Thanks for the suggestions ladies. I think I will try walking half way around the pond in the choo choo wagon as usual and then letting the kids get out and walk. I am planning on having a rope for them all to hold on to - if they run away or keep letting go of the rope to go in a different direction I will put them back in the wagon. As they get better and better at walking with the rope I will increase the distance. Hopefully over time I won't need the rope either! I just know that all my kids love to run and wander around but with the deep grasses and sharp prickly plants not to mention the pond itself, it is not a safest place for the kids to be without me right next to them.

Does anyone else use a rope when they go for a walk or are all your kids able to walk without it. As I mentioned earlier I have 2 two year olds and 2 three year olds (I think they would be fine without the rope but I want it to be the same for everyone).