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This is an inflatable water slide and wading pool in one. Hook up your own hose to provide a gentle spray on the slide and fill up the pool. The climbing wall has foot holes and strip handles that lead to the slide. The slide curves slightly, landing a child in the shallow wading pool. Heavy-duty blower provides continuous airflow while plastic ground stakes maintain position. Maximum combined weight: 350lbs.
Note: Supervise children in this and any water activity at all times. Never leave a child unattended around water.
Approx. Price: Over $100 Box Age Range: 5+ yrs # of Pieces: 2-5 Washability: Surface Wipe Storability: Bulky Directions: Simple Play Locations: Outdoor Adjustability: None Levels of Play: One Level Batteries: None needed
One-Piece Unit
Large Target Area
Promotes Active Play
Durable
Tactilely Stimulating
Visually Stimulating
Wide Age Range
Inviting Due to Uniqueness
Large Openings
Open-ended
Can Be Used Independently or w/Others
Self-Contained
Developmental processes promoted
Visual Attention
Visual Tracking
Visual Processing
Memory and Recall
Bilateral Coordination
Sequential Thought
Weight Shifting
Turn Taking
Foot Placement
Motor Planning
Gross Motor
Balance
Proprioceptive Input
Physical Range of Motion
Problem Solving
Coordinated Movement
Cause and Effect
Action Concepts e.g. In/Out, Push/Pull, On/Off, Go/Stop
The top of the slide has a mesh covering to prevent falls.
Physical activities can help combat childhood obesity.
Playing in water can be soothing and help reduce stress.
The water pool at the bottom has a shallow wall. This provides a defined space for play. Children may feel more secure and able to focus in such a space.
Playing on the water slide may help some children have a positive outlet for aggression.
This whole body workout helps direct energy in a positive way.
Because this toy is very concrete in its use, children with receptive language difficulties do not need to depend on verbal directions to be able to use this toy.
Full body movement often helps a child vocalize, from simple squeals of delight to formulating words and sentences.
This slide can be shared by a group of children with varied cognitive abilities. Maximum combined weight is 350 pounds.
Skills
Climbing, sliding and throwing baskets can help increase coordination.
Climbing and sliding can help affect proprioception (the sense of one’s body in relation to itself, muscles and joints).
Several children can play simultaneously. This can lead to social interaction, turn taking, patience, awareness of others, and negotiation.
Play Ideas
Roll the included inflatable basketball down the slide to a friend. Have him throw it back up to you.
Physical activities can help combat childhood obesity.
Playing in water can be soothing and help reduce stress.
The water pool at the bottom has a shallow wall. This provides a defined space for play. Children may feel more secure and able to focus in such a space.
The inflatable water slide is soft on all sides.
Water play can be very pleasing to the senses.
Skills
This toy offers a multisensory experience, (i.e. vestibular/proprioceptive input during movement, visual and tactile) which supports sensory processing and integration.
Improved sensory processing can help a child stay better regulated. The child is less anxious, more open to reciprocal social interactions, and more able to respond to verbal and gestural cues.
Climbing and sliding can help affect proprioception (the sense of one’s body in relation to itself, muscles and joints).
Play Ideas
Hook up your own hose to an inside water supply in order to use warm water.
The bottom pool provides a defined play space that may help some children who have attention difficulties.
Set up and take down are very quick. This helps children who have difficulty waiting or who have attention issues.
This water slide provides constant action for children who have attention issues. Additionally, there is enough space to play simultaneously with others.
Physical activities can help combat childhood obesity.
Playing in water can be soothing and help reduce stress.
This is a very concrete activity so children with a wide range of cognitive abilities can access this toy.
Splashing, climbing and sliding exerts energy which often has a calming affect so that children can better focus and can then have a more successful time completing cognitive tasks afterwards.
This slide can be shared by a group of children with varied cognitive abilities. Maximum combined weight is 350 pounds.
Skills
Children learn the basics of cause and effect as they pat the water and make splashes.
Problem solving skills emerge as children learn what to do if they sit on the shallow side wall and water spills out or how to climb up the wall to get to the top of the slide.
Children learn basic safety rules and remember how to follow those rules. Such rules include, but are not limited to: only slide down when sitting; only one child on the slide at a time; no pushing others down the slide, etc.
Children sequence steps to slide down: Locate the climbing wall, ready their bodies to climb, climb up slowly, sit down at the top facing the slide, push off and slide down.
Visual and cognitive processing takes place as children become aware of all areas of the water slide and where their body is in relationship to the water slide.
Encourage simple math by having the child count each time he makes a basket or slides down the slide.
Children can learn to interact with peers because the Slam N Curve Water Slide is large enough to share with friends, offering opportunities for imitation, communication and cooperation.
Action concepts, such as go/stop, up/down and in/out are explored as children play on the Slam N Curve Water Slide.
Play Ideas
Count “1-2-3 Go!” before a child slides down the slide. This helps with anticipation of movement as well as listening skills and patience.
Teach a child to gently pat the water in the shallow pool section of the water slide. Then as a child becomes comfortable with water play, make big splashes and show them how to do the same.
Add soft floaty toys to the pool section of the water slide. This may help incorporate pretend play.
The water slide is inflatable and moves with a child’s movement. This may be an issue for children who have physical limitations and require stable play.
Physical activities can help combat childhood obesity.
Playing in water can be soothing and help reduce stress.
Skills
Balance reactions are practiced because the water slide is inflatable and moves with a child’s movement.
Motor planning skills are used to climb up the slide using the hand and feet holes.
Grasp and timed release are practiced when shooting baskets.
Bilateral coordination is used to climb up the wall to the slide.
Two-handed play can be encouraged when playing with the basketball.
Climbing and sliding can help affect proprioception (the sense of one’s body in relation to itself, muscles and joints).
Whole body movements and exploration can be encouraged in the shallow pool of the water slide.
Climbing up the wall and sliding down the slide can help a child increase muscle tone, strength, endurance, postural control/core stability, bilateral coordination, timing, sequencing, and grading of movement while engaged in a playful activity.
Climbing and sliding can help improve coordination and balance.
