It might have been Winter but even with bad weather games can still take place in our house thanks to a huge wooden floor and hallway. As a kid we used to play a version of croquet with a little plastic set my brother and I have, admittedly it wasn’t proper croquet as there was always inappropriate hammer swinging and someone stealing the balls. But it is a garden game that gives a lot of fun and that people of all ages can join in with.
So when I was contacted by Garden Games asking if we would like to review one of their croquet sets. I thought we’d give it a go as it’ll be a great game for all the family to get involved in.
We were sent the ‘Lawn Croquet’ and were very impressed. The set consists of:
- 4 Wooden children’s sized Croquet balls
- 4 Painted wooden mallets with fabric grips
- 6 Steel wickets
- 1 Painted wooden Winning Post
Even with my daughter only being 3 she was able to pick up the mallets as they are relatively lightweight for her, if a little tall. Although like me at her age she didn’t appreciate the finer rules of the game having instructions included was a bonus. At least we will know how to play it when the grandparents come over.
The big bonus of this kit apart from it’s excellent quality is the storage and carry bag it comes in. This gives us a really great way of storing all the croquet bits and making sure nothing gets lots as well as having a bag to carry it between houses and holidays!
This will definitely be something I will be looking forward to using in the summer months and I might even have a Pimms to go with it in a proper garden party style!
