Little Tikes EasyStore Large Slide

by Little Tikes

Product Features

• Five foot long slide
• Slide "unlocks" and folds for compact storage in garage, basement or outdoor shed.
• Wide steps and base for stability

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 19.9 x 59.3 inches ; 26 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 26.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00030EPJO
• Item model number: 4578
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,716 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
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• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This 5 foot long slide "unlocks" and folds for compact storage in the garage, basement or outdoor shed. Wide steps and base for stability.

Product Description

Convert your ordinary backyard into extraordinary kid fun with this big slide that's a cinch for parents to set up. The 5-foot long slide "unlocks" and folds for compact storage in the garage, basement or an outdoor shed. Wide steps and a sturdy base mean easy up for kids -- plus, it lets parents know that it's a safe play area. Holds up to 50 pounds. Measures 38.25"H x 60"W x 38"D.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little Tikes vs. Step2 Naturally Playful folding slides, April 20, 2010

By 

W D & E's Mom (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes EasyStore Large Slide (Toy)

My brother has had this Little Tikes EasyStore Large Slide for quite a few years now, with his 3 daughters using it all summer long. It has held up very well and all his girls still love it. (Ages are 7, 4, and 2.) In the summer months, they will put the end of the slide in a little pool for some water fun. The slide is very stable and large enough for even their very tall 7 year old.

While I really liked this slide, I had been comparing it to the Step2 Naturally Playful Folding Slide and trying to see which was better based on reviews. Very difficult as they are very much the same.

I ended up ordering the Step2 version and I'm very happy with it. There are a few differences that I have noticed.

Little Tikes stability wings at the bottom of the stairs is somewhat flat, but enough for little ones to trip when not paying attention racing to the stairs. The Step2 version has angled wings that have to be put together with the staircase with a couple of screws - it says to screw them in with a screwdriver, but I was unable to do this. The wings slide on and stay there unless you lift up the slide to move it, but I'll leave putting the screws in to my mechanically inclined husband so I don't wreck it.

Little Tikes steps seemed to give a little more than my Step2 slide. This may be due to the fact that my brother's Little Tikes version is a few years old and my Step2 is brand new, I'm not sure.

Little Tikes top of the stairs handle is a little shorter than the Step2 version, but not a big deal.

Little Tikes slide has a slight curve/bump in the slide halfway down, while the Step2 version has the curve/bump right at the beginning.

Little Tikes end of the slide has a slight lift, but my nieces and daughter would still fall forward on a fast slide down. The Step2 version has a lot more lift and my 2.5 year old daughter really appreciates it and doesn't fall forward nearly as much.

The Little Tikes dark brown and burgundy is nice as is the Step2's medium brown and grass green. I think I like the brown and green better, but that's just my opinion.

The Little Tikes version seems to be a little lighter in weight than the Step2 Naturally Playful one. I had a harder time lugging the Step2 around than I did the Little Tikes.

They both fold easily and can store on the wall in the garage when not in use which is awesome. Being able to store it somewhere out of the way will definitely keep the slide in great condition for years!

Overall, both great slides and lots of fun. The slide length for both is about 58 inches long. They both stand about 40 inches high (top of handrail to the ground).

59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My assembly tips for new buyers, April 7, 2006

By 

S. Yaguma (California) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes EasyStore Large Slide (Toy)

Added March 2008:
We've had the slide now for nearly 2 years, and my son still gets on from time to time. He actually likes to watch tv while sitting on the top of it (we keep it indoors in a "play" room).
Since my review seems to bubble to the top (thanks to the kind reception of the readers), I just want to say that it appears Little Tikes listened to our complaints and finally decided to include a metal rod instead of a plastic one. From the most recent reviews, it seems that the installation issues are now things of the past.

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First, I agree w/ the "good fun if you make it past the assembly stage" comments from the other reviewers. That's all been said, so I'd like to offer some of my personal assembly tips for new buyers.

IMPORTANT: By straying from the printed instructions, there is the chance that you can do unexpected damage to the toy (or in a more direct manner, use my suggestions at your own risk).

Here's what the instructions (just pictures, no words) say you should have to begin the assembly adventure:
1. Goggles (!)
2. Hammer
3. Wood block
4. Pencil (to help w/ the threading of the plastic tube)

Additional items that I recommend:
1. Sand paper (100 or 120 is good)
2. Screwdriver (in place of the pencil)
3. Several wood blocks (enough to level the toy for hammering on the second red cap)

The plastic tube is like a brand new wood pencil (best analogy I can come up with right now). Imagine trying to hammer that pencil into a hole that is precisely the diameter of the pencil. Most likely, you'll shatter the pencil on the first hit. Now imagine sharpening that pencil and trying again. First of all, you can easily set the pencil into the hole as the sharpened tip has a much smaller diameter than the hole.

Ok. So now you get the idea... Use the sand paper to LIGHTLY scruff the very tips of the plastic tube. DO NOT sharpen the plastic tube as you would a pencil! You only want to make the very tips of the plastic tube just slightly smaller in diameter (think millimeter). Now, the caps should be easier to hammer on.

In terms of the threading, I was very uncomfortable using a pencil to aid in the task. I found that a screwdriver worked great, and I wasn't worried about it breaking inside the tube.

Ok. I've rambled long enough. I know that this is supposed to be a review, and it's far from one. I, too, was unhappily warping the plastic tube with the hammering at first. Fortunately, I had some sand paper handy and it saved my sanity (i.e. I didn't have nightmares of being hammered into a red cap by a giant plastic tube).

By the way, my 2 year-old son loves the slide. We have it indoors on an area covered by the blue playmats (3/4" thick, I think) sold at toyrus.

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What evil manevolent force came up with this assembly?, December 28, 2005

By 

David "Just a guy with a piano" (Alpharetta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes EasyStore Large Slide (Toy)

Absolutely the worst toy to assemble that I have ever encountered. As with other purchasers of this awful awful slide, getting the tube through and the caps to stick on was nearly impossible. I did succeed, but only after significant contortions and more than a few curse words. I've never cursed over putting together a toy. Never. Even the bike from China with the poorly translated instructions were easier than this.

Little Tikes, here's a few suggestions:

1. Don't ask the customer to hammer the end of a pliable plastic tube in order to jam it into a cap and then expect the tube to remain straight enough to thread through six holes.

2. Spend the $0.50 and provide the stupid wooden block.

3. Change the order of assembly so that first thread the tube of frustration, then cap it on both sides, then attach the stairs. Trust me, it would have been easier that way.