Climbing Structure, Large

Hand-over-hand with loops

Physical: develops children’s upper body muscles and arm strength, cross coordination and spatial awareness. This is especially important due to sedentary lifestyles and back pain in children.

Pipe ladder

Physical: cross coordination and eye-hand coordination are supported when children climb the ladder. The climbing also supports leg and arm muscles.

Social-emotional: learning about turn taking and cooperation.

Climbing wall

Physical: develops children’s cross coordination, eye-hand coordination, and muscle strength when climbing.

Social-emotional: two-sided climb invites cooperation.

Climbing net

Physical: children develop cross-body coordination and muscle strength when climbing. The big meshes allow for climbing and crawling through, supporting proprioception and spatial awareness.

Social-emotional: the big meshes allow for more children to sit together and talk.

Overhead ladder

Physical: develops children’s upper body muscles and arm strength, cross coordination and spatial awareness. This is especially important due to sedentary lifestyles and back-pain in children.

Social-emotional: chill and socialize on top of the overhead ladder, training cooperation.

Climbing rope

Physical: the small knots add support for hands and feet when climbing onto the rope, crawling up or down. Climbing supports spatial awareness, cross coordination and muscle strength.

Social-emotional: passing others when climbing up or down develops turn-taking skills and consideration.