Pirate Ship, Large

Bow net

Physical: the interconnected bow net and ladders make a challenging climb. This supports cross coordination and major muscles.

Social-emotional: the climbers feel the movements of their peers in the net. This evokes cooperation, turn-taking and empathy. Climbing over the top beams promotes risk taking and thus sense of achievement and self-confidence.

Rock climber

Physical: supports cross coordination and leg, arm and hand strength. The hand-holds on top ease entry into platform.

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

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.

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.

Cognitive: young children develop their understanding of space, speed and distances when sliding down quickly.

Cannon

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

Sand crane

Physical: hoisting the basket up and down trains arm muscles and dexterity.

Social-emotional: cooperating with others e.g. receiving the bucket trains cooperation skills.

Cognitive: understanding the mechanism of the chains hoisting buckets up and down supports logical thinking skills.

Creative: working with moveable play items that can leave a mark supports the child’s creativity.

Binoculars

Cognitive: the binoculars set a tangible theme and thus spur dramatic play. Dramatic play is a great trainer of language and communication skills.

Creative: the binoculars can be turned in all directions. Looking through them gives a new perspective on the world.

Bow platform

Social-emotional: the roomy platform makes a fine meeting destination for children, who have embarked via varied climbers training cross coordination and risk-taking skills.