Garden toys for 6 year old boy

[Blondiewoman007]

I'm getting ready for spring and summer and wondered if anyone had recommendations for good garden toys for a nearly 6 year old boy. We had a clear out in the winter and got rid of his more babyish toys like his little tikes car etc so I'm looking to replace with older kids' toys or activities. We only have the one child but he often has friends to play and he is good at occupying himself.
Thanks.

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Basketball Net
Swing
Set of Goals
Swingball/badminton version
trampoline (with net)
Scooter
Bike

Depending on what your surface is like, maybe one of these?:

www.didicar.co.uk/toy-shop/c-the-original-didicar?gclid=CO272eKByMsCFesW0wod6l8C_Q

Play tent - my kids had enormous fun out of one of these - it cost us £5 from ikea and they played with it indoors and out until they were about 12.

Nerf guns
Water guns

DD (because obviously boys don't need different toys to girls!!) enjoys swingball, football, scooter. She would love a trampoline if we could afford one. I also got her a quoits game which she's not great at but just makes up her own rules!

I've bought 5 year old dd a swingball set & a pogo stick for her birthday so hopefully they will get a lot of use this summer

Trampoline? Pop up tents are good, my 6 year old still likes his slide too. We also have a random assortment of footballs, hula hoops, plastic swords etc that he loves

Save yourself he can wreck the garden adequately with a football!
......and probally will

Thank you all you lovely people. Lots of ideas. I'm sure he will wreck our garden with a football cowgirl as he has just started football training and LOVES it!

I spend my life saying its a house not a football pitch....

Hi, I have acquired a few garden bits and bobs over the years for my 3 son's (they also love football). As I often go camping and have family days on the beach in the summer I purchased 2 small pop up FORZA football goals that I take everywhere and some ground hoops that they use to practise kicking and dribbling with. They're all pretty competitive boys so anything that gets them to make up their own football games is a winner! www.networldsports.co.uk/football/football-goals.html