Park & Playground Swings

Why Choose a Swing for your Playground?

Swinging isn’t just a fun piece of play equipment for your school or playground. They help to develop gross motor skills and fine motor skills and also help with the following:

Improving grip strength
Hand and finger coordination
Developing core muscles
The improvement and development of balance

Learning to propel the swing backwards and forwards on a swing is the best way to maximise the physical heath benefits of a swing but chidren who are too young or those with special needs swinging still provides these physical benefits because they are still engaging in a series of muscles when they sit and hold onto the sides.

Swinging is also very calming and provides stress relief for children. It can help to calm anxious children. The back and forth motion of swinging can calm a child or help a child who has been overstimulated during the school day. This is why they are a great addition to a school playground.

A Wide Range to Choose From

Swings are a fantastic additional to any outdoor space and are often a very popular choice in a playground or school as they attract many different ages and abilities of user. There are many options where children can now choose to swing together in a basket swing which is also inclusive. 5 Seat Pentagon swings also give the choice for multiple users to enjoy swinging together creating a group activity. More innovative options such as a Grip Plank Swing are also available as well as a Rope Swing for the more adventurous.

Materials

It's important when choosing any piece of play equipment for your school or playground that it fits in within your setting. Stainless Steel not only looks beautiful but is also a very robust choice of material for even the most challenging of setting. Robinia offers a more natural look whilst also being incredibly durable and long lasting. Steel frames offer lots of different colour options which can compliment existing equipment in your playground or help to create a completely new and fun design.

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Installation and Safety Surface

When looking at a swing for your outdoor space it is important to consider the amount of space required and what safety surface the swing will require. There are many options for this including Wetpour, Grass Matting (if you already have grass in place) or a synthetic play surface. All of these options come with many different features and benefits. Swings come in a range of sizes and options to fit many different spaces which make them a universally popular piece of equipment which are often cherished and used the most in school playgrounds and parks.