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Outdoor/"pop-up" playpen

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CharlieMouseWillDoIt · 15/03/2012 12:37

Does anyone know of a "pop-up" playpen that can be used outdoors? Something that can easily be picked up and erected on the way outdoors with a 13-month in one hand and a washing basket in the other?

Now the weather is nicer I'd like to get outside in the garden, but it isn't particularly child-friendly at present (lots of prickly plants) and no gate (can't do very much about that due to configuration of gardens in our block of maisonettes). This is OK if I can watch DD and follow her around the garden, but not so great when pegging washing on the line or gardening.

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trixie123 · 15/03/2012 13:04

how about a travel cot? or some kind of jumperoo type thing?

rrreow · 15/03/2012 17:06

I was considering getting this one: www.amazon.co.uk/Graco-Pnp-Sport-Olympic-Months/dp/B001CMG79I/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=IMFEFSG34RYXZ&colid=19EWWK9TTMFJ1

It's pricey though and I haven't seen it in the flesh, so can't comment on how good it is. I did do some research though and it seems the best pop up playpen (one that is actually suitable for putting up & taking down - there are lots of others you can take down but from reading reviews they tend to be so faffy that they're more like permanent ones).

goldmum · 15/03/2012 20:18

We have a similar Graco one. It's great, easy to use and DCs (7,4 and 2) still use it now as outdoor den, even though it's a bit of a squeeze :)

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CharlieMouseWillDoIt · 15/03/2012 20:30

Ooh, that's the sort of thing I'm after rrreow. I have considered using a travel cot, and although I don't have one, I've heard they can be a bit of a faff to put up. I'd like something that I can literally "pop-up" and take down again easily.

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