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7 Days of Beach Bests: Haba Building Set

Heather Kuldell — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Until your kids develop into proficient swimmers, beaches are sand boxes with more space and less cat crap. Pack accordingly by bringing all the construction equipment your lil people may desire. The Haba Building Set is a good start.

The Haba set includes the essentials -- a shovel and a bucket -- but has a few awesome options like a hard hat and a “caterpillar” digger that has a wheel to leave tire-like imprints along the shoreline. The piece de resistance is the digging claw, a glove that’s hard one side to safely tear through the beach without getting a handful of glass.

The set is available from Mookla.com for $41.99.

Rock the Retro: Vintage Buckets by Two Elizabeths

Mir — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:02:00 GMT

There's just something precious about these vintage-inspired buckets from Two Elizabeths ($24 each). The nursery rhyme bucket is shown, above, but they come in your choice of fourteen different designs. The site suggests using them as a versatile way to package a baby gift; that would certainly turn heads at a shower next to all that pastel wrapping paper.

[Hat tip: Babygadget]

Spielstabil: PVC-Free Sun and Sand Fun

Mir — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:03:00 GMT

We've all hit the beach with the bucket whose handle breaks, or the shovel that dutifully scoops a teaspoon of sand at a time before warping beyond repair. Assorted Spielstabil beach toys to the rescue! Starting at just a couple of bucks apiece, the collection features unbreakable dining accessories as well as every sand toy you could ever want -- from extra-deep shovels to interesting sand forms. The bucket/mill and shovel set pictured above is just $8.95 from Maukilo, and it (and everything else from Spielstabil) is PVC-free.