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Think back to your childhood. What kind of water play did you do? Did you mostly play with garden hoses, buckets and water guns or were you more into paddling pools and swimming pools? Did you also experience that all the kids in the neighborhood gathered around those types of oases on hot summer days?Almost everyone, especially children, loves playing with water. It’s fascinating and a water playground attracts us all – especially when the sun is shining.

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Water is timeless and has a universal appeal. Water play transcends all cultures and generations and appeals to all age groups. It attracts and brings people together. Water unites people in a shared sensory experience that is at once refreshing, relaxing, exciting and enchanting. But when we think of the word play and children, we are more likely to think of litter, sports, playgrounds or games that we play at home or at school. We tend to underestimate the fun and benefits of playing with water.Let’s give today’s children the same fun experiences we had with water play, water hoses, and sprinklers in the garden.

Water playground and interaction for children

Play and water play where the child can choose for themselves is one of the biggest reasons for physical, cognitive and social development during the first years of a child’s life.
A good water playground allows for many types of play – individual, parallel, imaginative, collaborative or competitive. Each of these brings out different interactions between children and the world around them, and all this play with children develops the child.
Each of these types of water play offers different forms of interaction.
The properties of the functions also give children tools to understand educational concepts that create positive future attitudes towards learning and discovery.
Playing with water has been shown to be effective in encouraging many skills, and is invaluable for learning and discovery in the early years of life.

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A water playground encourages physical activity and development

Something special happens when you add water to the play. Think about the sounds children make when they play in and with water – laughing and squealing with joy – it’s unique to a water play area.
Aside from the fun of playing with water and being in water playgrounds, it promotes both gross and fine motor skills, both of which are essential for healthy physical development.
Various forms of water play promote gross motor skills such as running, crawling or jumping. Interactive water playgrounds with pumps, moving water cannons or floating objects, on the other hand, stimulate the development of fine motor skills.
Sensory experiences also help users understand the physical connection between water and our bodies.

Our water playground – developed design in a water environment

At Vortex Sweden we take designing a water playground for children very seriously. We work together with landscape architects, designers, project managers & specialists. All to ensure that we design a water playground with maximum play value and learning opportunities.
At Vortex, we design all our products with certain concepts in mind. In Water Journey®, we have play modules where children can play with water inspired by nature. In this way, we make a water playground a playful place for children of all ages and at different levels of development. See more under our “Fact Pages”

Core values ​​in a unified environment

Vortex started in 1995 and when we make a water playground that is interesting for children, the adults automatically follow along and play along. The water playground often becomes a focal point in an area. We have a long list of previously abandoned and neglected areas all over the world. All of which have been reactivated and brought to life with a water playground.

Rebooting the true nature of play

If you search for articles and information about play online, you will often find different versions of apps and digital screen experiences. There are countless pages about technology and game systems.
In a time when physical play often falls far down the list of priorities due to busy schedules and glowing screens, we come in with play. By playing with water, children get to experience physical proximity, their bodies, and real interactions. All are valuable and necessary for forming social skills and connecting with other people.
Water play will always continue to provide imaginative and creative play experiences.
For the greatest experience and joy, maybe we just need to add a little water?

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