Well, it’s not like we get to celebrate “school’s out for the summer” this year, since school has been out for…well, too long. But still, the skies are getting sunnier, so maybe it’s time to start motivating your kids to stop hitting the snooze button quite so many extra times each morning. And/or, you know, spending their days and nights glued to their iPad for hours on end under the pretense of distance learning. Finally-warm and sunny days means it’s time to give those little lazybones a hint: Summertime won’t stick around for long. And let’s be honest: Parents need to get out of the house just as much as kids do. Especially this year. So, with the help of a lot of sunshine and the coolest water toys that are guaranteed to make a backyard splash, we’ve pretty much pinpointed your recipe for summer fun in the great, wide, or at least backyard-sized, outdoors.
Kids, parents, babysitters, and other kids-at-heart have likely seen — and dreamed of playing under — that popular gigantic sprinkler unicorn. (ICYMI, this large water toy trend from a few years back quickly transformed backyards across the country into mini-aqua parks. It was epic.) And this year, there are even more major water toys to get your kiddos excited for hours of backyard shenanigans in the sprinkler or pool. Read on, shop on, and chill the eff out, because you deserve it.
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Chic Pool
Minnidip’s pools are a feast for the eyes; in fact, we’d happily keep this palm leaf design around just for decor, no water (or kids) necessary. Who wouldn’t want a cool escape in the comforts of your own deck or backyard?
Magical Fun
It’s no secret: Kids love unicorns. And conveniently enough, this 6-foot-tall backyard unicorn sprinkler loves kids — and water, and magical summertime fun.
Beach Sounds
Turn up the tunes! If your kids love all the summertime anthems, this splash-proof retro water speaker will be the backyard hit.
Rapid-Fill Water Balloons
These genius water balloons fill up in minutes (100 in 60 seconds!), and they even self-tie so your kids can prep them on their own (or at least with some coaching).
Giant Llama Float
Or one-up that plain-old inner tube shape with a full-on critter float. Unicorns are cool and all, but a colossal floating llama just seems so original. What kid won’t want to float all day on this pool cutie?
Wind-Up Swimming Turtles
These multicolored wind up-swimmers are great for little splash pools or big backyard pools or both. Even the littlest swimmers will love sharing the water with these.
Splash Pond Water Table
Kids love to splash and splash. This summer, set up their own splash zone with an interactive water table pond.
Inflatable Sprinkler Rainbow
Grab your kids, the neighbor kids, and your friends too — the last one to run underneath the giant inflatable rainbow sprinkler is a rotten unicorn.
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