Thing is, you don't even have to have play equipment. Our garden is on the smaller side (once the veg patch and chickens have their share) and we don't have space for much on the square of lawn left. But they make their own entertainment out of the old kitchen stuff we put out for them. They create all sorts of imaginary games- cafes, cake shops, a fairy beach resort, stables for the little tykes see-saw. Sometimes they just dig around under stones and bricks to see what bugs they find. When the greenhouse is up, that takes on all sorts of guises.
It's about letting kids be kids, them using their imaginations, giving them access to outdoor areas and (importantly) allowing them to explore and get messy.
I get that, I think it's just down to personal preference. My kids are veryyy imaginative and do everything you've just said, they have loads of little bug kits, but I like them having all their play equipment aswell, I couldn't imagine my youngest 2 not having their slide and trampoline etc. They're very outdoorsy and love being outdoors in all weather, so that's just my personal preference to have alot of options for them! I'm not slating parents who don't have that, but when it comes to Hinch, with her money she could make the kids garden better than ripped up poo infested mess.
They have nothing but a bouncy castle. And I think that's shocking when she has everything she could possibly want and gets everything she wants when she wants it, but the boys have nothing. Even indoors they have no suitable or educational toys. They have a ovepriced push along motorbike which serves no purpose. find it sad and I find her garden pathetic for 2 toddlers.
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I do mine once a month
If it NEEDS doing once a month you should look into changing your detergent and softener as that's the reason it's full of gunk. Hinch doesn't tell you that though. The stuff she uses is full of animal fat and that's why hers is so rank.
Make sure you keep the door and drawers open after every use too.
I do a full clean of mine and the filters every few month even though they don't need doing just because it prolongs the life of your washer, and keeps it nice.
I do clean inside the rubber ring after every use though, takes 2 min.