What is balance beam
The balance beam is a kind of gymnastics or game equipment, usually made of a long strip of wood or other materials. It is distinguished by its long and narrow characteristics. It is suitable for children to walk, jump and various simple activities on it. It can provide Simple and fun gaming experience for kids.
What age is the balance beam suitable for?
What age group the balance beam is suitable for generally depends on the child's motor ability, sense of balance and coordination. Children of different ages will interact differently on the balance beam.
Preschool children:
Children at this stage can already master balance well and can start to try some simple movements. Children can try to walk on the balance beam with the assistance of adults. Gradually, they can add some movements on the balance beam, such as turning, stepping, etc. Challenging moves.
School-age children:
Preschool children already have a good sense of balance and coordination and may be able to perform more complex balance beam training. At this time, you can design some more difficult balance beam games, such as jumping, turning, etc., to encourage children to challenge more difficult balance beams and enhance the difficulty and interest of training.
Benefits of balance beam for children
Exercise balance and coordination:
When children walk on a long and narrow balance beam, they need to control their center of gravity to maintain body stability. At the same time, when children perform various challenges on the balance beam, they need to constantly adjust their posture to maintain balance. This can greatly enhance the child's balance ability and Physical coordination.
Increase muscle strength:
When children balance on the balance beam, it strengthens the leg and core muscles of the body and enhances the child's athletic ability.
Develop self-confidence and courage:
Balance beam training requires children to overcome their inner fears and nervousness when walking on the balance beam. After many attempts and successes, children will gradually believe in their own abilities, thus enhancing their self-confidence and courage and helping them develop a sense of self-identity.
Improve spatial awareness:
The balance beam not only improves children's physical fitness, it can also help children improve their thinking skills. When children walk on the balance beam, they need to judge their own position and balance, which helps develop awareness of themselves and their surrounding environment.
Improve concentration:
When children walk on the balance beam, they need to be highly concentrated to maintain balance, which helps to improve their concentration and concentration. The same improvement in concentration can also play a good supporting role in daily learning.
Enhance responsiveness:
When children walk on the balance beam, their center of gravity may become unstable and lose their balance. At this time, children need to be able to adjust their movements in time to maintain balance. This ability to adapt to changes can improve the child's reaction speed and enhance the child's responsiveness.
Cultivate creativity:
Usually, the balance beams for children to play can be randomly combined. Children can freely use their imagination to combine and match the balance beam modules to create different patterns and rules, which can greatly stimulate children's creative passion and creativity.
How to choose the right balance beam for your child
Age and weight:
Children of different ages use different balance beams. For smaller preschoolers, you need to choose a balance beam with a lower height and a larger width to prevent the child from falling. For older children, you can choose a long and narrow balance beam. Balance beam, and some obstacles can be added appropriately to increase the fun.
Materials and load-bearing:
The material of the balance beam is also a major factor to consider when choosing. Considering the safety and load-bearing capacity of the material, when choosing a balance beam, you should give priority to balance beams made of lightweight, safe and environmentally friendly materials, and avoid metal balance beams with sharp edges.
Color and interest:
The color and shape of the balance beam are often advantages in attracting children. You can choose balance beam equipment with bright colors and different shapes to make the game more interesting and attractive.
Installation and removal:
You can choose a lightweight balance beam that is easy to disassemble, assemble, and store. This not only facilitates free combination and matching at any time, increases the playability of the game, but is also easy to disassemble, allowing parents and children to install and store it freely.
Use Tongle Play to provide you with a fun balance beam
If you are planning to add a children's balance beam to your home or playground, contact us for a design and quote!
Tongle Play has mature experience in children's amusement equipment and can customize satisfactory amusement equipment for customers accurately according to customer needs. We will provide you with high-quality services at every stage from design to installation.