Comments on: Water Tables: A Must-Have?

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:48:47 +0000

I thought about purchasing one too. When Little Bean goes to her friend’s house that is the the first thing she heads for and loves it! However, on the downside, someday you will have to try to sell or throw away that “plastic” toy. When I thought of that, I decided, that next summer I will just build a sand box from wood (or just stick 4-4×4 in the ground and fill it with sand).

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:19:13 +0000

no.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:13:54 +0000

I don’t have one, we live in an apartment, but my daughter loves them. I make do by letting her play in the kitchen sink while I cook. Dif you get the one off freecycle?

By: Myra

Myra — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:24:32 +0000

Seems like such a great idea to me. I wish my son would have had one of these. My husband ruled out the mess of a sandbox, and this would have been a great solution and a creative toy.

By: ChristineMM

ChristineMM — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:02:55 +0000

Water tables were not even for sale when mine were little or I would have bought one! In its place the big hit with my two boys was the Aqua Play, a boat canal system thing with pumps and levees. Lots of fun.

Also when my oldest was a year old I had my brother make a huge sandbox out of wood, it is 6×4 feet with 2 bench ends. It has a simple plywood cover to keep stray cats and other outdoor critters from using it as a giant litterbox. That sandbox got lots of use right up to this year (mine are 8 and 11 now). We just bought some new sand each year to refresh it.

My kids also spent lots of time playing with water in the sink and of course in the bath tub.

Simple play with water and sand is priceless!