Is your playground looking a bit drab and in need of some colour? Why not consider installing some of Rhino Play’s fun and hugely creative playground markings? With so many options to choose from, you are bound to find the perfect markings to complement your school, local community or hotel and holiday park playground.
Not only are playground markings an excellent way of brightening up your outdoor space, but they also have numerous benefits for child development. In this article, we have summarised the top benefits of installing playground markings from Rhino Play, with reference to some of our bestselling products.
Many playgrounds across the country will have some form of markings printed onto the floor, as they’re a simple but effective way of adding another exciting dimension to your outdoor space. The options available are endless; you can have anything from educational markings and shapes to roadways and shapes and prints.
Not to mention, Rhino Play’s markings are made from thermoplastic material, to ensure they are long-lasting, safe and highly durable. This material is also what gives the markings their strong, vibrant look, no matter how gloomy the weather is!
A notable advantage of playground markings is that they will immediately alleviate any play area, no matter its size. For those working with a smaller space, Rhino Play has plenty of smaller, but equally as stimulating markings to choose from.
If you’re still on the fence about whether to invest in playground markings, here are some of their other great benefits.
According to the NHS, children over the age of five should aim for at least 60 minutes of exercise each day and should take part in different types of activity to develop movement skills, muscles and bones. Installing playground markings is a great way to achieve this. Because the markings are so diverse, they will keep children entertained and energised for hours.
For example, Rhino Play offer a wide range of sports and fitness markings, including:
With these markings, children could be training for their big sports day all year around!
Also available are various mazes and activity trails for bigger playgrounds, which provide a slightly more challenging, collaborative game for the competitive kids.
Playground markings aren’t only great for physical stimulation, they also contribute significantly to the development of children’s social skills. Many playground marking games require more than one player, which encourages children to interact with those in and outside of their peer group, to get to know each other and work together.
Whilst the majority of playground markings are designed for collaborative play, we also have a wide range of markings designed for individual games. These will also help to develop social skills, as they teach children about taking turns, being patient and respecting others’.
As part of the roadways range, one of the Rhino Play’s most popular playground marking ranges, you can create a bustling city or town in your playground, great for promoting more imaginative and creative play that children can take part in together. Elements included are:
You can learn more about the benefits of creative play and other ways our playground equipment promotes child development in our regularly updated news section.
Another key benefit of installing playground markings is that many of them will reinforce children’s academic learning. Rhino Play offers several engaging letter games and number games that are especially useful for early years foundation stage children, to help with counting and spelling.
For schools, these educational playground markings can be used as part of outdoor teaching in the warmer months, to mix up the regular lessons. You can learn more about the ways teachers can use playground markings as part of the curriculum in our blog, ‘4 Schools Playground Equipment Products Teachers Can Use In Lesson Time’.
At Rhino Play, we design our playground markings with children of all ages and abilities in mind – nobody should be left out. For the children who are not comfortable with or not able to use traditional playground equipment, playground markings are a lot more inclusive.
Our playground markings are often installed in special educational needs (SEN) playgrounds, alongside some of our other accessible products, such as the Wheelchair Swing or Primus Trampoline, to add a little more colour and excitement to the space.
If you’re in the market for some colourful, highly entertaining and durable playground markings for your commercial playground, make sure you get in contact with our expert team today via email at info@rhinoplay.co.uk. We’d love to come up with a bespoke design to suit your specific requirements, to help transform your outdoor space.
To see some of the previous schools, local councils and businesses we have designed and installed playground markings for, have a look at our case studies.
"Please note that we don't offer domestic / home garden play equipment generally."
