When your little one is fed up with straightforward sliding, you can even keep the joyful squeals coming by rolling toys down it, covering it with a blanket to make a den, or teaming it with a paddling pool in summer. Whether compact or curved, wavy or watery, there’s a garden slide that can provide hours of fun for years to come, whatever the weather. One thing I haven’t mentioned so far is the load capacity. Smartta claims that the SliderMini can handle up to 15kg (33.33lbs). I haven’t had a need to put anything approaching this weight on the slider, but it had no problem dealing with the D5300, D7000 or D800 cameras I used with any lens, even with a fairly steep climb. Every slide was steady and smooth. What could be improved While, for video, you may not want to drop it all the way down to 1%, it will go that low. This provides a travel duration of 2000 seconds, or 33 minutes and 20 seconds. If you have a camera that can only shoot video, and not timelapse, then this might be a good option for you to make some timelapse in post rather than in-camera. If you shoot a 30-minute clip, add it to the Premiere Pro timeline, speed it up to last only a few seconds and turn on frame blending, you can get a fairly convincing result.

The only thing I need to remember is that if I switch from shooting timelapse to shooting video, I need to unplug the cable. Otherwise, even if I’ve already started the camera recording, it forces it to take a shot at the beginning of the slide and then another at the end, with no video in between. The SliderMini is a no-nonsense slider that does its job very well with the minimum of fuss. It’s well built and small enough that you can take it just about anywhere. If it feels like your child is growing up fast, you may want to opt for a garden slide that is built to last the test of time. The Smoby Super Megagliss is a great choice - a garden slide that quite literally grows with your child. Measuring a whopping 3.6 metres, it starts as a smaller 1.5-metre slide, extending to become a triple wave chute once your little one is too big for it.The Little Tikes First Slide has become a popular choice amongst Mumsnet users, particularly for providing toddlers with their very first garden slide experience. It also folds flat for easy storage; making it a practical option for those with smaller gardens. Dimensions: 100 x 150 x 159 cm | Material: Plastic | Age suitability: 2 years and over Reasons to buy: For shooting timelapse, there are a couple of different ways you can do it. The first is to simply tell the slider to move across its distance over a set amount of time and use your camera’s built-in intervalometer to tell it how often to take a shot. The other method is by plugging your camera into the SliderMini and having it control the interval at which your camera shoots each photo. The latter method is generally the most useful because your camera’s not going to carry on shooting after the slider has finished its run. The default app screen for video is fairly simple. You tell it what speed you want the slider to move and it tells you how long it will take to get from one end of the slider to the other. The fastest it will travel is 1cm per second. It has a 20cm travel distance, and it will take 20 seconds at 100% speed to go from one end to the other. You may, however, want it to take longer, so you can dial down the speed. Dropping it to 50% means it’ll take 40 seconds to go from one end to the other. 25% is 80 seconds, 10% is 200 seconds, and so on. We had a Little Tikes 'cube' which was great, tough and sturdy and very well used” (Tried and tested by Mumsnet user gerbo)

The battery built into the SliderMini is a 1500mAh lithium battery. It takes around 90 minutes to fully charge and the battery will last around 48 hours in normal use. Easily add Hand Drawn Circle shapes to your PowerPoint slide. PPT Productivity's circle shape mimics a hand drawn annotation on a slide e.g. to add focus or circle text to suggest a concern or necessary correction. The circle can be added in red, orange, yellow, or green or update to custom colors.

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Material: Many kids’ slides are made from plastic, which can be durable and last for years, but there are more eco-friendly alternatives out there too. The app for the SliderMini is called Smartta Go, and it’s available for both Android and iOS. I’ve primarily been using it with my ASUS ZenFone 5, but I have also tested it with an iPhone SE. It’s a no-frills app with the basic set of features required to use the slider. When you fire it up, it connects straight to the slider over Bluetooth with no need to enter codes or numbers. It just works. This is what you call a beautiful and exceptional Bouncy Castle. Our Animal Kingdom Mini slide is perfect for the little ones who are that tiny bit adventurous, with a short 5ft drop from top to bottom its is a lot smaller than our big slide but just enough for the toddlers! We highly recommend the booking this the Animal Kingdom Bouncy Castle to complete the set.How much can you spend? With slides costing from tens of pounds to hundreds, choose one to match your budget. Canva’s slideshow maker is built for everyone. No experience needed. You can create free slideshows from templates themed for vacations, Christmas videos , business, family, or for fun. Our library is always updated with fresh template styles and layouts. Explore our huge library of design elements Acceleration and deceleration – They tell me that this can be implemented with a simple firmware update and that their engineers are working on it. If you’re looking for a slide and swing combo playset for your garden, TP Toys comes well recommended within the Mumsnet community. Made from high-quality FSC Certified wood, their playsets come with a five-year guarantee and are fully treated to protect against the elements. We had a Little Tikes slide cube thing from when my daughter was 18 months. 8 years later and it's still used to do forward rolls down into the paddling pool. So yes, it has had a lot of use.” (Recommended by Mumsnet user peanutbutterismydownfall) Our verdict