Children's play equipment for the garden

Playground equipment from Akubi & Karibu

Whether it's a sandpit for mud, a climbing tower or a swing to enjoy – children can discover the world through play with playground equipment in the garden. And by the way, motor, social and cognitive skills are also improved. In addition, playground equipment in the garden stimulates creativity, promotes concentration, motivates exercise and ensures more balance and fatigue in the evening. AKUBI offers a wide variety of high-quality playground equipment made of natural wood, all of which combine wonderfully and can be used with a variety of Accessories for playground equipment can be spiced up additionally. This means fun for all ages and tastes. What more could you want?

What do I need to consider when it comes to playground equipment for children?

Planning the right garden playground equipment

If you are looking for suitable playground equipment for your garden, the available space in the garden plays an important role, among other things. You should think in advance about where you want to set up the children's play equipment and how much space you want to use in the garden for your play paradise.

It is best to draw your garden as a sketch beforehand, draw fixed areas such as the terrace and the like and then determine the location of the children's play equipment. Playground equipment for small children is best placed near the terrace so that you can always keep an eye on your little ones. Playground equipment for older children, on the other hand, can also be placed in more distant corners of the garden so that they can play there in peace with their friends.

Choosing the right children's playground equipment

When it comes to playground equipment for the garden, you should make sure that the selection is age-appropriate:

• Rock provide a pleasant tingling sensation in the stomach. A Baby swing can be used by children from 6-8 months, other swings are recommended from 4 years. A swing is used by many children up to 12 years of age.
• One Sandbox is recommended as a garden playground even for small children. They love to dig and muddy in the sand. A sandpit remains interesting until primary school age.
• Wooden playhouses stimulate the imagination and invite you to role-play. Whether it's a princess castle, pirate castle or a cosy home for father, mother or child - a playhouse is quickly declared a suitable shelter by the children. Ground-level playhouses are suitable for children from the age of 3.
• Stilt houses are popular with older children from preschool age onwards – especially if they are also equipped with a Wave slide or a Climbing set equipped. Depending on the equipment, a stilt house remains an attractive retreat for children up to 12 years of age or even older.
• One Wooden climbing frame combines many different play possibilities in a single piece of playground equipment for the garden. A play tower usually consists of a climbing tower, a swing and a slide and offers children from 3 years of age a lot of variety, although supervision is still required for kindergarten children.
• With the right Accessories for playground equipment the fun of the playground equipment is increased even more, so that your children can enjoy it for as long as possible.

The safety of playground equipment for the garden

In order to provide safety in your garden, it is worth paying attention to the high quality of the playground equipment. The children's playground equipment from AKUBI is all made of natural wood, is carefully manufactured in Germany and has been tested by TÜV-Nord GS.

In addition, the Colour system the possibility to design the children's play equipment individually in your children's favourite colours. The AKUBI glazes are saliva-proof and child-safe, so they can also be used for playground equipment for small children without hesitation.

To increase safety while playing, we also offer Fall protection mats which can be easily placed under climbing frames or stilt houses to cushion falls.

Wooden playground equipment

Advantages of wood

Wood is a renewable raw material and is particularly suitable for garden playground equipment. Thanks to the natural material, the wooden playground equipment blends particularly harmoniously into any garden design.

In addition, wood is very durable with the right care, can be repaired if necessary and painted in the most beautiful colours as desired. In this way, the playground equipment quickly becomes an individual play paradise by painting it in the child's favourite colours.

Proper care of wooden playground equipment

Wooden playground equipment should be treated so that the wood lasts as long as possible outdoors. Painting should be done before assembly so that all surfaces of the wooden parts are really reached by the wood preservative. You should make sure that the wood protection glaze is really harmless and suitable for children's play equipment. It is recommended that Colour system , because these glazes are not only particularly child-safe, but also available in 8 great colours.

In addition, you should always check garden playground equipment regularly for damage, remove it if necessary and also tighten the screws from time to time to ensure the safety of your children while playing.

The structure

Wooden playground equipment is supplied as a practical DIY kit. All wooden parts are milled precisely with the latest technology, so that everything meshes securely and there are no dangerous corners and edges.

The playground equipment can be set up in no time at all with the help of the assembly instructions supplied and the enclosed assembly materials. For a simple, smooth set-up, two people are recommended.

Which playground equipment for the garden?

Which playground equipment is suitable for your garden depends primarily on your children. It is best to observe for a while which playground equipment your child uses most often on the playground or with friends. Especially with older children from preschool age, it is worthwhile to include them in the selection and ask them about their wishes.

The advantage of AKUBI playground equipment is that it can be expanded at any time, so there are always opportunities for new variety. So you don't have to decide on a single piece of play equipment for the garden, but can put together an individual play landscape for your children - for example with a Swing extension for our climbing frames A Double swing extension incl. climbing frame A Bridge extension A Shipbuilding or a Cultivation platform for climbing frames.

When can a child swing?

Even small children love to swing. The Baby swing made of high-quality plastic is already suitable for children from 9 to 36 months. This swing has a safety belt so that the baby or toddler sits securely while being gently rocked. The Wooden baby swing is suitable for this age.

From the age of 3, children can also hold on to a normal swing and sit securely, but they still have to be pushed. It is not until the age of 4 that children begin to learn to gain momentum on their own. However, most children only succeed in swinging properly themselves without external impetus from the age of 5 or even later. But then there is usually no stopping you, because swinging feels almost like flying.