Mini Parkour - Straight Bars, 2 pcs

Set of 2 straight bars. Requires at least 2 Gonge Mini Parkour bases for setup. 

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 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!

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
• The tallest obstacle is 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

Here, important skills are engaged, which are great for your child's well-being and ability to learn:

• Invites your child to have fun and learn body awareness.
• This is a way for your child to enhance 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.

Your child can simply play with this toy without first having to figure out how it works. Here, there is no wrong or right way to play, and there is no rulebook. Playing in the present moment is the goal here. At Toy Academy, we call this type of play intuitive play. It's also known as "open ended play". We recommend that you pause and notice how things unfold when your child plays in ways that let them use their intuition.

Unlike types of play which are about achieving a result or playing within specific boundaries, intuitive play will often give you an interesting peek into your child’s independent imagination, thought process, and problem-solving skills.

“Sit still and stop rocking the chair” doesn’t apply with motor skills furniture (thankfully). Rocking and rolling can actually help children with motor restlessness calm down. When your child's vestibular sense and proprioception get more of the input they need to function well, your child has an easier time being calm. In other words, when your child gets enough sensory stimulation, their body will relax and function better.

Motor skills furniture from Toy Academy is tough and can withstand years of use.

Do you know Gonge?

Gonge is a Danish toy company that develops durable and well thought out quality motor skills toys for children. Among Gonge's popular toys, you'll find (among others) river stones, balance paths, mini tops, and parachutes. Most of the toys are ideal for physically active play, at home or at school or preschool.

See all our products from Gonge here.