Giant Dome

Giant dome net

Physical: the connected nets make the climbers feel the movements of the other climbers, adding a dimension of fun and demanding concentration when holding tight to the rope. All muscle groups are trained, as well as cross coordination.

Social-emotional: the climbers’ movements affect the other climbers. Room for breaks for many and support cooperation and turn-taking skills.

Cognitive: cause and effect understanding is supported by the bouncing effect of the movement of others.

Coconut rope

Physical: balance and coordination is supported when walking the swaying rope. A good sense of balance transfers to other skills such as sitting still on a chair. Bone density is developed when jumping off.

Social-emotional: children swaying together on the rope experience their own and others’ movements. This spurs cooperation and consideration, e.g. when passing others on the rope.

Play shell

Physical: the swaying movement stimulates the sense of balance, necessary to sit still on a chair.

Social-emotional: meeting, taking a break and turn-taking are supported, skills necessary to learn how to avoid conflicts.

Ropes with rubber discs

Physical: children develop cross-body coordination and muscle strength when stepping onto the disc and climbing the rope. Their sense of balance is trained when swaying gently. The sense of balance is important for instance for being able to sit still.

Social-emotional: socializing and turn-taking when deciding who should sit here.

Curly climber

Physical: coordination and proprioception are supported when placing arms and legs correctly for going down. Sense of balance when rotating. Arm muscles for holding tight.

Social-emotional: empathy stimulated by turn-taking.

Cognitive: logical thinking when placing arms and legs right for rotating downwards.

Hammock

Physical: coordination and sense of balance when swaying.

Social-emotional: meeting, pushing friends gently back and forth, turn-taking.

Vertical open triangle plate

Physical: arm, leg and core muscles are developed when climbing up and through.

Social-emotional: swaying seat for a break, inviting socializing and turn-taking.

Sound shaker ball

Social-emotional: turn-taking skills when rattling the ball.

Cognitive: cause and effect understanding when discovering the sound effect of the element.

Creative: creating a sound pattern.

Various membranes

Physical: the bouncy membranes develop the sense of balance when the child stands, steps or sits there. Cross coordination and proprioception when crawling through.

Social-emotional: great point for a break or meeting with friends. Showing consideration of others and helping others when passing one another going up or down the membranes.