Play Tower with Ramp

Accessible ramp

Physical: wheeling or being wheeled up the inclination trains spatial awareness, and in non-electric wheelchairs it trains upper body coordination and strength. Walking or crawling up an inclined surface trains cross coordination.

Cognitive: the gradual change of height trains the understanding of space and measures for young children.

Tic-tac-toe panel

Social-emotional: stimulates communication and turn-taking skills.

Cognitive: support rules understanding, strategic thinking.

Creative: leaving marks when tumblers are left in new positions.

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.

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.

Xylophone music panel

Social-emotional: invites social interaction and co-creation for more children, on both sides.

Cognitive: understanding of cause and effect when striking tubes and creating sound.

Creative: the creation of different intensity and tonality stimulates creative skills.

Clock panel

Social-emotional: cooperation with others on turning wheel, turn-taking, communicating with children on the other side.

Cognitive: learning about numeracy and time in a tangible way.

Creative: leaving your mark on the playground when setting clock differently.

Turn disk and sound creator

Social-emotional: spurs group play and conversations with its two-sidedness.

Cognitive: logical thinking, understanding numeracy.

Creative: creating sounds when the spheres run through grooves.

Gearshift and tube panel

Social-emotional: spurs group play and conversations with its two-sidedness.

Cognitive: supports dramatic play, which stimulates language skills. Communication skills when explaining functionalities. The passing of materials through funnels supports the children’s logical thinking and the understanding of object permanence.

Creative: changing the position of the gear, leaving your mark.

Hammock

Physical: coordination and sense of balance when swaying.

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

Cognitive: for toddlers cause and effect understanding.