Plastic toys

They are still around, but you will have to pay more!
Try this search
www.google.com/search?q=Children's+garden+slide

Try Plum, TP or Rebo for wooden garden children’s equipment but, as Elegran says, be prepared for prices well into the hundreds - thousands if you’re buying a big item!

If you give in and hand over the plastic slide you may find that static builds up and may give your GC a slight shock! If you wipe it down with the softening sheets designed for tumble dryers. They will cure the problem.

I’m sure your GD will absolutely love it, kids still like bright colours, drag it out of your eyesight when she isn’t with you.

It it's a little tykes it will last forever so you might need to get used to it. Or wear sunglasses!

We have one of those and the kids loved it!

Sturdy but lightweight enough to move it around.

My dd is generally very anti-plastic*, but little Gdcs have had a plastic slide for a few years. They also have a mini swimming pool now, but in previous summers SiL has put the end of the slide in a large paddling pool - loads of fun on hot days for them and their friends.
I dare say you could do that with a metal one, too, but maybe less advisable.

*Though it’s more the kind of plastic tat you get with comics or e.g. in Kinder eggs. Both are now banned in Gdcs’ house, so it’s only Very Bad Granny and Grandpa who might just indulge them now and then. ?

My daughter bought a wooden slide recently.
I'm not confident it is sufficiently protected from rain, personally, but it IS beautiful!

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I stopped buying everything made from plastic a long time ago, as we all know that it is very harmful to our environment. Therefore, I never use or buy anything made of plastic for my kids. Of course, children need toys that help them to throw out their energy, so I prefer to buy everything from wood. Most recently, I came across an excellent website of the company Goodevas, which produces environmentally friendly products for children. I have already looked at a lot of interesting things for my children. They have long dreamed of gymnastic rings and ropes, so it's time to fulfil their dream.

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DGS2 has a Rebo one from a fortress thing but it is plastic but dark green - fortress is wooden. The baby plastic one he had before goes into paddling pool or is inside for the monster trucks to go down. Your granddaughter will love it I'm sure.

My daughter simply doesn't allow any plastic toys. Of course, she's right as they're totally unnecessary. Wood and aluminium are nicer to look at and less harmful to the environment.