While we may have dreams of our toddler becoming our gardening assistant or sitting contentedly reading a book in the shade, in reality, pre-schoolers need much more stimulation than that. The early fun sand and water table has similarities to a mini mud kitchen, with a sand pit, slide-out water tray, black board, plastic hooks and a handy storage shelf.

Made from FSC certified sustainably sourced timber, this sturdy picnic table makes for a comfy spot for little ones to either make a splash, build a sandcastle, or enjoy an alfresco lunch with their friends. Similar to a water table, a sand and water table will combine both materials into one unit with separate trays. As the smaller one sits neatly inside the larger frame, meaning it takes up a small amount of space, it’s a great option if your garden is on the bijou side. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Although it’s recommended for children aged three and up, our younger testers still loved splashing in the water and made good use of the two-in-one step with storage, so they could get involved too. Without the need of blowing up a bouncy castle, filling a paddling pool with bucket-loads of tepid water, or spending a small fortune on a trampoline, let us introduce a soon-to-be garden favourite: the sand and water play table. Simply pour water into the top of the tower and watch as it travels down, through the spinning wheels and splashes into the basin below. As the outstanding balance, plus the interest now form part of your payable balance they will attract interest at your account rate, meaning you will pay interest on interest. Our three-year-old tester needed to kneel down to interact with this, but this wouldn’t be necessary for an 18-month-old.

The three cups are perfect vessels for little hands to pour sand or water in the top (although, note there’s a hole in the bottom of each cup) and great if there’s a couple of kids playing together. By signing up you agree with this and confirm that you are over 13 years of age, or have the consent of a parent or guardian. The durability is second to none, with its stainless steel frame and heavy-duty plastic tray and lid. Made from FSC certified sustainably sourced wood, it is a configureable water play system whereby the layout can be changed to optimise space and switch up water flow.They usually come with toys and accessories to encourage imaginative play and allow multiple children to play, improving their social skills. Here you’ll find all sorts of indoor toys and baby garden toys to help with every stage of your little one’s development. We also loved that the bottom basin can be picked up, so the water contents can be added back into the top to begin a brand new race (and avoid water waste). Should your budget allow, we have to mention Plum Play’s discovery forest water run, which makes water play even more experimental. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Without the waterfall feature (which is easily detachable) a lid goes on to turn it back into a table. Please remove all packaging attachments, and any other components which are not a part of the toy, before giving this product to a child.

A water table is a great way for your child to explore sensory water play and improve their motor skills.

We love that this is on wheels, so it can be moved around the garden, to keep little ones out of the sun. We also took into account whether the tables offered both sand and water play with separate compartments for each or if they had to be played with independently. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. For your security, we cannot refund a different card or a different payment method, except to the one you made the original purchase with.

Special features such as blackboard facilities and colouring table options gained bonus points, too.