Bouncing River Stone, 1 pc

You know that stone along the river path that suddenly wobbles and makes you focus just a little bit harder? Do you keep your balance, or do you fall off?

Gonge's motor skills toys are of outstanding quality, and the well-known River Stone has this fun new cousin, ready for your child to jump on.

A Bouncing River Stone to jump or step on adds an extra motor skills challenge and makes the balance course even more fun.

The Bouncing River Stone also makes a great physiotherapy tool for overall training as well as targeted exercises for ankles, knees, and balance.

With Gonge's amazing range of educational toys, you can build a balance or obstacle course at home or in a school or childcare setting. You can also use cushions, chairs, and whatever else you can think of. For example, you can crawl under tables covered with blankets, or you can black out a section of the obstacle course and have the kids crawl across Bouncing River Stones on their knees.

It takes some weight to get the stone to bounce, so it works best for children weighing over 20 kg.

The activity is wonderful for your child's well-being and ability to learn new things:

• Helps develop your child's gross motor skills, which are boosted whenever your child moves their body.
• Stimulates the vestibular sense, which improves eyesight, balance, and body awareness.
• Strengthens your child's proprioception, which strengthens your child's concentration skills and builds up their confidence to use their body in other types of physical play.

Suitable for children aged 2 yrs. to Seniors

This is a toy your child can just play with without first having to figure out how it works. There is no right or wrong way to play, and there are no rules dictating what your child should do. The goal is simply playing and being in the present moment. We at Toy Academy call this type of play intuitive play. It's also called "open ended play". Let your child play by using their intuition and take the opportunity to watch what happens.

Unlike types of play which are aimed at achieving a particular result, intuitive play will most often give you an interesting look into your child’s own thought process, problem-solving skills, and imagination.

Allowing your child to roll, jump, rock, tumble, and crawl all over your furniture gives them opportunities for lots of extra physical activity in their everyday life. And that’s only a good thing, because your child's proprioception simply can’t be overstimulated.

Motor skills furniture from Toy Academy is durable and will withstand years of active play.

Do you know Gonge?

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

See our selection from Gonge here.