Active Play Freestanding Equipment

Active Play Equipment for Schools and Nurseries

At Fun & Active Playgrounds, we specialise in high-quality active play equipment that encourages physical development, creativity, and social interaction. Our Active Play Equipment range is designed for schools, nurseries, and other outdoor play areas to promote active, outdoor engagement. With equipment like the Brecon Beacons and Mendips Get Set Go Blocks sets, children are inspired to explore, play, and challenge themselves in a safe environment.

What is Active Play Equipment?

Active play equipment refers to any indoor or outdoor play structures that encourage children to get moving, climb, balance, and play together. Our range of Active Play Equipment is suitable for outdoor use and includes a variety of fun apparatus. Choose from a variety of engaging movable blocks and bridges that help pupils to build motor skills, strength, and coordination.

All our Active Play equipment is designed to be safe, durable, and most importantly, fun! What better way for primary schools and nurseries to create an engaging outdoor play space.

Key Benefits of Active Play for Children

1. Physical Development

Active play is essential for children’s physical fitness. By engaging with our outdoor play equipment, children can improve their balance, coordination, and overall health. Products like the Get Set Go Blocks Brecon Beacons Set feature a series of climbing elements and balance challenges that build strength and agility, while offering a fun way to stay active.

2. Boosts Confidence and Social Skills

Our Get Set Go Blocks Mendips Set the perfect resource for encouraging group play and cooperation among pupils. As children make their way across the various obstacles, they learn to communicate, take turns, and build friendships. This social interaction is essential for developing self-confidence and teamwork skills in an enjoyable outdoor setting.

3. Supports Cognitive Development

Active play isn’t just about physical benefits; it also supports cognitive growth. When children engage with playground equipment, they are using problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Whether they’re figuring out how to cross a balance beam or choosing the best way to navigate stepping blocks, they are developing valuable cognitive skills that support their overall learning.

4. Promotes Outdoor Play and Well-being

With an increasing emphasis on screen time, it’s never been more important to encourage children to get outdoors than now! The natural aesthetic of our active play equipment promotes outdoor play, helping children to develop a connection with nature all while supporting their physical and mental well-being. Exposure to some good old fresh air, along with the freedom to explore and climb, is known to reduce stress, improving overall mood and health.

Explore Our Top Active Play Equipment

Get Set, Go! Blocks: Brecon Beacons Set

The Get Set Go Blocks Brecon Beacons Set is designed to challenge children with a combination of balancing, climbing, and exploration elements. These movable blocks make up an exciting obstacle course consisting of stepping blocks, balance beams, and ramps to for pupils to navigate. It’s perfect for primary school playgrounds, encouraging imaginative play while supporting physical development.

Get Set, Go! Blocks: Mendips Set

The Mendips Set is ideal for group play, with features that encourage social interaction and cooperation. This play set offers various climbing and balancing challenges, as well as different steps and ramps that push children to work together or compete in a fun and healthy way.

Both sets include the following key features:

• Variety of balance blocks for improving coordination, stability, and agility
• Easily movable with handles on each block
• Safe and durable materials designed for outdoor use

Sustainability and Durability

At Fun & Active Playgrounds, sustainability is one of our core values. Our active play equipment is created from durable, sustainably conscious materials that can withstand the outdoor elements while minimising environmental impact.

We design our products to last, reducing the need for frequent replacements and contributing to a more sustainable future. Additionally, our range of play equipment promotes outdoor activity, helping children connect with nature and understand the importance of our responsibility for the natural world from a young age.

With a host of items to suit different needs, Fun & Active Playgrounds is committed to supporting children’s health and development through engaging and exciting active play. Contact us today to discuss how we can enhance your school’s playground!