Summer’s here, and with it comes the opportunity for outdoor activities at the park. There’s no reason for differently abled kids to miss the simple joys of playground equipment, combining fun with the chance to practice and develop motor skills as well as strength and balance. Rehabmart offers superior quality equipment from SportsPlay Enterprises that is suitable for any child to use.  

Parallel Bars help develop gross motor skills in both upper and lower body and in building upper body strength. As part of a playground set, they offer children with balance issues a chance to practice their walking skills on outdoor surfaces in addition to the floors in therapy centers.  

  Who hasn’t tried to defy gravity by going up a slide?  With its easy to grip frame and low profile, the Pull Slide allows the user to travel up and down the slide easily and safely while developing upper body coordination and strength. No ladders are involved, making it accessible for virtually everyone. To use, the child lies down on his or her back, grips one of the poles in the frame, and starts climbing hand over hand. When he or she reaches the top, the user simply releases the pole to slide to the bottom and begin again.  

Whether the kids want to hide like bunnies or climb like monkeys, the Rabbit Hutch allows them to do so thanks to its tough molded construction and large openings on the sides to provide secure footholds. A large hole in the top has bars to allow the kids to climb in and out with its support, encouraging all over coordination and strength. It comes in a choice of temporary or permanently installed models.

 To add to the fun of the Rabbit Hutch, consider adding a Ring Climber. Constructed from rings, pipes, and ramps, it allows the kids to develop full-body strength and gross motor skills as they climb up and down its components. Like the Rabbit Hutch, it comes in a choice of permanently or temporarily installed models.

With an Adjustable Backstop on the basketball court, there’s no reason that a differently-abled individual can’t be like Mike or Kobe or any other NBA great. The backstop is just like any other found in a gym, but its height can be adjusted to accommodate young children or players in wheelchairs.

For children ages five through twelve, the Hercules climbers provide another great way to work on gross motor skills, coordination, and strength for the whole body. They come in six different models, some of which include rope ladders to provide a different way to work the muscles.

The fun products from SportsPlay are suitable for both differently abled and conventionally abled kids. Except for the Rabbit Hutch and the Adjustable Backstop, this equipment is made from sturdy metal tubing that comes in a choice of basic galvanized silver or one of ten fun powder coat colors. Whether on a playground at a school, a park, a therapy center, or a residential treatment facility, the kids will love and welcome this delightful and entertaining playground equipment created by SportsPlay and available from Rehabmart.

Fran Jablway,
Medical Consumer Writer
and
Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO