Himalaya

Platform

Social-emotional: the platform allows for more children to be together and share. Important life skills like courage, self-confidence, consideration and turn-taking are built.

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.

Climbing wall

Physical: climbing here develops cross coordination, which supports cross-modal perception, necessary for other skills such as reading.

Hammock

Physical: coordination and sense of balance when swaying.

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

Climbing pole

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

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

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.