Castle, Large

Slide

Physical: sliding develops spatial awareness and a sense of balance. Furthermore, the core muscles are trained when sitting upright going down.

Social-emotional: empathy stimulated by turn-taking.

Rock climber

Physical: supports cross coordination and leg, arm and hand strength.

Social-emotional: the inclination makes climbing feel secure, especially for younger children.

Draw bridge area

Physical: varied rope rails offer levelled challenge of balance and spatial awareness as well as arm, leg and core muscles.

Social-emotional: the two rope rails support cooperation, parallel play and positive competition by offering varied difficulty levels in entrance.

Cannon

Cognitive: the cannon set a tangible theme and thus spur dramatic play. Dramatic play supports language and communication skills.

Rapella

Physical: supports cross coordination, proprioception and sense of space. Leg and core muscles are used intensely. Upper body muscles are developed when children pull themselves upwards in the rope.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and self-regulation, both important life skills.

Fireman's pole

Physical: coordination is supported when going down, as well as arm and core muscles. Landing strengthens bone density, which is built for life in early childhood.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and risk-taking.

Coconut rope bridge

Physical: the bridge sways gently, training the sense of balance and space when the child balances across. These motor skills in combination are great for learning how to navigate the body in space.

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.

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.

Banister bars

Physical: coordination is supported when going down, as well as arm and core muscles. Landing strengthens bone density, which is built for life in childhood.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and risk-taking.

Monkey bar

Physical: the upper body muscles that are under-challenged due to sedentary lifestyles are developed immensely. So does the coordination and trunk stability. This type of training is preventive for backaches and cross coordination supports cooperation between the left and right brain halves, necessary for other skills such as reading.