Small Range Of Choices For Toddler Swing Sets

Most swing set manufacturers see toddler swing sets as a very small subset of their larger product line. In fact, not many companies even make separate swing sets for toddlers.

Perhaps they feel that since it's inevitable that toddlers will quickly outgrow this stage, they would do better to concentrate on the regular children's swing set. Whatever the reason, if you're looking for a set of swings for your toddler, you may not have as wide a range of choices as you'd like.

Some companies don't even really make toddler swing sets, preferring instead just to add swings for toddlers as extra optional items that can be added to their larger sets if a parent needs them.

Play Nation, for example, offers a bucket seat of strong plastic as one of its add-ons, while Rainbow Play Systems carries both a full and a half bucket as kids swing set accessories on its larger wooden swing structures. Neither company makes an actual full toddler set.

Is it worth it for you to investigate toddler swing sets, or should you just spring directly to one of the larger versions? If you're getting swings for you kids, it's likely that you'll soon be buying one of the regular sets anyway.

Keep in mind also that the smaller child's swing set won't accommodate as many children either. So it's up to you to decide whether you'll feel better having your toddler use a size-appropriate swing set first, or whether you're ready to be a little bit more vigilant with a larger set for a year or two.

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A Small Metal Slide As A Swing Set Accessory

Forget any other kind of swing set accessories. Whether you're talking playground or backyard sets, among all the extras available there is one type of swing set accessory that you almost can't do without; the trusty slide.

Kids enjoy this element of play structures just as much as they do the swings themselves. The two have worked together for so long that it's very rare to find a swing set without a slide right alongside it.

Even so, the days of the old metal slide appear mostly to be over. Wooden swing sets all add sturdy resin or plastic slides to their frames, and even among metal sets, you'll rarely ever find that the slide is made of metal as well.

Kettler, a company from Germany, provides a small metal slide as a swing set accessory for some of their swing sets, but even it has a resin platform and base.

One of the advantages of the newer type of slide is an extra safety factor. With the different, more rounded shape of this swing set accessory, not to mention that it's made of materials that don't experience the same temperature extremes that metal did in different seasons, children are now much less likely to suffer injuries.

This means that they can enjoy their playground or backyard swing set with the same enthusiasm that they always have, while their parents breathe just a little easier on the sidelines.

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Better Options For Backyard Swing Sets

When you start looking at all the available swing sets for your yard, you could actually find yourself becoming discouraged by the immense range of options. These sets are made predominantly of three types of materials, namely wood, metal and plastic, and there are many choices within each of those types.

But once you decide what you're looking for in terms of durability and function, you'll be able to discover the play set that best answer those needs, and the available accessories make it possible to personalize one for your own family.

You may have a metal swing set in mind, thinking of the ones you used to see in playgrounds and in the backyards of your youth. There aren't as many of those around any more, though you can still see them in some playgrounds.

A few companies do offer them for residential settings, and with some modular capability, and they are undoubtedly very durable. But you will certainly have to look harder if you're thinking of exploring swing sets of metal.

As you research the catalogs of swing sets and narrow down your options, you'll undoubtedly encounter the fact that the ones made of wood currently offer the widest range of models and accessories.

However, with some care and exploration you can also find sturdy and reliable metal or plastic sets as well. You will certainly discover a residential, kids swing set that will serve all the needs that you and your kids have, for both fun and safety.

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