Emsco GroupEMSCO Little Diggers

My grandsons LOVE these tools. They love being outside helping and these are the perfect tools for them along with the wheel barrow that we bought. Keeps them busy for hours. Would order again from seller. Great quality and not cheep or flimsy. Durable and tough for busy little boys.

needed a sturdy toy for my 16 month old that loves outside and helping gramma in the yard, but did not want him to hurt himself with my smaller tools. this is PERFECT. sturdy but not sharp

I bought this because it was the cheapest rake on Amazon, because I couldn’t find my rake and really needed one. I figured it would show up eventually (it did) so I didn’t really want to spend a lot; although this is advertised as a kid’s rake, I’m short (5’4”) and I have used a kid’s shovel quite effectively for digging up the roots of weeds in my lawn (it’s bigger than a spade so I get the whole root system with one shove into the ground, but it’s narrower than most shovels so I don’t get a bunch of lawn with the weed and I don’t have to bend over or kneel to use a spade). So I figured the shorter handle length wouldn’t be a problem with this rake.Well, I might like it if the handle was another 3 inches or so, but I manage to make it work, and I don’t have a lot of *excess* handle to deal with like I do with a regular rake. I’m developing a collection of petite-sized garden tools. The span is not terribly wide, about like a regular shrubbery rake, so it took a little longer to get everything up, but not much, and the teeth are good at grabbing things, even grass cuttings (which is what I needed it for — after a Washington winter, the first lawn trimming must be done with a weed whacker because it grows so tall in all that rain, you can’t get a lawnmower into the thicket, so you have to gather the clippings by hand instead of catching them in a bag).It is held to the pole with staples, not a set screw, but I’ve had set screws slip on a rake head before, and these staples do a fine job holding it in place. I figure if they wear out I can just put a wood screw through it. If the plastic head breaks — it shouldn’t if I don’t let it get sun-weathered and treat it decently, it’s pretty sturdy plastic — I can always buy another rake head and set it on the pole.Plus, now that I found my full-size rake, I’m all ready to have a niece or nephew help out in the garden (I really do need to get a full-sized shovel, though, at least for turning the compost pile).

This Emsco rake was purchased to help me spread mulch in my flower beds. I needed something smaller in width yet durable to do this task and this rake was just the thing. Although it has a shorter handle than a full sized rake, it is still very effective in spreading mulch and its thick durable plastic head is more than up for the job. The head is attached to a wood handle via a thick metal staple which has thus far proven durable. I would say this rake would be great for mulch spreading, reaching under shrubs or in areas with not a lot of room to maneuver a full sized rake. Also, if you are looking for a rake for a kid, this will be a good choice because it is kid sized and they would really be able to help out because this is a real lawn tool and not just some flimsy toy. Good luck.

Grandparents want to order long-lasting good toys for their grandkids. I can assure you, this garden set is useable, of sturdy construction, and our grands love helping in the family garden. They have tools that fit in their hands, work for their varying heights up to age 5, and perform just like adult tools. No cheap shortcuts with Emsco Group kid friendly gardening tools. Our grands enjoy participating in raising veggies with child's-play implements. The parents were impressed with the quality and durability.