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Magic Castle Bounce House

Magic Castle Bounce House

Give your kids the thrill of escaping the force of gravity, if only for brief moments, with the Magic Castle Bounce House ($280). This spacious bounce house has room for three little jumpers, with high walls to keep them safely contained. Fun for backyards, but also sized to fit indoors [More]

Blue Ridge Mountaineer Playset

Blue Ridge Mountaineer Playset

If you want the kids to get outside and play, give them a fabulous place to burn off all that energy with the Blue Ridge Mountaineer Playset ($1899). This set has it all, with a three-position swing beam that includes two swings and a trapeze bar, both a wave slide and a tube slide, a [More]

Children’s Wurlybird

Children’s Wurlybird

Sit down, strap in, and fly away in the Children’s Wurlybird ($270). Kids create their own momentum using a lever to spin round and round, as fast as they can push and pull. Get deliciously dizzy, but never fall down, thanks to the safety harnesses and padded chest bars on each of [More]

TC 2.0 Backpack and Child Carrier

TC 2.0 Backpack and Child Carrier

Rocky paths, narrow trails, crowded city streets, there are so many places a stroller just isn’t practical, but that doesn’t mean you need to leave your littlest explorer home. The TC 2.0 Backpack and Child Carrier ($150) lets you tote your kid, and your gear, comfortably and [More]

Bavarian Zipfel Bobsled

Bavarian Zipfel Bobsled

Faster and easier to control than a plastic saucer, but a lot lighter to haul back up the hill than a traditional wooden sled, the Bavarian Zipfel Bobsled ($40) gives you the ultimate sledding experience in a 3.5 pound package. Two rails molded into the polyethylene frame ensure you fly [More]

Snowball Launcher

Snowball Launcher

Why have an ordinary snowball fight when you can have an all-out snowball battle, complete with sophisticated weaponry? The 50 Foot Snowball Launcher ($30) lets you manufacture ammo faster and shoot farther than you ever could just using your hands. Make three snowballs at once, then [More]

Toadstool Table and Chairs Set

Toadstool Table and Chairs Set

Invite three best friends, or dolls, to a garden tea party held on the Toadstool Table and Chairs Set ($450). The four little stools and spotted mushroom table are made of resin, so they’ll hold up to outside use, though they’d make a lovely place to play or draw inside, too. [More]

Mobius 12 Panel Climber

Mobius 12 Panel Climber

Want to make sure the kids are really worn out before bedtime? Check out the Mobius 12 Panel Climber. This thing looks like you’d almost need serious rock climbing gear to scale it, but the easy-grip handholds make it fun and safe for kids as young as five. The twisting, turning [More]

Kid’s Crooked House

Kid’s Crooked House

It’s more fun to run zig zag than in a straight line, or to have curly fries than plain ones, and so it follows that the Kid’s Crooked House ($1,249) has to be more fun than a regular playhouse with nothing but right angles. These handcrafted hideaways come in three standard [More]

Aqua Jump

Aqua Jump

Even if you can’t walk on water, you can bounce with Aqua Jump ($2100), the water trampoline. Whether you have a camp, or other waterfront summer retreat, an Aqua Jump is a great way to bring everyone together to enjoy the water. Just climb up the stainless steel ladder, and up to [More]

Burton Chicklet Snowboard

Burton Chicklet Snowboard

Standing on top of a mountain with your feet strapped to a plank of fiberglass can be a little intimidating at first, but the Burton Chicklet Snowboard ($160) is specially designed to go easy on beginners, while still providing the speed and flexibility you’ll want once you get the hang [More]

Watering Can Garden Kit

Watering Can Garden Kit

What better way to protect her green thumb than with some green gloves in this Watering Can Garden Kit ($25). A real metal watering can holds a shovel, rake, and spade, in addition to the jersey knit gloves, everything beginning gardeners need to get started. Great for focusing the [More]

North Face Snow Plough Winter Boots

North Face Snow Plough Winter Boots

Anyone who doesn’t have the luxury of hibernating indoors for the duration of the winter months will love these North Face Snow Plough Winter Boots ($60), built to keep feet warm and dry in temperatures down to 25 below zero. You get three levels of protection against dampness with [More]

Snow Castle Kit

Snow Castle Kit

Put away the bricks and mortar, all you need to create a mighty fortress is that blanket of white stuff in your yard. With the Snow Castle Kit ($20) you get a large and a small block maker to forge your walls, plus a turret mold for decorating the top. The more it snows, the bigger you [More]

Zubbles

Zubbles

What kid doesn’t love blowing bubbles, chasing them through the air, and laughing when they pop? And that’s just with plain ol’ clear bubbles. Now imagine how much more fun brilliant blue and pink bubbles would be! Zubbles ($15) are the only colored bubbles you can buy that have [More]