Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Seaside Sidekicks Nesting Sand Pails

I bought these for older kids and they loved them (8 and 5) for the beach. Other kids want to use them!

Excellent. My 18 m-o grandson absolutely took it over and couldnt stop playing with it for over 1/2 hour. The number, shapes, and colors make it a multipurpose learning toy in addition to the beach use. He loved stacking it over and over and over! His 4 yo brother actually stood on it (OMG) in the hardwood floor and it didnt seem to hurt them, but I dont think that should be done regularly. I dont know the status after their beach trip but if there is anything to report, Ill edit. Buy this set!

These buckets are great-- very sturdy plastic, they will last for years I think, compared with some other cheap buckets I bought before finding these... wish I found these sooner!

These are nice and sturdy and I love that they all fit together. Weve had one set for over 2 years and it hasnt cracked or broken!

I bought these for a 2 yr old birthday. They were sorted, stacked, separated, filled and hauled around in January on a living room floor with no sand! I can only imagine the possibilities once they take them outside! Great design and sturdy compared to most beach/sand toys on the market.

There are several reasons I like these buckets. The plastic is is thick and durable. When you squeeze them there is a little give, about 1/2, so there are not super rigid, nor flimsy. Each one is a pleasant color and there is a numerical number printed large on one side in a contrasting color. Opposite that number is the number spelled out and it is engraved in the plastic. I like this because the color is less likely to scrape off. On the bottom of each one is a mold. The #3 bucket has three turtles on the side, the number 3 spelled out and in numerical form and the bottom mold has 3 turtles to match. Each numbered bucket is like this, respectively. Even with the molds on the bottom, the buckets sit steady on a flat surface. I havent had a chance to try them out at the beach, but we use them to play with by making up games-ex:put the red car in the yellow bucket, how many are in the red bucket, etc. I am glad that they dont all have a handle because they would not nest all together as well as they do.

My son is 9 months old and we bought these for his first beach trip. I was at a loss about what toys a 9 month old might enjoy and actually use at the beach and bought these last minute. They were great! Fun for everyone and he loved them! I am already excited to take them back to the back with us in a few weeks!

My 20-month-old nephew loves his stacking cups so I bought these on impluse for Christmas when I bought a CGear Sand-free Multirug for his mother. It was his favorite toy on Christmas morning and we took it out onto the beach that afternoon to try it out in the sand. The pails are very easy to mold with, and I really like the way they nest into each other so compactly. Four pails in less space than the two we were using before, and they are small enough for him to carry by himself! The plastic seems very sturdy - I expect we will be using these for a long time.

Super sturdy little buckets!!! Our two little boys, ages 3 and 6, used these every day at the beach for 6 days. They withstood a pounding and are still in perfect shape. We definitely recommend.

Cant wait to use these w/ my son. Great attention to detail on these. LOVE!