Life In Austin: Swing Sets Are A Great Home Addition In This Weather

One of the perks to living in Austin is the amazing weather, but sometimes amazing weather can be a curse if you and the kids are cooped up in the house all dayyou want to get outside but everything worth doing is too far away and you honestly just don’t have the time. Even in the most urban neighborhoods of Austin, swing sets provide a way for your kids to get outside.

For me, swing sets really bring back my youth. It’s funny how the simple things in life were such a draw for us as children. We didn’t need these high-tech video games that seem to export you to another planet or little cars that you could actually get in and drive around to have a blast.

All we needed was a playground. Some monkey bars. A swing set. Maybe a basketball hoop.

Kids these days are no different if you teach them to love being outside, and there are plenty of Austin swing sets manufacturers who sell a combination monkey-bar and swing contraption. Pick up a basketball hoop and mount it in front of the garageyou’ve just built a cheap playground at your house, and it will be plenty enough for the kids.

Want another cheap way to give your kids a blast in the heat? Set out a garden hose with a sprinkler. They will have a blast running back and forth through the spray of water. Didn’t you, when you were a kid? It doesn’t take being a millionaire to show kids a good time. The best thing an outdoor playset of any kind brings into the life of a modern family is a healthy activity that gets your kids moving around. Healthy and active–just like when you were a little sprat. Like the good ole’ days, as they say.

Pull a barbecue outside in the new playground and put it near some shade in the corner of the yard. Grab yourself a cheap lawn chairafter all, just because you don’t want lazy kids doesn’t mean you don’t want to be lazy on the day off. Grill up dinner while you supervise them at play.

You see, if you’re getting bored in Austin, swing sets can be the start to creating a whole new lifestyle in your backyard. It’s not just kids that have lost the ability to have fun with the simple things in life. We have lost it too, but we can get it back.

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Frame It All Garden/Playground Border Kit, 24 Foot $98.91 Easy to install, this versatile attractive 24′ garden and playground edging kit will add eye appeal to your garden and contain the mulch around a kids swing set. Manufactured from 60% recycled, post-consumer plastic and 40% wood flour, the Eco-friendly durable composite wood grain plastic timbers, which never rot, splinter or lose their color – which just weathers naturally like real wood, locate …

1-1/8 Dia. Hardwood Dowels $12.00 This 4-pack of hardwood dowels is designed for backyard swing set monkey bars or ladders. Swing-N-Slides hardwood dowels meet or exceed all ASTM standards for safety, and come backed by the manufacturers one-year warranty….

Weedseal 12 Diameter Ring $9.99 Weedseal Heavy Duty is a new, dynamic product manufactured from recycled tire materials that helps eliminate labor-intensive trimming operations around sign posts, utility poles, fire hydrants, gas markers and pipes, water spigots-almost anything you can think of where weed control is a problem. Weedseal can drastically reduce labor costs and eliminate the use of harsh, expensive chemicals and wil…

Little Tikes 2-in-1 Snug N Secure Swing-Pink $28.88 Grow along swing offers the safety of a toddler swing and the size and durability of a preschool swing – all in one! Features: Easy- in hinged T-bar and stay-put shoulder straps hold baby securely in place As the child grows and doesn?t require the T-bar or straps, they store conveniently out of the way Age 9 – 48 months Specifications: Product Dimensions: 17″H x 16.3″W x 16″D What is AblePla…

Little Tikes Spiralin’ Seas Waterpark $44.99 The Bold ‘n Bright Ball Drop Bay Water Table will provide kids with hours of fun as well as help develop their motor skills. Children develop “put and take” and early motor skills with this engaging water table. They can: Drop balls down spiral, watching them go round and round and down into the lazy river. Turn the Ferris wheel to scoop up and drops off balls. Fill the cup and pour into the funne…

Congo Swing’N Monkey Green/ Tan 2-position Play Set $719.1 Encourage kids to get outside and be active with this Swing’N Monkey 2-position outdoor play set from Congo. This swing set features an 8-foot swing beam, 54-inch deck and is constructed with Woodguard Polymer-coated lumber.

KidWise 7 ft Green Rave Slide Upgrade for Play Sets $499 Your little ones will enjoy hours of fun and adventure with this Green Rave Slide from KidWise. This slide mounts easily to 7-foot decks and features sturdy a smooth, plastic construction.

Congo Monkey Playsystem #4 Green Maintenance and Splinter Free Swing Set $3149.1 This Monkey Playsystem Package swing set from Congo is a premium, ready-to-assemble polymer coated wooden playset. This swing set features hours of fun with the wave slide, rock wall, fort, turbo tower and sand box.

Congo Series Monkey Playsystem #1 Green Maintenance and Splinter Free Swing Set $1664.99 This Monkey Playsystem Package swing set from Congo is a premium, ready-to-assemble polymer coated wooden playset. This swing set features hours of fun with the wave slide, rock wall, fort and sand box.

Congo Series Monkey Play System #1 White Maintenance and Splinter Free Swing Set $1709.1 This Monkey Playsystem Package swing set from Congo is a premium, ready-to-assemble polymer coated wooden playset. This swing set features hours of fun with the wave slide, rock wall, fort and sand box.

Flexible Flyer Swing N Glide III Swing Set $144.04 Encourages kids to get outside and be active with this Flexible Flyer Swing N Glide III outdoor playset. This swing set features a slide, air glider and kid comfort swings to keep kids busy for hours.

Congo Swing’N Monkey Green/ White 2-position Play Set $719.1 Encourage kids to get outside and be active with this Swing’N Monkey 2-position outdoor play set from Congo. This swing set features an 8-foot swing beam, 54-inch deck and is constructed with Woodguard Polymer-coated lumber.

Flexible Flyer Play-A-Round Fun Swing Set $169.99 Encourages kids to get outside and be active with this Flexible Flyer Play-A-Round Fun outdoor playset. This swing set features a slide, swings and a see-saw to keep kids busy for hours.

Congo Swing’N Monkey Green/ Tan 3-position Play Set $809.1 Encourage kids to get outside and be active with this Swing’N Monkey 3-position outdoor play set from Congo. This swing set is constructed with Woodguard Polymer-coated lumber and features a trapeze bar, two swing belts and a 54-inch deck.

Ironkids Premier100 Fitness Playground $315.49 This Ironkids Premier 100 Fitness Playground was built aiming to prove that fun and fitness for kids can be the same thing. Designed for children ages 3-8 years old, this play set will get your kids having fun outdoors.