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Agility

equipment

Climbing, balancing, gymnastics, mastering mon-
key bars, even just sitting quietly and watching,

are all essential elements of psychomotor de-
velopment through play. Balancing on a narrow
surface, learning to propel yourself along hori-
zontal bars or looking down from the dizzying
height of a climbing frame – all these things

take strength and courage. Children need to
be allowed to see how far they can push them-
selves. The further they are from the ground,

the greater the mental and physical challenge
and – most important – the more fun they have.
Ground-level play equipment provides the per-
fect opportunity for imaginative movement
play for groups of children. These are a fun way

to improve fine motor skills and learn how to co-
operate with other children.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
TIMbER CONSTRuCTION/ Climbing rungs of robinia wood Balancing ropes (thick) Ø 15 cm bASIC ELEMENTS
WOOD quALITy Ø 3.5–4.5 cm moulded and varnished of PP material (polypropylene) with Balancing and climbing combina-
Posts Ø ~ 15–20 cm Bars and waving ladders steel inlay tions can be put together from the
Climbing posts Ø ~ 20–28 cm Ø 3.37 cm Bridges 2–3 steel ropes treaded following components (page 40–45)
Balancing beams Ø ~ 22 cm Rings Ø 11 cm; of hot galvanised steel through robinia cut resp. rounded under consideration of the EN 1176.
Bollards Ø ~ 28 cm Ø 0.7 cm grip area with PVC coverin wood planed or sanded pand varni- For further elements see group 5,
Handrails Ø ~ 8–12 cm shed, at least 4 cm thickness rubber (page 94–101).
of natural robinia rounded wood; Nets Ø 16 mm lips at the connection
splintered, polished and varnished Climbing, hanging and Belt footbridge rubber conveyor
Support ropes Ø 18 mm
Platforms of trimmed robinia cut Balancing ropes Ø 24 mm belt with inlay of woven fabric
wood ~ 2.8 cm thick; the surface is of Hercules material with steel inlay 12,5 mm thickness
with anti-slip ridges, rounded edges,
varnished