Tartan is one of the most recommended materials for covering soil surfaces, in the case of public land for sports and playgrounds for the little ones. The benefits it offers improve both the perception of users towards the respective surfaces and the simplicity with which they maintain.
Due to its multiple characteristics, rubber tiles (tartan) covering the surface of an outdoor playground greatly stimulate creativity. Rifles can have fun in many ways, with a reduced risk of injury. Here are your favorite pastimes when it comes to childhood games on tartan.
1. Long jumps
The benefits of this outdoor game: developing muscle skills, improving coordination and balance, promoting bone health.
The role of tartan pavement during the game: this outdoor pavement successfully cushions the sounds produced by the steps of the little ones, during the stage when the little ones jump, the elastic surface for landing reduces the risk of injury, and, the markings on the tartan help to measure jumping distances and competitions between children.
How to play Long jump:
- number of Players: 1+;
- equipment: distance measuring marks on the 2D tartan figurine;
- the child is preparing to jump from a fixed position on the tartan;
- measure the distance from the starting point to the landing point;
- encourage your child to try to jump as far away as possible;
- if they play in competition, children can jump one at a time, and the one who jumps the furthest wins.
2. The Hopscotch
The benefits of this outdoor game: improving posture; developing arm-eye coordination; stimulating concentration power under time pressure.
The role of tartan pavement during play: cushioning shocks caused by the impact of jumping in one leg on the organism of the little one; rubber tiles (tartan) can already be mounted with the markings necessary to play sotron.
How to play the hopscotch:
- number of Players: 2+;
- number of saffron path boxes: 10;
- equipment: pebbles to throw them to numbered boxes;
- a child first throws a pebble at the box numbered „Unu”; if he succeeds, he will jump on one foot only on its surface, he will return and go out of the way;
- then he will take the pebble from the first box and continue to throw it to the one with the number “Doi”, jumping on one foot over the first and second cottage;
- this process will continue until the box number “Zece”, if it manages to throw the pebble in the next box every time and maintain its balance while jumping on one leg;
- if you do not reach one of the two goals, another child will start a new round; the first player to complete the entire route will win the game.
3. Learning the clock
The benefits of this outdoor game: improving cognitive skills, developing patience and concentration.
The role of tartan pavement during the game: tartan provides a comfortable and safe space to conduct learning activities in a non-formal and safe environment.
How to play Learning the Clock:
- number of Players: 1+;
- equipment: analog clock, possibly with markings on the tartan;
- children sit around the tartan space where a simple analog clock dial is drawn;
- one of the children is assigned to read the time on the clock and indicate the correct time;
- another child shows a certain time on the clock (for example, 3:00);
- children attending must show and tell the clock at this hour.
- the game continues with different hours and the children rotate to read and indicate the correct time;
- children who do not read the clock correctly for 3 times, will get out of the game, providing the necessary time for observation and learning from the benches in the playground, which is not, or they can use up to the end of a round the other outdoor playgrounds.
4. Ludo
The benefits of this outdoor game: developing social skills, improving cognitive skills, promoting patience and interaction.
The role of the tartan pavement during the game: tartan serves as an ideal surface to play Ludo due to its stability and durability, the markings on the tartan can be used to draw and delineate the Ludo board game, which is, making it easier for kids to follow the trails and follow the rules.
How to play Ludo:
- number of players: 2-4;
- equipment: the game marked on the tartan, pawns for each player (or the player can be his own pawn), two dice;
- players choose a pawn color (usually red, yellow, green, and blue);
- traditionally, each player places his four pawns on a starting area of the game board (designated on the tartan);
- roll the dice one at a time to determine who is starting. The player who gets the highest number starts first, and the game continues clockwise;
- in each turn, a player throws the dice. It can pull a pawn out of the starting area based on the outcome of the dice;
- pawns move on the game board according to the number obtained on the dice, clockwise;
- players must avoid opponent's pawns and capture them by overlapping on the same space, sending them back to the start area;
- to enter the end zone of the game board, players must get an exact value on the dice that allows them to enter and stop exactly on a final space;
- the first player to manage to take all four pawns to the final area of the game board (usually in a circle or central square) wins the Ludo game.
5. Target with numbers 1-5-10
The benefits of this outdoor game: improve motor skills, develop cognitive skills, stimulate competition and social skills.
The role of the tartan pavement during the game: optimal grip, stable and safe surface to play the game, ensuring that the throws are accurate and that the objects do not move too much on impact.
How to plat Target with numbers 1-5-10
- number of players: 2+;
- equipment: 2D marking cast on the tartan pavement, objects (for example, pebbles or small balls) to be thrown on the target;
- players sit at a convenient distance from the target so that they can throw the objects;
- a player throws the object at the target, trying to reach one of the numbered areas;
- the score depends on the area reached:
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- Zone 1: 1 point
- Zone 5: 5 points
- Zone 10: 10 points
- players spin at the throw, trying to accumulate as many points as possible;
- at the end of the set round (for example, each player makes 5 throws), the points of each player are calculated;
- the player with the highest score wins the game.
At Waterboyz, we have the best solutions for arranging playgrounds and sports fields with rubber tiles and cast tartan, depending on the specifications of a particular interior design project, of public funds. So, do not hesitate to ask anytime you want the support offered by our team.
Local investment in such spaces offers a lot of benefits, not only for those who use them for different purposes, but also for their managers. The simplicity of the tartan maintenance process and the durability of the material (under the conditions of compliance with the mounting instructions) will be simple to note.