Sooner or later before parents and more often, even grandparents the question arises: how can you take a small child in the country? It is very difficult to constantly pay attention to the baby, given that sometimes there is simply not enough strength to keep track of a little fidget. The optimal way out of the situation is the decision to build or buy a gaming complex. There are many varieties, for any request. But how to choose the best option? This will be discussed.
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Varieties of game complexes and types of elements
So, as soon as the decision to build a gaming complex in a summer cottage has matured, all aspects of choice should be taken into account:
- budget,
- the presence of a suitable for the parameters of the free space on the site,
- desired elements.
At the present time, the market is presented on the market, children's game complexes are rich in all kinds of varieties, colors and levels: from simple slides with swings to two -story houses with all the necessary equipment. It is on the choice of the correct configuration that the child will like the game complex, the price for which will be justified by the joyful gloss of the baby's eyes.
First of all, when choosing a gaming complex, it should be started from its configuration. It is important to consider the child’s age and the level of physical development. For kids, it is preferable to equip a platform consisting of:
- slides,
- sandboxes,
- swing.
A separate plus will be the presence of a small game house so that the baby can have his own secluded corner.
For older children, the presence of sports elements in the design is important:
- swedish wall,
- batuta,
- labyrinth,
- turknikov, which can be suspended and swing.
Let us consider in more detail what qualities each element of the structure must have:
- the house should be made of durable and persistent against the effects of heat and cold plastic. It is desirable that the house has a fairly open design to ensure visual control over the activities of the child,
- the slides must be equipped with sides so that the baby can not slip to the side during the descent and injure, the upper part of the structure should have handrails for girth, and the lower one - a rounded edge for safe descent and excluding the land,
- stairs for the hill and the complex must be selected based on the quality indicators of a non -sliding coating,
- it is better to equip two varieties: suspended and rocking rocks on the spring. The suspension seat must be selected by the presence of handrails (ideally not fixed, and spring with the possibility of tilt to any of the parties to achieve greater convenience).
In addition to the listed, game complexes for the street are equipped with other additional elements for decoration, including inflatable pools, inclined walls and soft modules.
The advantage of game complexes
Street gaming complexes equipped for public use are often built with some violations when the quality was sacrificed. Most of the elements are made of metal, sharp corners do not have additional linings to avoid injuries.
In this regard, individually selected gaming complexes for cottage win the municipal ones. The main problem of public platforms is that people who are not directly related to the category of children and their parents, or rather dog lovers, cheerful couples and graffiti lovers seem to stubbornly consider playgrounds the location of all comers, as a result of which the outcome of the results of their visits by predictable .
That is why, when possessing its country site, the question of creating its own independent game zone almost immediately becomes relevant. The advantages of the gaming complex also include the fact that even thanks to minimal equipment, the child will get a good basis for the development of skills and a general increase in the tone of the body.
But before starting to buy a gaming complex, it is first necessary to approach the issue of preparing a place for installation with responsibility.
Preparation of the territory for the gaming complex
The first criterion when choosing a place for the site is an excellent overview of the entire site. The child must constantly be in the field of view at any time, which of the elements of the game complex he is.
The land in the installation area should be even and do not have any potentially traumatic elements dug into it. It is extremely desirable that the coating on which the child will walk is a neatly trimmed and well -groomed lawn. The presence of a sandbox is important, especially for babies. Her fence should be sufficient in height so that the small child does not have the opportunity to leave it on its own, the sides should be protected from the wind, and the sandbox itself should be placed in an open, well -ventilated, unnecessary place. It is also important to equip it with a roof or an awning that will protect not only from the sun, but also from the rain.
The place for installation should not be in the lowland of the site, since wastewater accumulates there, respectively, dampness will be increased. It is desirable that the gaming complex with a hill is placed in the shelter of trees or hedges from a curly type of plant, a place for placement is the southwestern part of the summer cottage.
In addition to the lawn, it is possible to lay bright multi -colored mats made of polypropylene or rubber crumb in the gaming zone. Such a measure will not only embellish the playing area, but also add an element of safety.
Each of the elements of the complex must be securely fixed in order to avoid the possible inclination or collapse of the element in case of wind. According to experts, the game zone should be equipped on a substrate of sand or gravel, with a thickness of at least 40 centimeters. The bases of the swing should be reliably dug into the ground, the use of concrete, bricks or tiles to prepare the base should be strictly prohibited. As a coating, a screening is sometimes used that should not have sharp corners (for this reason, gravel is not suitable).
Game complex arrangement rules
A separate item must be made a general set of arrangement rules, which, in fact, are a check of the safety of the children's playground:
- the site for the site should be perfectly cleaned and previously rinked in order to extract all the roots from the ground. There should be no vegetation on the game area. which can harm the child
- the hats of screws or nails should not stick out of the collected structures, all the assembly places must be carefully checked,
- the angles of structures (especially the sandbox) should be covered with additional soft corners,
- the gaming complex should be fenced with a net or a small fence, which will not only be useful, but also ennoble the appearance of the site,
- near the complex there should not be plants or flowers that can harm the child (the plants of juniper or shell, flowers with spiked leaves or stems),
- wooden elements of the playground should have a varnish coating (at least three layers), and be carefully processed to avoid the presence of cracks, burrs. It is recommended to use pine or acacia wood for their manufacture,
- careful assembly and high quality of all elements of the game complex are required.
Do not save on the health or safety of children.
Ready -made engineering solutions
Of course, a reliably assembled design has its own drawback - it is difficult to dismantle it. Few people can afford permanent residence in the country, or buy a site in a well-protected sector (the well-protected are the patrols of guards with dogs, and not one wiring pensioner). If the cottage is visited only on weekends, there is every reason for concern for the safety of the playground. But it is also impossible to leave the child without the desired game zone, then what to do?
A good way out of the situation can be the arrangement of the site using folding and inflatable elements of the complex. For example, the American Intex brand (produced in China) offers customers inflatable game complexes and a good range of inflatable pools with slides, ceilings and houses, as well as folding tent labyrinths that allow a short time to expand the whole game world in a short time.
The second plus of inflatable structures is their low price. For example, the cost of an inflatable gaming house from the specified manufacturer ranges from 25 US dollars. For this price, you can get not only a bright, attractive design for the gaze, but a full -fledged house in which there are walls with windows closed rubber frames, and a sloping roof. A small labyrinth of two frame tents (installed by one movement of the hand) and a tunnel-cross between them will cost the buyer $ 20. As you can see, such products are mounted quite easily and in addition quickly dismantle them, which will allow you to take away all the elements of the site with you or hide it into the house until the next arrival.
To whom such problems are alien to - he can afford to purchase full -fledged game complexes, which include even houses in several tiers. It is worth paying attention to playgrounds from the manufacturer Rainbow Play Systems. The products of this company are of environmental friendliness and high quality, not even in vain on the territory of the White House, US President Barack Obama installed a gaming complex for its daughters. As the main material for products, a Canadian red cedar is used, which is characterized by its strength and durability, as well as insensitivity to temperature differences. For example, with its splendor of style and engineering solution, the Grand Summit II model is highlighted, which has almost a height of almost four meters, width and length of seven meters. The cost of such a complex is at the level of 10,000 US dollars.
Whoever is not affordable for such playgrounds may not rush to be upset. There are a lot of manufacturers, the range of products of each causes certain respect. It is worth paying attention to the manufacturer called "Early Start". Particular interest in babies can be aroused by designers from soft stoker modules, from which a wide variety of models are constructed-from an airplane to a whole lock. The average cost of the finished set of modules is at the level of $ 400, the price for a ready -made sports complex at the same level.
In addition, there are separate elements in the form of hinged shells, slides and swings on sale, the price of which starts from $ 20.
In conclusion, we summarize: thanks to the abundance of manufacturers, a wide range of prices and a rich model range, it is possible to choose a complex optimally suitable for the tastes and needs of the child. Separately sold elements will allow at any time to change the complete set and configuration of the site, rebuilding it as the child grows. In addition, use your skills to create a game zone, but it is important to remember that first of all, the key to successful work and long operation will be the quality of execution. It is worth paying the attention of any little things, not to miss a single defect past yourself.
The strict implementation of all the provisions of the instructions, the careful work of the preparatory work and the optimally selected place for the location of the children's gaming complex will allow the child to get a full -fledged area for relaxation and games, and the time in the country will be spent for him with maximum benefit and pleasure. And the happiness of the baby is worth any forces spent.
