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Exercise to boost your brain

Exercise to boost your brain - kids score higher on math and reading tests after exercising for 20 minutes, Get a Rustics jungle gym

How to

Use games to get your children outside on the jungle gym!

We know that there are many benefits of getting children outside and physically active but Sometimes, they just need a bit of encouragement

Safety

Moving your Jungle Gym - keep it safe!

Sometimes relocation of a jungle gym is unavoidable – maybe you are moving house or, you are redesigning your playground to add new and...

Child development

Physical Development - Part 5 : Flexibility & Joint Health

In the last of our 5 part series on the physical benefits of playing on a jungle gym - we discuss flexibility and joint health

Child development

Physical Development - Part 4 : Gross Motor Skills

Part 4 of a 5 part series discussing the physical benefits of playing on a jungle gym - Gross Motor Skills.

Child development

Physical Development - Part 3 : Core Strength

Physical development - part 3 Developing core strength

Happy customer

History-inspired, ship-shaped jungle gym built for local caravan park

Rustics jungle Gyms has recently installed a history-inspired, ship-shaped jungle gym at Yellow Sands Family caravan park, Eastern Cape

Child development

Physical Development - Part 2: Lower Body Strength

Part 3: Lower Body Strength. Lower body strength is needed to stand, climb stairs, walk and run. Learn how to develop it.

Child development

Physical development - Part 1: Upper Body Strength

Upper body strength is important for a child’s coordination, posture and development.

Safety

Nice from far, but far from nice - quality is more than just looking good!

We recently visited a jungle gym which was beautifully designed and perfectly built find out why it was breaking after only three years.

Happy customer

New East London School chooses Rustics

St Joseph's school in East London chooses Rustics Jungle Gyms to supply its new playgrounds - read what have to they say about the team.

Benefits of play

The playground can ease back-to-school nerves

a playground can reduce the anxiety of starting in grade 1, beginning a new phase or moving to a new school.

Child development

Unstructured play teaches leadership skills

They say that leaders are born, not made. But leadership is a skill that can be learned as early as childhood.

Safety

Don't compromise Safety to save money

Beware of playground equipment not built to the relevant South African National Standards.

Benefits of play

Win the battle between nature and screens

We need to teach our children that screens only mimic real life and that real life is much more enjoyable when it is experienced.

Benefits of play

When is the last time you allowed yourself to play?

When is the last time you allowed yourself to play? Generally, somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stop playing. But why? Pla

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Another Happy Customer- KFC Maitland, King Williams Town

"I would definitely recommend Rustics. The owner, Toni is wonderful to work with - she made our experience effortless and really enjoyable.

Planning

Playground Planning Tips

As in all things, planning is the key to success - installing a playground is no different. See our planning tips below

Safety

Treating playground injuries

Accidents still happen, even if you have a Jungle Gym built for safety. In this post, we discuss how to cope with common playground injuries

Child development

Is your child suffering from a lack of sleep?

According to researchers, children 9-12 who do not get 9hrs of sleep a night have differences in their brain which affect their health.