Kasteel - Castello

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.

Sand scoops

Physical: hand eye coordination and push-pull movements.

Social-emotional: invites cooperation due to the two-sidedness and provides for parallel play.

Cognitive: logical thinking: cause and effect understanding when running scoops in grooves or shifting materials from scoop to scoop.

Creative: shifting scoops, creating new scoop positions.

Treasure box

Cognitive: object permanence: hiding objects and finding them again. Spurs exploration and dramatic play, stimulating conversations.

Clock panel

Social-emotional: cooperation with others on turning clock pointers, turn-taking.

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

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

Climbing net

Physical: due to the inclination of the net, the child is supported in climbing. Hand-eye coordination, cross coordination and proprioception are trained. These are fundamental for judging the body in time and space, crucial life skills for navigating the world securely.

Tunnel

Physical: the children crawl through the tunnel, developing motor skills such as cross-body coordination and proprioception.

Social-emotional: turn-taking when passing each other.

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.

Climbing pole

Physical: cross coordination and muscle strength are trained.

Social-emotional: turn-taking and cooperation.

Bridge

Physical: cross coordination, spatial awareness.

Social-emotional: transparency invite cooperation with children on the outside.

Cannon

Cognitive: the cannon set a tangible theme and thus spur dramatic play. Dramatic play supports language and communication skills.