Playground Swing
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Lifetime Swing Set 90143 Monkey Bar Playground with Slide Earth Tones $1,079.99 |
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Swing Hanger 5″ O D STEEL PIPE – Playground Set HARDWARE FORT OUTSIDE PARK 0096 $32.96 |
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SWING SET FRONTIER SEAT Slide Playground FREE SHIPPING HARDWARE ROCKS PARK 0185 $1,922.20 |
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OUTING III – Slide Playground Swing SET FREE SHIPPING WOOD OUTSIDE SEAT 0182 $949.00 |
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KIDS STEEL FRAME FITNESS WORKOUT FUN Swing Set Slide PLAYGROUND NEW $489.99 |
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FREE STANDING SWING SET Seat Slide PLAYGROUND FREE SHIPPING PARK BACKYARD 0181 $649.00 |
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BRECKENRIDGE PLAYHOUSE Swing Set Playground SEAT TOYS OUTSIDE Backyard Fun 0180 $1,499.00 |
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2 Swing Set belt swings_1 Trapeze Bar & Rings_Coated Chain for Playground sets $42.25 |
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NIP Swing n Slide Play Handles NE 4410 Playground Swingset ACCESSORY Treehouse $9.00 |
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ROCK SINGLE WALL PANEL Playground Swing Set CLIMBING TOY FORT OUTDOORS KIDS 0067 $16.96 |
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New Red Swing Seat Child Infant Toddler Premium Playground Backyard Park Set $18.95 |
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New Red Swing Seat Child Infant Toddler BlowMolded Board Playground Backyard Set $21.95 |
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NEW Fort Playground Play Swing Set & Outdoor wood Playhouse Slide FREE SHIP $1,584.00 |
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THE WOODEN PLAYGROUND-PLAYFORT/SWING-SET/PLAYSET “PLANS”-YOU BUILD IT!!! $6.95 |
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STEP 2 Blue Dolphin Baby Toddler Playground SWING $35.00 |
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10 ft. Wave Slide – swing set playground accessories $269.99 |
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8 ft. Wave Slide – swing set playground accessories $239.99 |
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Tri Plate Support – swing set playground accessories $30.00 |
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Turbo Tube Slide – swing set playground accessories $399.00 |
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HIGHBACK Full Bucket SWING SEAT SET Slide Playground Swingset TODDLER PARK $41.74 |
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CYCLONE Seat Slide Playground SWING Set Toys FUN 0120 $29.98 |
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Little Tikes Tire Swing Set Outdoor Recreation Back Yard Play Ground Toy Play $65.95 |
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WOODEN PLAYGROUND SWING SEAT ONLY $14.00 |
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ALUMINUM TRIANGLE RINGS – PLAYGROUND SWING Set Toy OUTSIDE KID MONKEYBARS 0110 $29.96 |
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SWING HANGER 4 1/2″ STEEL PIPE SET TOY PLAYGROUND HARDWARE PARK KIDS WOOD 0095 $31.96 |
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SWING SET Tire Swivel EXTRA HEAVY PLAYGROUND TOY HARDWARE HANGER FORT KIDS 0098 $137.96 |
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SWING HANGER 3 1/2″ DUCTILE PIPE PLAYGROUND Toy Set KID HARDWARE WOOD PARK 0094 $28.96 |
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10 ft. Wave Slide – swing set playground accessories $244.99 |
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24″ Wide Rope Ladder – swing set playground accessories $44.99 |
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8 ft. Wave Slide – swing set playground accessories $199.99 |
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A Frame Bracket – swing set playground accessories $38.00 |
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Bouy Ball w Chain – swing set playground accessories $68.99 |
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Chalkboard Kit – swing set playground accessories $23.95 |
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Commercial Swing Belt -playground Swing Set Accessories $29.99 |
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Daisy Disc w/ Rope – swing set playground accessories $23.99 |
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Dinner Bell – swing set playground accessories $29.99 |
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Flag Kit Pair – swing set playground accessories $39.50 |
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Glider Swing – swing set playground accessories $73.99 |
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Iron Ductile Swing Hanger pair – playground accessories $24.99 |
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Jumbo Binoculars – swing set playground accessories $29.99 |
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Metal Safety Handle – swing set playground accessories $19.99 |
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Open Spiral Slide – swing set playground accessories $375.00 |
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Periscope – swing set playground accessories $24.99 |
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Pine Babysitter Swing – playground set accessories $129.99 |
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Plastic Tire Swing Full Kit- set playground accessories $154.99 |
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Play Phone – swing set playground accessories $19.99 |
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Punching Ball – Swing Playground accessories $69.99 |
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Safety Hand Grip pair- swing set playground accessories $14.99 |
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Ships Wheel – swing set playground accessories $20.99 |
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Spinner Panel – swing set playground accessories $59.99 |
Playground Equipment promotes play among children, develops motor and cognitive skills
Playgrounds: Children’s Outdoor School
A child’s first six years is the molding stage where the foundation of knowledge is the basis and skills are inculcated. How a child morphs into a unique individual is the result of a child’s own hereditary traits and his or her immediate environment, interactions and experiences during those years. Speaking of immediate environment, theorists and child behavior experts, regardless of their fields, agree that play is an essential part of a child’s developmental years. Young children are very interested in Bright Colors, sizes, shapes, and sounds as well as games that support matching, ordering and comparative analysis, as well as other forms of play that provide challenges to their mental faculties. Studies also show that early exposure to appropriate games and play develops a starting point for sound development.
The playground, its play structures, Kids Playground equipment and other Play Systems, provides a conducive learning environment. In the average person’s point of view, the playground is a venue where children flock together with their parents and their guardians and tinker with kids playground equipment like monkey bars, swings and slides, until they run out of energy. However, to specialists in psychoanalysis, sociology, and constructivism, the playground offers a setting wherein children develop their motor skills, cognitive abilities, and socializing attributes, which in later life might evolve into ego mastery and a command for emotional traumas.
A playground, fully equipped with the latest of kids playground equipment and other accessible playground equipment and play systems, is first and foremost a venue for physical activity among children. As children vigorously participate in physical interaction and fun, they also hone and develop their motor skills and attributes, such as strength, agility, and endurance. The constant and progressive refinement of their skills boosts a child’s confidence and self-assurance, characteristics that are useful as a child matures further.
Both research and theory concur that there is a positive link between a child’s active play and the development of his/her cognitive abilities. A child who engages with other kids enthusiastically in a playground that has a variety of play systems has improved attentive skills, planning abilities, and memory as well as fast development in creativity, perspective-taking, and language.
One may ask, “How does a playground teach children their socializing skills?”
As social beings, the need to belong to a certain group is evident among children. Accessible playground equipment and play systems act as junction points where children converge and interact with one another. Aside from giving them opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles at an early age, children who frequent playgrounds and other play systems subconsciously create and foster friendly bonds as well as not-so-friendly ones. Such interactions present children a chance to exercise their social skills at a young age. Not only that, kids playground equipment also helps a child in developing his or her emotional skills. Aside from being part of a group and playing a certain role within that group, a child learns to: value others and their needs; deal with exclusion and dominance; manage emotions, and evenly or otherwise share space and time with others.
As mentioned earlier, the playground acts as a junction point, a rendezvous for children to communicate and congregate. A clear illustration of how a playground nurtures and enhances socializing skills can be seen in group fantasy games of make-believe. A playground can become an instant kingdom while kids playground equipment such as the Mega Tower can be transformed into an instant castle where children play certain roles such as king, queen, and knights.
Peer interaction should be established so rules of the game can be appropriately set. It is interesting to note that most children do not have an inkling as to what rules are and how rules operate in a normal social function. But when these kids create their own game rules, they all learn to compromise, discuss, and tolerate each other and work through their frustrations to make the game more meaningful. Other accessible playground equipment and play systems provide retreats, meeting places, and sanctuaries that offer opportunities for children to communicate and socialize with each other.
The playground is not just a place where free play happens, though the name itself implies so. The playground that has accessible playground equipment and play systems designed for kids is in fact a learning ground where children learn important values and skills. It is not just a place where kids playground equipment is installed to entertain children, but a crucial venue where children discover what they can do, develop their abilities, and prepare for things coming their way in the near. For all we know, playgrounds may very well be the molding ground for every child’s unique character and attitude towards life.
As children grow older, things they acquire and learn in the playground will matter. And for certain, the things they discover will come into play when they reach adolescence and onwards.
About the Author
Ed Concepcion’s 10 years experience as a recreation expert has added to Miracle Recreation’s 80 year success of supplying accessible playground equipment to schools, parks and churches. Miracle Recreation’s commitment to quality results in High Quality play systems that adhere to the highest standards of kids playground equipment safety.
Are mood swings appropriate playground equipment for children suffering from depression?
The Teeter Totter may be too dangerous because of its ups and downs.
Probably not. Studies were done in the late 50′s and early 60′s regarding just your issue. The studies found that while the mood swings were alleviated, it was only furthered by a generation of Bi-Polar adults. It seems the the constant repetition of up, down, up, down, up, down instilled an emotional condition the mimicked the very action. And that was just the swings. The teeter totter…well…the results are too horrific to even think about.
The round about, or circle playground device was also found to be quite destructive to developing minds. Instead of lateral thinking, the vast number of children developed a repetitious and circular mentality. Many, if not all, went on to become politicians.
I believe, strongly by the way, that the most instructive portion of the playground is the sandbox. With certain modifications of course. I have trained my children with just that. While watching them mindlessly moving sand about, I realized that that in itself was not a way to properly prepare a child for the adult world. Hence I had them use the litter box as their own personal playground. Not only did it keep the cats deposits cleaned out, but it taught them that what ever one did in life, there was always the threat of stepping in or digging up an unpleasant surprise.
I can say that my children are not only well rounded but wary too.
