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Balance skills help children to develop better language, reading & writing skills

Improving balance & sensory processing skills early in life will help children to develop better language, improve reading & writing skills

Safety

Choose Age-Appropriate Playground Equipment

Selecting the right playground equipment for your age group is critical to making sure the playground is fun, accessible and safe.

Child development

Assessing core strength and stability in sitting

How do you know if your child is suffering from low core strength? We have some guidelines to help you.

Safety

Playing safely on the playground

In addition to ensuring that all regular equipment checks are carried out there are other factors to consider to keep children safe.

Child development

Building core strength is a key element of improved classroom performance

Core strength is essential for sitting still and concentration in both adults and children. A jungle gym can help build the core muscles.

Child development

Playgrounds help develop problem solving skills

Outdoor playground equipment helps children to learn to use their imagination to solve problems developing out-the box thinking.

Benefits of play

WHO Guidelines on Exercise for health

This post summarises the WHO Guidelines on Exercise for health in children

Custom design

Happy customer - Rustics incorporated retaining wall into obstacle course design

In this case study Rustics custom built a jungle gym to incorporate a large retaining wall

Happy customer

A generous donation keeps hopes of quality pre-school education alive

Carol Colburne chose to remember her late mother Lynn, by installing a Rustics Jungle Gym at the New Beginnings Day-care Centre.

Benefits of play

12 Benefits of Outdoor Play

12 Benefits of outdoor play and how a Rustics Jungle Gym can help you achieve them

Happy customer

See how an East London father surprised his two sons with a Jungle Gym

Jason first made contact with the Rustics team on Tuesday and by Friday he had a brand new Jungle Gym installed in his garden.

Happy customer

Windfarm Service Station chooses the Tarantula Play System

Windfarm Service Station chooses the Rustics Jungle Gyms Tarantula Play System for its playground

Funding

Fundraising Ideas

A collection of fund raising ideas to help you pay for your Rustics Jungle Gym

Funding

Ideas for fund raising

Stirling School Father's Club raises funds for a Rustics Jungle Gym for Grade R

Safety

Jungle Gym Maintenance Checklist

All metal and wooden jungle gyms require regular maintenance to ensure their safety. We've put together a maintenance programme to help you.

Child development

Create an environment for the Imagination to run wild

A well designed Jungle gym will promote the use of a child's imagination and hence improve their problem solving skills

Funding

Playground Equipment - A big Investment yielding a massive fun-filled return

Child development

Optimise the use of your playground equipment - for Fitness (for adults too!)

Use your playground equipment for fitness programme for children and Adults

Therapy

Parklands Special school in East London

Parklands Special school in East London uses the Rustics Tarantula Play system for therapy

Therapy

Optimise the use of your playground equipment - for Therapy

The Eyex unit is specifically designed for exercise therapy