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If you’re looking for the perfect paddling pool for your little ones to splash around in and have fun then you’ll love our 6 best paddling pools with slides for 2021.
From small cheaper paddling pools with slides to large outdoor garden waterparks, we’ll show you some of the best available right now in 2021.
There’s nothing more fun when the warm weather hits than filling up the paddling pool and watching your children make unforgettable memories.
These brightly coloured inflatable paddling pools with slides integrate bright colours, animals, shapes, with a multitude of functions and entertainment. Water slides, splash pools, and basketball hoops will all provide a happy place for your children to play for hours and enjoy family fun.
6 Best Paddling Pools With Slides
There are loads of paddling pools on the market right now, from fixed frame pools, toddler pools to large inflatable activity centres with slides. So to help you find the perfect pool for your family we’ve put together this comprehensive guide to the 6 best paddling pools with slides for 2021 that will make your decision on which one to buy, so much easier.
1) COSTWAY Inflatable Water Slide and Activity Centre
What we like: Large inflatable that can be used wet or dry
What we don’t like: Requires at least 480w air blower to inflate
Main features
- Integrated multifunction play centre
- Can be used with or without water
- Strong durable fabric
- Multiple play areas for endless fun
- Suitable for up to 4 children at a time
The COSTWAY inflatable water slide and activity centre combines a variety of different activities and entertainment for children including water slides, climbing walls, splash pools, and basketball hoops.
The unique design allows children to use it with and without water where children can play for hours and enjoy family fun.
This fabulous paddling pool comes complete with a slide and water canons and during the winter you can even use the paddling pool section as a ball pool.
The inflatable is made with reinforced and thick oxford fabric for high durability and wear resistance and can take 120kg in weight meaning that up to 4 children can play happily together easily.
Although more expensive than many on the market this particular paddling pool serves a variety of purposes and in our opinion is well worth the money for those with larger gardens.
Specifications
Age Range: 4-12 years old
Max Children: 4
Max Individual Child Weight: 30kg
Product Size: 478cm x 366cm x 242cm (L x W x H)
Product Weight: 17kg
2) Intex Jungle Adventure Play Centre
What we like: Lots of bright colourful animals
What we don’t like: Only suitable for younger children
Main features
- Two pools in one play centre
- Brightly coloured jungle theme
- Ring toss and ball game
- Inflatable ring, palm tree, monkey, flamingo and crocodile
The Intex Jungle Adventure Play Centre is a firm favourite for those with young children looking for a paddling pool with slide. Great for keeping little one cool during the summer this fantastic play centre comes with two desperate pools.
The slide section is great for your children meaning that they can have loads of fun sliding and splashing into the main pool.
Meanwhile whilst not sliding they can play with the inflatable palm trees, flamingo, crocodile, and monkey. This water play centre also comes with a ring toss game and 5 balls that fit into holes in the wall meaning that this paddling pool will keep your children busy for hours.
At the bottom of the slide is a landing mat which is designed for safety to give your little ones a nice soft landing. There are also some water jets that spray when you connect the garden hose and adjust water flow with the control valve.
The smaller pool is equipped with an overflow drain hole, which means that water doesn’t fill higher than 4.5in for safety.
Specifications
Age Range: 2 years and over
Product Size: 257cm x 216cm x 84cm (L x W x H)
Max Weight: 80kg
Size in Litres: 493
Product Weight: 6.8kg
3) Intex Pirate Play Centre
What we like: Pirate theme is great for children
What we don’t like: Smaller than other paddling pools with slides
Main features
- Landing mat for extra padding
- Canon sprays water and attaches to garden hose
- Colourful pirate theme
- Inflatable swords, shark and palm tree
The Intex Pirate Play Centre is smaller than some others on the market but that doesn’t mean you can’t have lots of fun.
Great for children that love all things pirate, they will have plenty of fun going down the slide and splashing around in the water.
With inflatable swords, a shark, a palm tree and a canon that actually sprays water, this fun play center has everything you need for cooling fun with the kids. Your children will love sliding down into the pool and showing off their pirate skills on the inflatable slide.
Specifications
Age Range: 2 years and over
Product Size: 246cm x 193cm x 150cm (L x W x H)
Max Weight: 81kg
Size in Litres: 220
Product Weight: 5.24kg
4) Intex Dinoland Play Centre
What we like: Lovely dinosaur theme to keep the kids happy
What we don’t like: Fairly small water area
Main features
- Great dinosaur theme with lots of colour
- Sturdy and durable material
- Comes with ball and hoop activities
- Water sprayer to keep kids cool in the summer
The Intex Dinoland Play Centre will allow your kids and their friends to have a great time splashing around and playing.
The dinosaur theme is bright and colourful adding that extra touch of fun to summer days. The Dino Arch is moveable and it has a water spray that kids will love. Simply attach it to the garden hose for easy use.
This fun-filled paddling pool has a padded mat at the bottom of the slide to make landings a little more comfortable for your children.
The play centre also comes with 6 colourful balls and 3 dinosaur hoops for fun games. Throw the balls into the hoop and toss the hoops over the dinosaur and see who can win.
Specifications
Age Range: 2 years and over
Max Weight: 80kg
Product Size: 333cm x 229cm x 112cm (L x W x H)
Size in Litres: 220
Product Weight: 4.5kg
5) Intex Rainbow Ring Play Centre
What we like: Brightly coloured paddling pool with slide
What we don’t like: Not as sturdy as others on the market
Main features
- Brightly coloured rainbow paddling pool with slide
- Pleanty of games to keep the kids active
- Comes with balls and ring accessories/li>
- Takes little water to fill
With the Intex Rainbow Ring Play Centre you can transform your garden into a bright and colourful place for your children to have fun.
They’ll simply love the water slide which comes complete with a cushion for softer landings. Add this to the paddling pool, water sprayer, ring toss game, ball roller game, and a ball toss game and you’ll find yourself with something that will keep the kids busy for hours on end.
The handy water spray rainbow is easily attached to a garden hose to provide a gentle shower of water which will keep them cool on those busy afternoons.
Specifications
Age Range: 2 years and over
Max Weight: 80kg
Product Size: 297cm x 193cm x 135cm (L x W x H)
Size in Litres: 220
Product Weight: 4.5kg
6) COSTWAY Inflatable Double Water Slide
What we like: Large inflatable that can be used wet or dry
What we don’t like: Requires 750w air blower to inflate
Main features
- 2 large curved slides
- Made from thick durable fabric
- Multi use play centre
- Can be used dry or wet
The COSTWAY Inflatable Double Water Slide is a massive water park that features 2 curved water slides, one climbing wall, and a large splash pool with water cannon.
At the top of the slide, there are some water sprayers that provide a steady spray of water to keep the slides wet.
Made of heavy-duty puncture-resistant 420D oxford fabric, it really is made to last. The water slide comes complete with 8 ground stakes for securing the inflatable pool to the ground.
Although large you can easily inflate the paddling pool slide in a few minutes however to do so you will need to buy a suitable 750w pump.
The great thing about this paddling pool and slide is that it can be used both dry and wet and can therefore be used all year round. In the winter simply fill the pool area with balls to create a handy ball pool.
Specifications
Age Range: 4-12 years old
Max Children: 4
Max Weight: 159kg
Product Size: 452cm x 365cm x 233cm (L x W x H)
Product Weight: 17kg
How to Choose the Best Paddling Pool with Slide?
Although we’ve listed above the 6 best paddling pools with slides that we like, choosing them for your own personal circumstances is down to you. There are many factors to think about when choosing the right paddling pool with slide for you!
Some of the most important factors to consider when buying paddling pools with slides include: Size, Age, How to Inflate, Size in Litres, Comfort, Materials, Price, Care and Maintenance, and finally Where to buy paddling pools with slides? Below you’ll find a little information on each to help you pick.
The Paddling Pool Size
Although paddling pools with slides are a great addition to any garden, they are by nature normally somewhat larger than standard paddling pools. You really do need to look at the size and the location available in your garden before you buy one.
The last thing you want to do is to get your heart set on something that you can never fit in your garden!
The Age Suitability
The majority of paddling pools with be age rated at over 2 years old. Now as with anything that holds water, children playing in a paddling pool must always be under supervision no matter how old they are.
Age ratings are only for guidance so as long as you follow all the safety advice you should be fine, but remember to stay with them at all times. Child safety experts, advise that children can drown in a very small amount of water and so you should never leave them alone, not even for a second.
How to Inflate
This is a major consideration for the larger the paddling pool you have. Small paddling pools with slides can usually be blown up with a small electric or hand pump but larger paddling pool adventure centres require larger air pumps in order to inflate them. With some requiring pumps rated at 480w or even 750w, you may be surprised as to how much these pumps can cost.
Size in Litres
Quite clearly the larder the paddling pool you have, the more water you may need to fill it. If you plan on having the pool filled to capacity a number of times a year, you may want to have a look at the associated costs to fill it before you buy.
Comfort
Many paddling pools for toddlers and young children come with built-in padding at the bottom of the slide and in areas whether your child is likely to sit for prolonged periods of time.
Although this may seem a little unimportant, padding is useful as it will keep your child happy whilst they play with little chance of them having a bump on the way down the slide.
Price
Price is a simple one, always spend as much as your budget can afford. Unfortunately as with most things in life you do generally get what you pay for and the more you spend the better quality material your paddling pool will be made of.
Paddling Pool Care and Maintenance
Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions when it comes to care and maintenance.
Clean them regularly to prevent the build-up of dirt and dust and to ensure that your children do not get any stomach bugs or illnesses as a result of dirty water.
You can find out more about cleaning a paddling pool, finding a hole in a paddling pool and how to fix a hole in a paddling pool by reading our associated articles.
Finally, Where to Buy a Paddling Pool with a Slide?
You can buy a paddling pool with a slide in our paddling pool shop or by following any of the links above.