Draco

Open triangle plate

Physical: arm, leg and core muscles are developed by climbing up and through. Proprioception and spatial awareness are supported, both motor skills that help navigating the body in space.

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

Meteor shower link

Physical: agility, balance and coordination when climbing and swaying on ropes. Arm, leg, and core muscles are strengthened. These are important for posture control and sitting still.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and consideration of others when climbing through. These skills are hard to teach but easy to learn in play.

Asteroid belt

Physical: sense of space when sitting, swaying. Arm and core muscles when walking in arms. Develops children’s upper body muscles and arm strength along with cross coordination.

Social-emotional: point from which to see and be seen, socializing for bigger groups of children.

Curved climbing wall

Physical: children develop their cross-body coordination, proprioception and leg, arm and hand strength. Climbing on a curved surface is an extra challenge to muscles.

Rope ladder

Physical: cross coordination is supported when children climb the ladder. The climbing also trains leg and arm muscles.

Social-emotional: place for meeting, taking a break and socializing.

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.

Rocking tube

Physical: muscle strength and coordination when climbing up, holding tight. Balance when gliding down.

Jacob's ladder

Physical: cross coordination and spatial awareness as well as upper body muscles when hanging with arms. This is especially important due to sedentary lifestyles of today's children.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and cooperation.

Cognitive: logical thinking when going from 2nd to 3rd step, changing feet.