Harriet loves the Chad Valley skittles set. We play mainly indoors as they are very lightweight so less stable in any windy conditions but perfect for indoor play. Brightly coloured and complete with two very light balls, this game is perfect for toddlers and slightly older children allowing them to learn how to roll a ball and aim at the skittles.
Cricket set (cricket bat, balls and stumps) is brightly coloured and very lightweight so easy for small ones to use the bat and easily portable. It also comes with two balls, which is a nice touch given the regularity with which balls go missing. The problem with it is that it's so lightweight that the stumps fall over. There are three stumps which slide into a base, so there are no sharp ends, which is perhaps a useful safety feature but means you can't stick them in the ground, and the base is so light that it won't sit on grass. Even on a flat surface it falls over with the slightest breeze. So a perfectly good bat and ball set, but doesn't really cut the mustard as a cricket set.