SkyTwister, Sensory

Twisted dichroic tower top

Social-emotional: the soft, bouncy floored-meeting point placed up high adds a feeling of achievement to meeting friends here. The entry supports turn-taking skills and empathy.

Cognitive: the hugely appealing dichroic panels make children wonder about how the colors are created and reflected, which supports thinking skills.

Rollers

Physical: the rolling feel adds body pressure when lying and trains the balance when seated. This impacts physical stability.

Social-emotional: the body pressure of the rolls give a soothing, relaxing feel when lying, and the stimulation when moving invigorates.

Creative: the rollers’ two sidedness and different colors makes possible changing the patters of the rollers, which stimulates creativity.

Tube slide

Physical: sliding develops spatial awareness and a sense of balance. Furthermore, the core muscles are trained when sitting upright going down.

Social-emotional: thrill when going down fast. Empathy stimulated by turn-taking.

Hangout pod

Physical: stare seduti o sdraiati divertendosi, con i movimenti ondeggianti, stimola il senso dell’equilibrio.

Social-emotional: incoraggia gli incontri e stimola a prendersi una pausa. La capacità di fare a turno favorisce le abilità necessarie per imparare a evitare i conflitti.

Ropes with rubber discs

Physical: children develop cross-body coordination and muscle strength when stepping onto the disc and climbing the rope. Their sense of balance is trained when swaying gently. The sense of balance is important for instance for being able to sit still.

Social-emotional: socializing and turn-taking when deciding who should sit here.

Dichroic panels

Physical: hanging and leaning on the rope-suspended panels train muscles, balance and cross-coordination.

Social-emotional: twisting the panels to create colorful shadows encourage turn-taking and cooperation skills.

Cognitive: wondering about, understanding and explaining the reasons for the color occurrence support logical thinking skills.

Embarkment net

Physical: cross coordination and eye-hand coordination are supported when children climb the embarkment net. The climbing also develops leg and arm muscles.

Rete da arrampicata

Physical: la rete permette di arrampicarsi, il che stimola le capacità motorie, la propriocezione e la consapevolezza spaziale. i bambini usano la forza dei muscoli delle braccia, delle gambe e del tronco quando si arrampicano.