All children love to play outside and often rush to get outside to the playground at break and lunchtime. More and more schools, communities and holiday parks are installing fun, engaging outside play equipment which children of all ages and abilities can enjoy.
With the evolution of technology, fewer children are spending time outside, stretching their imaginations, running, playing and socialising with friends. On average, children spend more time using electronic devices, such as gaming consoles, phones, tablets and television than they are playing outside. In this blog, we will discuss why outdoor play is important and beneficial for children.
Rhino Play has a wide range of playground equipment including, trim trails, adventure climbers and climbing frames, towers and slides, which help to encourage children to run, climb, jump, swing and slide. All of which increase physical fitness attributes such as upper body strength, lower body strength and cardiovascular endurance.
When children are swinging on flat seat swings, climbing on traverse and climbing walls, or running around the rubber mulch daily mile track, either at their school or community parks, the activities can help improve their overall physical health.
Play equipment helps increase children’s heart rate the endorphins that are released also help children to improve their mental health and can help them focus whilst at school.
Outdoor play equipment is a great way for children to test their capabilities and challenge themselves, physically and mentally. Self-esteem and confidence are then built when the children manage to accomplish their achievements.
This is why installing play equipment such as trim trails, adventure climbers and other challenging equipment that children can attempt whilst feeling safe is incredibly important when designing and planning your playground.
Playing and practising on climbing walls, vertical net climbers and triple balance beams gives children the opportunity to apply problem-solving skills when completing individual elements of a trim trail. When climbing, children can spend time trying and failing while learning and figuring out the movements to complete the wall. This problem-solving is a skill which they can continue to master during their development.
Visiting or playing within different playgrounds at schools and nurseries, hotels and leisure parks and local community parks, allows children to develop their social skills. By playing with their peers at school and interacting with children of different ages and abilities, enjoying play equipment together allows children to develop their social skills.
Either by playing or helping one another overcome challenges, children can help to encourage each other on the equipment by communicating instructions and encouragement effectively.
Hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills can be improved when children are given the freedom to run, jump, swing, crawl and climb whilst playing with others. Rhino Play has been providing playground equipment for almost 25 years and prides itself on creating fun, unique and stimulating play equipment which can challenge and develop hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills.
Find out more about how Rhino Play’s play equipment can help create benefits for your school, community or holiday park playground by contacting our knowledgeable team at info@rhinoplay.co.uk.
"Please note that we don't offer domestic / home garden play equipment generally."
