But, playground markings aren’t simply for decoration, they play numerous roles in promoting children’s health and development. Below we’ve listed 5 of the ways playground markings achieve this goal.
Playground markings encourage physical activity
Most children will play anywhere, even on a playground without line markings. But, when you add high-quality playground markings, children are inspired and make more use of the space provided.
This ‘added inspiration’ of playground markings, such as hopscotch, boardgames or mazes, then encourages children to be more active in their play, which in turn helps to improve their overall physical health.
Playground markings enhance motor skills
Motor skills, including coordination, balance and agility are essential skills children need to develop as they grow. But, to encourage children to enhance these skills successfully, playgrounds need to have a certain structure.
Colourful and imaginative playground line markings encourage children to run, jump, hop, and step with more accuracy, all activities which as well as being fun, teach vital motor skills, which the children can take into adult life.
Playground markings help boost social interaction
Social interaction is one of the most important skills a child can learn as they develop into an adult, and the school playground is one of the key environments where much of that specific learning will naturally take place.
With the addition of playground line markings, including certain games like snakes and ladders, or number games, children socialise without thinking, and learn how to deal with many of the social challenges they’ll face as adults.
Playground markings help children develop cognitive skills
Cognitive skills, such as memory, attention, perception and logical thinking are vital for children of all abilities to learn and enhance if they’re to grow and become well-balanced and successful adults in later life. With an imaginative and colourful layout of high-quality playground line markings however, all of the above cognitive skills and more can be learned organically, whilst the children are having fun, and staying active.
Playground line markings help children’s mental health
We’re not claiming that playground paint is a fix for more serious mental health conditions in children, but when it comes to general, good mental health, playground line markings can have an extraordinary effect.
Think back to how you enjoyed a good game of hopscotch, or a game of playground snakes and ladders, and how it encouraged social bonding, a skill that you may use now to help yourself, friends or family navigate mental health issues.
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