Tall Castle, Large

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 for entry.

Sky tunnel

Physical: being up high in a transparent net develops the sense of space and balance, which is fundamental in navigating the world securely.

Social-emotional: children develop courage, self-confidence, consideration and turn-taking, all important life skills. Passing other children takes cooperation and teaches children turn-taking skills.

Wire frame tunnel

Physical: the steep climb in open space trains spatial awareness, cross coordination and muscle strength.

Social-emotional: sense of height and thrill, turn-taking and consideration of others.

Curly climber

Physical: coordination and proprioception are supported when placing arms and legs correctly for going down. Sense of balance when rotating. Arm muscles for holding tight.

Social-emotional: empathy stimulated by turn-taking.

Cognitive: logical thinking when placing arms and legs right for rotating downward.

Talk tube

Social-emotional: encourages communication and social interaction.

Cognitive: evokes curiosity and stimulates an understanding of cause and effect and object permanence: objects and people still exist when out of sight.

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.

Somersault bar

Physical: develop balance and core when hanging from knees. Arm, leg and core muscles are developed when climbing up, somersaulting around. Balance and spatial awareness are strengthened.

Social-emotional: meeting, socializing and turn-taking when climbing up and down via bar.

Hammock

Physical: coordination and sense of balance when swaying.

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

Accessible ramp

Physical: wheeling or being wheeled up the incline 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.

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.