Palace Giant L & Side Tower

Wackle bridge

Physical: sense of balance and space, and training of posture. Important for being able to sit still.

Social-emotional: cooperation, turn-taking and friendly competition on the plates.

Pipe climber

Physical: muscle strength, cross coordination, and spatial awareness when climbing.

Social-emotional: encourage socializing when seated on the bars.

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.

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.

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.

Movable hammock

Physical: sense of balance when swaying, body pressure when lying.

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

Creative: changing direction and position of hammock.

Long tube slide

Physical: sliding develops spatial awareness and the sense of balance.

Social-emotional: the height ensures extra speed and thrill. Empathy stimulated by turn-taking and consideration of others. Feeling of security when stopping on extra long slide mouth.

Transparent panels with graphic

Social-emotional: the see-through panel adds the possibility to watch and contact friends on ground level when up high.

Cognitive: the see through-effect adds a feeling of thrill when used up high. The graphic suggests a theme and supports dramatic play, which stimulates languages and communication skills.

Peak climber

Physical: cross coordination and muscle strength are developed when climbing and crawling across the unequally dispersed ropes. Balance and spatial awareness are supported when standing on turning spheres or climbing across or up.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and socializing skills are supported when sitting with friends and interacting across.