Best Backyard Toddler Water Toys

In a hot summer day, what is a better thing for a toddler to do than playing water with toddler water toys in the backyard ?

Yes, all toddlers love to play water, be it in the bathroom, in the pool, or in the backyard.

If you have a toddler and is looking to entertain her in a hot day, why not turn her lose in the backyard with toddler water toys in tow ?

Here is a list of outdoor water toys your toddlers can enjoy right at your backyard:

Water sprinkle toys which produce a small fountain for your toddler to play under and get wet are perfect water toys to entertain your toddlers during a hot summer day. However, the problem many people encounter when buying water sprinkle toys is many times, they either don't work, or don't produce decent sprinkles.

From scurrying the internet, I found that a decent water sprinkle toy which is sturdy, cute and more importantly, consistently sprinkle water, is the Melissa & Doug sprinkle toys. Depending on your water pressure, Melissa & Doug toddler water sprinkle toys such as Sunny Patch Mollie Sprinkler and Sunny Patch Tootin' Turtle Sprinkler can sprinkle water as high as 7-8 feet, which I think is the ideal height of a water fountain for a toddler. The sprinkle is tall enough to provide an excitement, but not too high it scares them.

I highly recommend Melissa & Doug toddler water sprinkle toys, and at at $11-15 apiece, this is a good buy.

2. Water Play Table with Toddler Water Toys

Water activity table is one of the toddler water toys your toddler can have to have a water play at the backyard. It consists of a table with a shallow pool on top of it and activity toys to go with it. Some water play tables are actually a combo of sand and water table, hence you have two side-by-side compartments for water and sand.

However, I prefer the one which contains one activity only because kids tend to mix the sand and water, resulting in a mess. Besides, with the combo sand and water table, the actual area for playing one type of activities is usually too small.

What I suggest is, therefore, to get one water play table to play in the summer, and convert it into a sand table in winter. If you buy an activity table which is light enough and has a decent drain, it should not be difficult to convert the table back and forward between sand and water.

For a water table I recommend Step 2 Water Wheel Activity Table. It's light, compact, drain easily, has adjustable height and includes a water wheel, sailboats and a cup. At less than $40 apiece, it's affordable and more importantly, it's easy to convert this water table into a sand table. For more fun, you can include more toys such as cups, boats, funnels and rubber duck-type of toys for more fun. This outdoor water toy is also big enough to entertain up to three children, ranging from toddlers to 6 yo preschoolers. It's currently on sale here.

3. Water Pool with Bath Toys.

An inflatable water pool with bath toys is the classic toddler water toys your toddler can enjoy in the backyard. It's very easy to get an inflatable children water pool locally. I suggest you to get a shallow and spacious water pool.

Throw in some bath toys such as sail boat, rubber ducky or other squirt and float toys, balls, play cups, and water funnels for added fun. You can even add a water sprinkle toys turned on with a low water pressure to create a low water fountain (see recommendation above for a good water sprinkle toy).

4. Water Mill or Water Wheel.

A good water mill or water wheel is one of toddler water toys which can entertain your toddler for a while. A good water mill or water wheel should be big enough, durable, and has wheels which can be turned around easily.

I recommend the one made by Small World Toys. It's sturdy, and its double wheels or mills turn easily even when only a small amount of water hit them. You can get it here for 35% OFF.

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