Robinia Obstacleparcours 8

Teardrop handles

Physical: hanging with the arms and swinging the body from one handle to the next develops upper body muscles and cross coordination.

Social-emotional: passing others when climbing through trains turn-taking skills and consideration.

Rope bridge

Physical: tight rope walking is a challenging activity that develops the sense of balance. Here, the supporting bars makes the act easier for younger children.

Parkour ropes

Physical: the big rubbery discs are great supports for the feet when climbing or crossing the module. This supports cross coordination, sense of balance and arm and leg muscles. This combination adds to the child’s general body adeptness and awareness, adding security to its movements.

Social-emotional: the seats make a nice destination and meeting point and take cooperation when crossing by others on the way through the module.

Balance beam

Physical: trains the sense of balance, fundamental for all other motor skills that makes it possible to navigate the world confidently and securely.

Social-emotional: turn-taking skills and negotiation when crossing each other on the beam. Room for a seated rest and exchange.

Net crossing

Physical: cross coordination, spatial awareness and muscle strength are trained when climbing in the net.

Social-emotional: passing others when climbing through trains turn-taking skills and consideration.

Monkey bar

Physical: the upper body muscles that are under-challenged due to sedentary lifestyles are developed immensely. So does the coordination and trunk stability. This type of training is preventive for backaches and cross coordination supports cooperation between the left and right brain halves, necessary for other skills such as reading.

Dynamic beam

Physical: the child practices balance intensely when staying on the spinning beam. This is a challenging and thrilling activity and develops the child’s risk-taking skills in a safe and sound way, close to the ground.

Social-emotional: cooperation and consideration when spinning together with others.

Crossed ropes

Physical: tight rope walking is a challenging practice of the sense of balance. The gently swaying rope adds to the challenge. When training the sense of balance this way, children also train their concentration skills.