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TOP BUYS: PLAY EQUIPMENT


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Commercial Play Imaginative play isn’t just fun,


it’s also crucial for early years development, giving children the opportunity to role play and explore fantasy and make-believe. Liven up your outside space and let children strengthen their communication skills through play equipment such as sand pits, friendship houses, play towers and wigwams. Providing interesting and engaging climbing, balancing and hand/eye co-ordination challenges


Make the most of playtime, both inside and outside the classroom, by Emma Griffin


will also help to give children opportunities to test their limits and build their strength and self-confidence. Commercial Play is an experienced provider of robust outdoor play equipment to schools. They work with your school to design, manufacture and install exciting play equipment, with many off-the-shelf options perfect for open-ended imaginative play.


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opportunities for development, allowing children to practise self-expression and build their motor skills. As they play, children learn to recognise patterns and follow rhythms which can go on to improve memory, attention and concentration. Bring creative play out into the fresh air by adding some musical equipment to your outdoor space or playground – dbdplay designs, manufactures and installs quality wooden outdoor play equipment for schools, with a musical range that includes bongo drums, chimes and more. They provide a free design service as part of the consultation process and all installers are fully DBS checked. ‘Working with dbdplay was a really constructive exercise because they listened to what we wanted


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dbdplay Musical play provides endless


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