Adara II

Twisted ladder

Physical: agility, balance and coordination. Muscle strength when swinging up for gripping handle.

Social-emotional: resting point, turn-taking and socializing.

Catena link

Physical: bouncy crawling and climbing supports cross coordination, balance and spatial awareness.

Social-emotional: spaciousness and interconnectedness of activities helps meeting in big groups. This is a teenage favorite and re-affirms their sense of belonging.

UFO

Physical: sense of balance when sitting, swaying. Arm and leg muscles develop when holding tight, climbing up.

Net

Physical: cross coordination when climbing or crawling in the net. This supports the cooperation of left and right sides of the brain, important for other skills such as reading.

Social-emotional: taking a break together in the net and waiting for others to cross supports social abilities such as cooperation and communication.

Play shell climber

Physical: swaying response to movement makes for challenging climbs and nice seating.

Social-emotional: socializing in smaller groups and turn-taking when deciding who should sit here.

Climbing pole

Physical: develops children’s cross coordination, hand-eye coordination and muscle strength when climbing up or down.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and self-regulation are trained, both important life skills.

Play shell

Physical: the swaying movement stimulates the sense of balance, necessary to sit still on a chair.

Social-emotional: taking a break and turn-taking are supported, skills necessary to learn how to avoid conflicts.

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.