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.

Drawing wall

Physical: the rollers stimulate the fine motor skills and when leaning on them provide sensory stimulation that soothes or invigorates depending on the intensity.

Social-emotional: the cooperation and turn-taking in making patterns from both sides supports social-emotional skills such as cooperation.

Creative: the rollers’ two-sidedness and different colors make possible patters and signal-making which inspires 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: sitting and lying enjoying the swaying movements stimulate the sense of balance.

Social-emotional: meeting, taking a break is invited. Turn-taking supports the skills necessary to learn how to avoid conflicts.

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.

Climbing net

Physical: the net allows for climbing around, which supports motor skills, proprioception and spatial awareness. Children use muscle strength of arms, legs, and core when climbing.