Why children love changes in their play space.
Different types of play develop different skills in children. Social play allows them to learn to give and take, cooperate and share. Constructive play, where they build and draw, provides a sense of accomplishment. While fantasy play promotes creativity and flexible thinking.
Developmentally, children need to be exposed to different play opportunities. It allows them to use their body in different ways and to develop all the skills they need for life. It also keeps them stimulated and interested in participating.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation suggests that children can concentrate on a task for two to five minutes per year of age. A typical three year old may give their attention to something for as little as six minutes, and for a six year old a task may have their focus for just twelve minutes.
Therefore variety in play is clearly very important to a child’s development. Most children also just love the fact that the world around them offers something new and exciting to do.
Although largely static structures, playgrounds can provide the variety of play that children need and seek. Interchangeable activities can be incorporated into your playground design to keep play interesting. These include items such as plank bridges, pommel traverses, high-low ropes and rope nets that can be swapped and changed to ensure variety of play.
Interchangeables allow you to change the play as often as you like. You can start with just two items and grow your collection over time as your budget allows. They are designed to be changed by you, quickly, easily and safely.
Bespoke Playgrounds offers a wide range of unique and exciting playground interchangeables for incorporation into your playground’s design. It’s a very cost effective way to keep young minds inspired.
