White paper
Climbing activates tween girls
How to increase tween girls' physical activity
According to WHO - a devastating 85% of tween girls are inactive! This PhD study sought to examine how playground equipment can help improve this.
In the study, 150 tween girls were monitored on school playgrounds. The data collected is convincing. Presented with the right play activities - tween girls are in fact very active.
Download the whitepaper or watch Thea Toft Amholt talk about her full PhD project about Motivating Playgrounds.
4 considerations for activating tween girls on playgrounds
Consider tween girls as a special target group when designing playgrounds
Consider climbing equipment: Spacenets, PCM structures, and GALAXY structures
Challenge the tween girls with high play equipment
Consider chill areas such as platforms
Webinars and white papers about play
Equality in play – Survey on playground use in children with disabilities
A Design Checklist for Success with Inclusive Playgrounds
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