Motor skills & senses

Children develop by playing, moving and discovering. Play equipment for motor skills and senses fits perfectly here. They stimulate not only active outdoor play, but also perception, concentration, fine motor skills, gross motor skills and social play.

W&H Sports provides play equipment and play elements for motor and sensory development. These units are suitable for schools, childcare locations, municipalities, playgrounds, care institutions and public play areas.

Motor development consists of gross and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are about larger movements such as walking, balancing, turning and moving. Fine motor skills are about smaller actions, such as feeling, sliding, turning, pointing or targeted movement.

Play elements for motor skills help children learn to use their bodies better. They practice control, coordination, balance and strength in a playful way.

Sensory play is all about experiencing with the senses. Children discover materials, shapes, sounds, colours, textures and movements. This type of play sparks curiosity and encourages children to look, listen and feel attentively.

Sensory play elements are valuable in play areas where experience, calm, discovery and inclusivity are central.

Within this subcategory, there are play elements that challenge children to discover and connect ideas themselves. Think of play activities where children can turn, slide, follow, search, feel or combine things.

This type of equipment fits well on school playgrounds and in childcare locations, because it combines play and learning in a low-threshold way.

Motor skill panels and interactive play elements are suitable for children who want to discover with their hands, eyes and ears. They can be used to recognize shapes, practise movements or follow patterns.

These play elements are often accessible and take up relatively little space. That’s why they are suitable for small play areas, play walls, school playgrounds and places where children can play calmly.

A sensory path or experience route encourages children to move consciously and experience different stimuli. Children can, for example, discover different surfaces, shapes or play elements while following a route.

This type of play concept is suitable for schools, care locations, childcare and public play areas where discovery and experience are important.

Play equipment for motor skills and senses can help create an inclusive play environment. Not every child plays in the same way. Some children look for physical challenge, while other children need calmer, exploratory or sensory play.

By combining different types of play incentives, you create a play area where more children can join in.

On school playgrounds, motor and sensory play elements are valuable because they combine moving and learning. During breaks, children can discover things independently, but the elements can also be used for learning while moving or outdoor physical education lessons.

This helps the play area contribute to concentration, body awareness, cooperation and active outdoor play.

For young children, play elements for motor skills and senses are particularly suitable. They match the natural need to feel, discover, repeat and move.

Low, clear and accessible play elements ensure that young children can safely experiment with movement, materials and stimuli

Play equipment for motor skills and senses can be combined well with climbing equipment, balance equipment, slides, rotating equipment and natural play elements. This creates a varied play area with both active and calm zones.

This combination provides more play value and makes the play area interesting for different ages and play needs.

With play equipment for motor skills and senses, safety depends on the type of element, the height, the placement and the movement space around the equipment. Some elements have more of a discovery function, while others offer greater physical challenge.

W&H Sports can advise on the correct placement, surfacing and safe design of the play environment.

When choosing equipment for motor skills and senses, it is important to look at age group, play value, accessibility, available space, safety, ground surface and combination with other play equipment.

W&H Sports would be happy to think along to create a play area that challenges children to move, discover, feel and learn.

These are play equipment and play elements that help children develop motor skills, sensory perception, concentration and body control.

They are suitable for school playgrounds, daycare centers, playgrounds, care locations, recreation parks, residential areas and public play spaces.

Motor play elements help children develop balance, coordination, strength, control and spatial insight.

Sensory play is play in which children discover with their senses, such as feeling, looking, listening and responding to shapes, structures, sounds or movements.

Yes, many play elements for motor skills and senses are suitable for young children, provided that the design matches the age and level of development.

Yes, sensory and motor play elements can contribute to inclusive play areas, because they enable different ways of playing.

Yes, they are very suitable for school playgrounds because they combine moving, discovering and learning in a playful way.

Yes, they can be well combined with climbing equipment, balance equipment, slides, rotating equipment and natural play elements.

The required ground surface depends on the type of device, the height and the space for movement. Depending on the situation, a shock-absorbing ground surface may be required.

Yes, W&H Sports can think along about the right devices, combination with other play elements, accessibility, safety, ground surface and play value.