Sliding is a favorite playground activity that attracts children to be active and playful in a thrilling way. This sturdy slide will delight children and encourage them to be brave and enthusiastic on the playground, for hours of imaginative and active play. Children train their core muscles when they slide, sitting upright while sliding down. This stimulates their trunk stability, which is important for avoiding back and neck pains – a growing problem in children due to sedentary lifestyles. Sliding additionally train the child's sense of balance and spatial understanding. These skills are important in navigating the world securely. They are the fundament of all motor skills and thus a fundament in physical confidence in the child. The steps of the stair are great for little knees and hands with their PUR cover, adding a feeling of confidence to the climb.
Play value is the value gained from play, the value that makes the child 'want' or developmentally 'need' to undertake the activity and thus gives the play item holding power. Play value can be described very precisely in developmental terms, looking into the human physical, cognitive, social and emotional developmental stages.
develops spatial awareness, sense of balance and trains core muscles when sitting upright going down.
empathy stimulated by turn-taking.
young children develop their understanding of space, speed and distances when sliding down.
cross coordination is used, supporting the cooperation of the left and right halves of the brain, which. For young children.
Sliding is a favorite playground activity that attracts children to be active and playful in a thrilling way. This sturdy slide will delight children and encourage them to be brave and enthusiastic on the playground, for hours of imaginative and active play. Children train their core muscles when they slide, sitting upright while sliding down. This stimulates their trunk stability, which is important for avoiding back and neck pains – a growing problem in children due to sedentary lifestyles. Sliding additionally train the child's sense of balance and spatial understanding. These skills are important in navigating the world securely. They are the fundament of all motor skills and thus a fundament in physical confidence in the child. The steps of the stair are great for little knees and hands with their PUR cover, adding a feeling of confidence to the climb.
This product, Slide Steel, Teal (BASIC353), is provided by KOMPAN Australia.
Panels of 19mm EcoCore™. EcoCore™ is a highly durable, eco-friendly material, which is not only recyclable after use but also consists of a core produced from 100% recycled material.
The stainless steel components are made of high-quality stainless steel in compliance with global playground standards. The steel is glass blasted after manufacturing to ensure a smooth gliding surface.
Steps are made of PUR. It retains its properties in the temperature range of -30°C to 60°C. Material is UV stabilised.
KOMPAN GreenLine versions are designed with ultimate environmentally friendly materials with the lowest possible CO2e emission factor such as EcoCoreTM panels of 100% post consumer recycled ocean waste.
Our product and sustainability data validation help our clients make informed, sustainable buying choices based on methods validated by Bureau Veritas.
BASIC353-3418P
195.9
Total CO₂ emission (kg CO₂e)
1.61
CO₂e/kg (kg CO₂e/kg)
77%
Recycled materials
The overall framework applied for these factors is the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which quantifies "environmental information on the life cycle of a product and enables comparisons between products fulfilling the same function" (ISO, 2006). This follows the structure and applies a Life-Cycle Assessment approach to the entire Product stage, from raw material through manufacturing (A1-A3).
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