gym in one, this 2-in-1 Castle Climber by Little Tikes is large enough for several kids to engage in social play. The ramp, ladder, platform, and slide all help in developing a toddler’s motor skills. Up the ramp and down the sliding board! Up the ladders and down again! Hours of backyard fun await your child with this climber set from Little Tikes.

3. Little Tikes Hide & Seek Climber & Swing

The Little Tikes Hide & Seek Climber delivers a world of fun for toddler girls and boys! The climber comes with a climbing rock-wall designed for beginners, and an adventurous tunnel that kids will love to crawl through and hide in. This climber set is just the right size for toddlers, and is a great way to improve their body coordination and balance.

Outdoor Water Toys

4. Bluey Hop Skip Splash

Little Bluey fans will love the all new Bluey Hop, Skip, Splash hopscotch with built-in sprinkler system. But beware, hop and skip in the right spot or you’ll get blasted by water!

• Constructed with high quality PVC
• Includes a hose connection
• Dimensions: 230cm long

5. Water Warriors Power Pack 5-Pack

Power Pack Water Blasters 5-Pack lets you join the water battle well-armed, and take some friends along. Just fill the blasters with water and pull the trigger to blast up to 25 feet! These blasters are compact, easy to hide, and easy to run with – great for parks, beaches, and backyard fun. Pack includes 3 Power Shot Blasters and 2 Power Shot XL Blasters in assorted colours.

6. PlayGo Splashy Dino Water Table

Start a water game with the playful dinosaur friends! Dodge the spraying water from the cannon and watch out for the dino eggs on the catapult. The Splasy Dino Water Table by PlayGo promotes interactive engagement and hand-eye coordination through fun water play.

Toys for Active Toddlers (Including Kids’ Garden Toys)

7. Orbit Mighty Metal Wheelbarrow

The Mighty Metal Wheelbarrow by Orbit is ideal for hours of outdoor play – perfect for carting toys, leaves, or just a barrow full of imagination! It comes with good quality hand grips and a solid rubber wheel that never needs pumping up. This wheelbarrow is easy to assemble and comes in a full colour box which displays the product for easy merchandising. Carry up to a massive 25kg with the Orbit Mighty Metal Wheelbarrow now!

8. Kan-i Bug Keeper

Your backyard garden is home to some interesting flying and crawling little insects. If your child is into science, particularly biology and entomology (the science of insects), the best place to start honing their interest is your backyard garden. This Bug Keeper by Kan-i is a great and fun tool to keep the bugs they find safe and sound!

9. Toylogical Red Wagon Stow & Go

Wagons are really useful during kids’ play time – especially if they are in the backyard. Have a look at this Red Stow & Go Wagon by Toylogical!

• Sturdy steel construction with durable plastic wheels
• Swivelling front axle for accurate steering
• Chunky long reach pivoting handle
• No sharp edges
• Finished in vibrant, premium lead free paint
• Maximim load 50kg
• Assembled size 53cm (L) x 29cm (W) x 22cm high; handle length 45cm

10. Fisher-Price Jump ‘N Dunk Basketball

Slam-dunk! Your future basketball player begins their training with Jump ‘n Dunk Basketball! Perfect for little kids, this basketball set can be adjusted from 2.5 to 4 feet. It has a special basketball return and standard basketball net. It also has an over-sized score bar.

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