After 30-minutes of assembly time, this tidy multipurpose slide from Australian nursery furniture brand Boori was ready for action. For hide and seek, you'll find sets that have built-in dens that will be their castle one moment and their pirate ship the next. Because kids tend to like more thrilling slides as they age, it would be good to get the largest-sized slide you can afford and feel safe about your children using.

The great thing about the slider rider was that you could easily deploy it and put it away since it neatly folded up into a self-made container. Before we knew it our three-year-old tester was whizzing down this slide, it’s wonderfully slippy offering the best “slideability” of all those we tested. Many slides come with have added features such as hose attachments that'll turn the slide into a water slide or climbing frames or even play vehicles that will up the fun factor.This compact, lightweight slide is a great-value choice for a toddler who wants something a bit bigger than a 'baby' slide but isn't quite ready for something too high or too narrow. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The slide is wonderfully slippy, but the chunky side bolsters and non-skid steps make it feel safe and secure.

If you’re looking for a softer option we thoroughly enjoyed the step and slide from Soft Play Kingdom. The SlideRider is currently in a concept phase and was designed by a group of inventors at Quirky, where a group of people come together to collaborate on an idea for a product and work together to bring it to fruition.It feels sturdy and safe, and the handrails ensure effective climbing while the flared run off warrants a secure finish. Our child testers' parents found it pretty stable and robust and were absolutely delighted with how much play value it offers. If you want a slide or have no place to attach it to already-existing play equipment efficiently, a freestanding slide would ideally fit your needs. We also like the support strap between the steps and base of the slide that helps provide extra stability. 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.

While they provide bucket loads of fun, in the early stages they also help to develop motor skills, inspire confidence, stability and improve strength along the way.The modern design of the slide means our slide has corners softened edges and a handrail to give your child extra safety and security. Plus, although inflating the slide is super-quick, you'll need to spend some time anchoring the air fan and making sure you're setting things up so that the fan and your water hose are on opposite sides of the slide and won't come into contact with each other. It's a pretty small slide – both in terms of height off the ground, length of slope and overall size (we could fit it through our back door to take between inside and outside) – but seems to have more longevity than you'd think.