WOW! The Elephant is an iconic playground attraction that invites play and inspires stories. The Elephant is a fun destination that toddlers return to again and again to investigate the playful manipulative items and create new stories: the banana, apples, and pears go from the mouth to the stomach. The Mouse and Elephant story is thrilling to little people. Storytelling and imagination are important for language development and thinking skills. The tactile variation, with rubber ear and smooth fabric tail adds to the tactile stimulation. The space under the Elephant's tummy and trunk is great for climbing through, training cross-coordination. The holes facilitate peek-a-boo games, too. Peek-a-boo develops the small child's understanding of object permanence: that people and items still exist even if they are out of sight for a while.
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.
can be played from both sides, encouraging cooperation.
tactile variation helps children to understand the characteristics of different materials and their uses. cause and effect understanding when bending rubber flaps.
cooperation and turn-taking when pulling the tail.
understanding of object permanence: things can disappear without being gone forever.
leaving a mark by placing tail in your preferred position.
suggests a theme and supports dramatic play, which stimulates language and communication skills.
the eye evokes emotions of empathy, encouraging children to look the animal in the eye.
can be played from both sides, encouraging cooperation.
cause and effect understanding.
leave a mark and place the spheres at different positions.
fine meeting place and a space creator. Sharing and cooperation create a social scenario that supports communication and cooperation.
Length
6' 2"
Width
2' 6"
Height
4' 7"
WOW! The Elephant is an iconic playground attraction that invites play and inspires stories. The Elephant is a fun destination that toddlers return to again and again to investigate the playful manipulative items and create new stories: the banana, apples, and pears go from the mouth to the stomach. The Mouse and Elephant story is thrilling to little people. Storytelling and imagination are important for language development and thinking skills. The tactile variation, with rubber ear and smooth fabric tail adds to the tactile stimulation. The space under the Elephant's tummy and trunk is great for climbing through, training cross-coordination. The holes facilitate peek-a-boo games, too. Peek-a-boo develops the small child's understanding of object permanence: that people and items still exist even if they are out of sight for a while.
This product, Elephant (MSC5420), is provided by KOMPAN United States.
Panels of 19 mm EcoCore™. EcoCore™ is a highly durable, eco-friendly material, which is not only recyclable after use, but also consists of material produced from +95% recycled post-consumer material from food packing waste.
The steel support posts are hot dip galvanized inside and outside with lead free zinc. The galvanization has excellent corrosion resistance in outside environments and requires low maintenance.
Corocord membranes consist of friction-proof rubberized material of conveyor belt quality with excellent UV resistance. Tested and compliant with REACH requirements for PAH. Embedded is a four-layered armoring made of woven polyester. The armoring and the two surface layers result in a total thickness of 7.5 mm.
Tail is made of soft and bendable woven bands. Base material of straps is PP which has good wearing and impact resistance.
CO₂ emission
Sustainability Data
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MSC542000-3417P
158.26
Total CO₂ emission (kg CO₂e)
3.11
CO₂e/kg (kg CO₂e/kg)
76.01%
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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