Appropriately sized for toddlers (the swing can handle up to 66 pounds), watch little ones gain confidence as they make their way up the easy-climb steps and down the gently sloping slide.

You can hire a contractor to build an outdoor play set on your property, or you can try to figure out the project from scratch—but we don’t recommend either approach. The first is expensive.

So he came up with a simple parenting hack. He ran a long rope through the window and out to the swing in the backyard, so he could sit on the comfort of his sofa and still rock the swing.