Cool Stuff at WotsKool!

There is some great stuff out there for kids these days. I’ve just been looking at some outdoor play equipment in the form of a climbing frame and treehouse for our little ankle biter. I daresay I’ll be playing with it more thay he does.

I was prompted to look at some garden toys and equipment by a teacher friend who told my partner and I that many kids these days are growing into accident prone adults as they have not had the opportunity to fully develop their physical skills through adventurous outdoor play. How times have changed!

I grew up at a time when very few people on my estate had a television set. We would play football in the road as there were so few cars we were rarely interrupted. We didn’t have any fancy outdoor toys and would occasionally visit the local council run park for a go on the seesaw and swings. What’s more, we were allowed to go to the park unsupervised from a very early age. I can recall taking my younger brother to the park when I was aged about 6 years old!

Kids today have different influences and some quite considerable pressures from their schools, their peers and the media. They are far more likely to become addicted to their gameboys or nintendos and their parents might not allow them to go anywhere unsupervised until they become teenagers. It is therefore not surprising that they are not getting the opportunity to develop their physical skills and confidence.