Mini Parkour - Slanted Bars, 2 pcs

Set of 2 slanted bars in orange, made for the Gonge Mini Parkour range.

Use with 2 bases from the same range to build your obstacle.

Want to let your child—or a whole group of kids—move, climb, and play using their whole body from head to toe?

A swing, a mat, a seesaw, a hammock, wall bars, a trapeze… creating the perfect play space can quickly become a complicated project, often involving lots of equipment to set up (and pack away again when playtime is over). 

That’s where Danish brand Gonge comes to the rescue with its Mini Parkour obstacles for children aged 3–7. Parkour is a super popular, energetic way to play, where the goal is to keep the momentum going by grabbing, climbing, balancing, and twisting your way through the surroundings. It’s a sport—well, more of a subculture—that kids are bound to come across as they get older. 

With the Mini Parkour obstacles, children can crawl, jump, climb, swing, and hang in all sorts of possible (and impossible) ways while pretending to be monkeys, jumping spiders, fleas, or any other wild and wonderful creatures they can dream up.

Improvisation is at the heart of parkour—and using their body to figure things out on the go helps develop your child’s problem-solving skills. Like… how do they get their leg over that bar while still holding on tight? Time to get creative!

The Mini Parkour obstacles let kids meet, play, and move together, all while building gross motor skills, sensory integration, balance, and strength.

Features: 

• Suitable for indoor and outdoor use
• Easy to assemble and take apart when playtime is over
• Children quickly learn to build their own unique Mini Parkour course
• Made of powder-coated aluminium, ABS plastic, PP plastic, and TPE plastic
• The locking system keeps the bases securely attached to the bars
• Anti-slip bases for added stability
• Tallest obstacles: 59 cm high and 77.5 cm wide
• Slanted obstacles: 48 cm high and 72.5 cm wide
• Crossbars: 44 cm wide
• Bases: 11.5 cm high, 31 cm wide, and 71 cm long

This activity develops essential skills which are wonderful for your child's well-being and ability to learn:

• Excellent for the tactile sense. A well-integrated tactile sense can increase your child's well-being.
• This boosts your child's awareness of their own body.
• This is a way for your child to develop their vestibular sense, which helps us to spin in circles, stand on one leg, or ride in a car without getting dizzy, losing our balance, or getting car sick.

Suitable for ages 3 yrs. to 7 yrs.

This toy has no rules, and your child can simply play without having to think about how to use it. The goal is simply to play and be in the present moment. We call this type of play intuitive play - its also called "open ended play". We suggest that you seize the chance to notice what happens when your child plays in ways that let them use their intuition.

As opposed to types of play which are about achieving a result or playing within specific boundaries, intuitive play will most often let you have a fascinating look into your child’s own problem-solving skills, imagination, and thought process.

Motor skills furniture is the complete opposite of sitting still and staying calm. Rocking and rolling can actually help children with motor restlessness find calm. When your child's proprioception and vestibular sense get more of the stimuli they require to work at their best, your child has an easier time being calm. This means that, when your child gets the sensory stimuli they need, their body is able to relax and function better.

Motor skills furniture bought at Toy Academy is extra durable and will withstand years of fun, active play.

Do you know Gonge?

The Danish toy company Gonge creates durable and well-thought-out high-quality motor skills toys for children. Among Gonge's popular toys, you'll find (among others) river stones, balance paths, mini tops, and parachutes. Many of the toys are ideal for physically active play, at home in the living room or at school or preschool.

See our selection from Gonge here.