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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyEight View Post
    Mine are outside, lined up in front of my house. My husband hates it, lol...we are cleaning up our backyard to be able to play out there more often, but the ride-on toys work much better on the pavement walkway in my front yard, so he's just going to have to put up with it
    I would like to get one of those big Rubbermaid storage bins that are the sturdy plastic meant for outside, with a lid, to put out back with all the little toys - buckets, shovels, little cars, etc, because right now we have to bring them out every day. I do the same as the above posters if it's been raining, and just bring a towel out. Most of mine have been well-used by my own kids or bought used, so the sun-fading has already happened. The kids certainly don't mind!
    I have one of these too for the smaller toys...blocks, sand toys, water toys, cars, bubble, chalk etc...and it works great! I just open it up and the kids throw everything in there. It gets to be a mess by the end of summer. I haven't opened it up yet this year because I don't want to deal with the sorting of it yet lol. I have bought new stuff for it and have to go through it before the yard sale

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
    This surprises me because I know you don't like to do messy things! Lol. I don't mind if the kids get dirty outside but I try (key word lol) to keep the toys semi clean and in good shape. I usually sell some toys each year to make room for new ones and I've been able to sell them at great prices because despite being dc toys, they still look good.
    If I had to take everything in it would take me hours! lol. I have too much stuff. I don't encourage the kids to get dirty but dirt happens. The biggest thing with the cars is that I don't allow the kids in them until I have dumped out any water. The cars don't get dirty sitting in the yard really as I don't allow the kids to play in the mud.

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    The majority of my outdoor toys are sun faded already mostly because I got 80% of the toys from the side of the road. I keep them lined up on the pavement patio (they aren't allowed to drive them on the "grass" (I use " because I have no grass this year but dirt as it all died )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teagansmom View Post
    There is room but I would lose plying space I'm trying to get hubby to but a small shed that I could put on the other side of the fence in the backyard. Depending on where you live my neighbour still has mats for sale as she just closed down her indoor playground business. I'm located in pickering.
    Thanks for the offer but I'm in mb

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    I leave them outside too. But I throw a tarp over things that I really care for (Wagon, bikes). The rest of it if I know it's going to rain I just flip them all upside down and lean them along the fence so they don't fill up with water

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    We have a couple of the bins meant for storing garbage cans that I put the ride ons, balls, etc into to keep them dry and stored them in there over the winter with no issues.

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    All our outdoor stuff stays outdoors. Each evening I just tip the coup cars on their backs, and any other riding toy or teeter totter on its side in case it rains.
    The toys do start to look dirty because of all the lovely airborne dirt so then my hubby power sprays the toys and they look great again.......for a while haha
    Happy Mothers Day!

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    Mimi, the power spray would work great!! I need to do that this year on the big play structure and play houses.

    Last year we did a "car wash" (on all the ride on's and coupe cars) and the kids loved it! I put them in their bathing suits and gave them a bucket of water and soap with sponges. It will be something we do every year

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