gardening tools for children that hold up

[ourdayourjourney]

can anyone recommend a metal set of gardening tools that will hold up through the years? i was looking for a set of hand held tools and a rake/shovel combination with longer handles. i have one hand held shovel that has lasted for a few years now, but it has no information on it. i believe it is aluminum?

[Astrid1024]

The Wooden Wagon has really nice non-plastic garden tools for children.

[dogretro]

I got dd1's hand-held gardening tools at Lowe's home improvement store. I got them for Easter 2009. They are no special brand, but I did make sure to get ones w/ wooden handles. They are holding up great considering that they get left outside 24/7 all spring and summer long And they did not cost much, either.

[ourdayourjourney]

i'll be needing a rake soon enough so i thought i'd check in and see if any one could offer any suggestions. i just do not want to buy another set that is going to rust, which bothers me more than plastic.

[JudiAU]

If you are open to plastic, we like products by Spielstabil. They are made in Germany, much higher quality than other plastics, and have a one or two year warrenty. We bought ours from mauliko.com .