To not accept a gift from my mum to her granddaughter

[Thinkmummy]

Ok so my mum has bought my daughter an early birthday present (it's in November). A lovely slide that also functions as other games ( football/basket ball/croquet etc) that my daughter most probably will love. .. The issue is we only have a small yard with a shed, wooden Wendy house and a motorbike there so to accept it the only place it could go is if we got rid of the v small bistro set we have. I really don't think it's practical. She bought it on eBay for £40 so cannot return it. Now due to being a carer for my step dad this is a lot of money for her to spend... shall I say we don't want it due to space or should we grin and bare it?

PS she has seen our yard but not since we bought the Wendy house

I would get rid of the bistro set and maybe have a folding camping type chair which you keep in the shed which you can use for sitting out. I have a massive garden with a wooden table and chairs which my parents gave us and in 14 years I haven't sat at the table and chairs once!

Could it be used indoors at all, or is space an issue there too? Or does she have any cousins or friend nearby and could keep it at their house to play with when they're there?

Ashbeeee has the solution!

It's a shame but if you have a small yard and cannot make room for this large garden toy without moving your table and chairs then you simply don't have space. Surely she will understand this? It's a simple mistake really - she didn't know you already had the wendy house.

If she bought it for £40 from e-bay then she/you can probably sell it on for a similar amount and she/you use the money to buy something that your daughter will really be enjoy. Address it sooner rather than later as it only gets more awkward otherwise. Ashbeeeee's solution is great, provided she is a sensible woman who will not argue that you should get rid of the chairs/house/motor bike or some other unacceptable plan.

( I can't believe people who say get rid of the table and chairs - I think they are essential and ours are used every day in the summer, far more often then any outdoor toy has been used!)

Is the slide very heavy? Could it be stored in the shed while the motorbike is in the garden and taken out when its away?
Ashbee's is the long term solution, though.

Ashbee what an excellent idea.. she is coming up in a couple of weeks to drop it off so she can see how much of an issue it will be... Thanks so much then I won't seem rude or ungrateful. . P's the slide is to big to fit in the shed :-D