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Why choose a Swing for your play Area?
Benefits of Swinging
Children love to swing. They enjoy the thrill of flying through the air incredibly quickly and the freedom of this. Not only are playground swings great fun did you know that they are also extremely beneficial to both your children’s health and their development. They help to:
· Increase coordination
· Increase confidence
· Grow core muscle groups
· Get children outside
· Play together
· Learn Patience
· Improve mood
Helps to develop motor Skills
Swinging helps children develop coordination because when they are swinging they must engage lots of muscles groups at once. They need to engage their core muscles to stay upright in the swing seat and in order to keep the swing moving they need to swing their legs and use their arms to hold onto the swing. They also need to keep their balance whilst doing this.
Gets Children Outside
Most of the time swings are within school playgrounds, parks or outdoor spaces. The benefits of getting our children outside are huge. As discussed by Danae Lund PhD, LP in Sanford Health the imbalance between indoor and outdoor time spent is huge where her study finds children in the US spend 4-7 minutes a day in unstructured play as opposed to 7 or more hours in front of screens. Here are the five good reasons she gives for children playing outdoors:
· Build physically healthier children
· Contribute to cognitive and social/emotional development
· Improve sensory skills
· Increase attention spans
· Grow in happiness and immunity
It is recognised that children who spend more time outside more often burn more calories which in turn reduces their risk of childhood obesity. More time outside also means children will take in more Vitamin D which is essential to preventing illness and growing strong bones. As stated by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust vitamin D deficiency in children is implicated in a great number of orthopaedic conditions where typical presentations include:
- Pain: especially lower limb long bone pain that might wake the child up from sleep at night
- Deformity: genu valgum, genu varum or growth retardation
- Development: delay in walking
- Muscle: aches and pains or weakness
- Calcium imbalance: tetany, cardiomyopathy, seizures
Can be enjoyed together
There are many types of swings available which means that children can enjoy the thrill of flying through the air together or independently safe in the knowledge help is on hand nearby from their parent or carer.
Basket swings can take multiple children at once and can be paired with different types of swing sets too. Dual types of swings exist such as our coloured dual seat which allows parent and carer to swing next to your infant for added reassurance.
For the more adventurous user there are rope swings such as our Lateral Plank Swing which provide a fun and exciting activity.
Inclusive Play
There are many different swing seats available and many options for inclusive play. Basket swings, for example such as our Curve Stainless Steel Basket Swing are incredibly popular as they mean many children of different ages and abilities can swing together with the addition of a seat close by for friends, parents and carers to join in on the fun. For the less able bodied wheelchair accessible swings are also available such as our Saturn
Wide range of materials
Swings are available in a wide range of materials and styles to suit any playground, school playground park or outdoor space. Timber Robinia swings and Double Timber Swing are very popular in amore natural settings. Stainless Steel options are very robust and suit challenging environments take a look at the Eniro Duo an interesting combination seat swing with 1 cradle 1 junior and 2 parent carer seats.
Conclusion
All in all swings are a great piece of play equipment which children of all ages and abilities can enjoy together. There are loads to choose from so why not get in touch today so we can go through your requirements in more detail and find the perfect swing for your space.
