Deb Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi We bought some Yeominis telescopic gardening tools, such as the rake and the spade, from The Consortium. Unfortunately 3 of the 4 long metal shafts have sheared in two over a few months. The Consortium have refunded our money but can anybody recommend tools that have stood the test of time? We have a large outdoor sandpit and a digging area. By the way, the garden project has finished now to very high praise indeed from our early years consultant for outdoors. It has been a long hard year, what with this and starting a new job as manager (hence not coming on here as much), but the children get so much more out of the outdoor area now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi we got some lovely ones from the Tescos or Sainsburys voucher scheme, have you tried places like Homebase, B&Q or the larger garden centres i think iv'e seen some in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi, what you need is the 'gardener's apprentice' range from Joseph Bentley, which are PROPER versions of adult tools and which come with a 10 year guarantee. I have them for my children to use on the allotment and they are absolutely lovely, worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 http://www.spottygiftboxes.co.uk/Childrens...et/p-53-98-393/ Hi Many thanks for the suggestions. Suzie, these Joseph Bentley tools look great, alas the blurb says they are suitable for 7 years and above. Any other ideas for tools that have stood the test of time in a pre-school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Joseph Bentley is excellent - I would have thought that most manufacturers would say that gardening tools aren't suitable for preschoolers anyway wouldn't they? As a safety measure - good old H&S quick edit - have you checked amazon and ebay? Edited July 21, 2010 by Cait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjayne Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 We have a set that I picked up a couple of years back from Aldi - and they are still going strong,wooden handles with metal tools, I have just ordered another set the same (rake/fork/spade/broom and hoe) with some of the Sainsburys vouchers we collected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pamgreen Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 We use a make called bulldog if you google bulldog you will find suppliers. They are very hard wearing they are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hi Deb - try here........they give special discounts for schools and pre-schools...... http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 They are great - so helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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