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Little Tikes
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Customer Quote: My son is so high energy. This only takes a minute to inflate and he can then jump ‘til his hearts content! -- Mother of three, Chicago, IL
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Sensory Description
Physical activities such as bouncing in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help combat childhood obesity.
Jumping in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help reduce stress.
The enclosed mesh jumping area provides a defined space for the activity. Children may feel more secure and able to focus in such a space.
Bouncing can help increase energy.
This toy can help build confidence in physical ability.
Bouncing up and down stimulates the limbic system which is a network of interconnected structures located deep within the brain, just above the brain stem. It plays an important role in human emotion, learning and memory.
Skills
This toy offers a multisensory experience, (i.e. vestibular/proprioceptive input during movement, visual and tactile) which supports sensory processing and integration.
Improved sensory processing can help a child stay better regulated. The child is less anxious, more open to reciprocal social interactions, and more able to respond to verbal and gestural cues.
Jumping can help increase sensory awareness.
Jumping can help affect proprioception (the sense of one’s body in relation to itself, muscles and joints).
Jumping can help affect vestibular action (the sense of one’s body in space).
Confidence in movement can be increased as most children are able to bounce at some level.
Play Ideas
Many children enjoy jumping. This Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can be used as a motivation or reward for completing a cognitive task.
Jump different ways such as fast, slow, and high.
Sing a song to your jumping beat.
Sing the song, “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed”. After each monkey “falls off and bumps his head” have the child slide down the slide to “get off the bed”.
Practice counting while jumping.
If bouncing helps calm a child, then allow him to use the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer when he needs to self regulate.
Adaptation Ideas
Communicative Description
Physical activities such as bouncing in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help combat childhood obesity.
Jumping in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help reduce stress.
Jumping can help calm a child who has difficulty regulating his activity level. If children are unable to sit still, jumping can help give their muscles and joints the pressure and input necessary to regulate their bodies and settle down.
The mesh-enclosed jumping area provides a defined space for the activity. Children may feel more secure and able to focus in such a space.
This whole body workout helps direct energy in a positive way.
Bouncing up and down stimulates the limbic system which is a network of interconnected structures located deep within the brain, just above the brain stem. It plays an important role in human emotion, learning and memory.
Jumping can help children with autism to calm their senses so they can handle sensory inputs more efficiently and effectively.
Many children with Autism prefer independent movement to hands-on assistance. Using this Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer, a parent, teacher or therapist can affect the child’s body from a greater distance by moving or bouncing the surface area.
Because this toy is very concrete in its use, children with receptive language difficulties do not need to depend on verbal directions to be able to use this toy.
Jumping and full body movement often helps a child vocalize, from simple squeals of delight to formulating words and sentences.
This toy can be shared by a group of children with varied cognitive abilities. Maximum number of children is 3; maximum weight is 275lbs.; maximum individual height is 5 feet as per written material in instructions.
Skills
Jumping in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help increase coordination.
Confidence in movement can be increased as most children are able to bounce at some level.
Body awareness can be felt and understood when jumping.
Play Ideas
Many children enjoy jumping. This Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can be used as a motivation or reward for completing a cognitive task.
Children can verbally name things they see through the netting as they bounce and spin around in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer.
Have children think of different animals that bounce and pretend to be those animals. Then ask them to talk about the sounds they make, what they look like.
If jumping helps calm a child, then allow him to use the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer when he needs to self regulate.
Jump different ways such as fast, slow, and high.
Sing the song, “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed”. After each monkey “falls off and bumps his head” have the child slide down the slide to “get off the bed”.
Practice verbally counting while jumping.
Adaptation Ideas
Cognitive Description
Physical activities such as bouncing in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help combat childhood obesity.
Jumping in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help reduce stress.
Jumping can help calm a child who has difficulty regulating his activity level. If children are unable to sit still, jumping can help give their muscles and joints the pressure and input necessary to regulate their bodies and settle down.
The Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer is very concrete in its use so children with a wide range of cognitive abilities can access this toy.
Bouncing exerts energy which often has a calming affect so that children can better focus and can then have a more successful time completing cognitive tasks after.
This toy can be shared by a group of children with varied cognitive abilities. Maximum number of children is three; maximum weight is 275lbs.; maximum individual height is five feet as per included instructions.
Skills
Encourage simple math by having the child count each time he jumps, or give the child a number and ask him to jump that many times.
Confidence in movement can be increased as most children are able to bounce at some level.
Cause and effect relationships can be learned as children jump and feel the response to that jump.
Children can learn to interact with peers because the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer is large enough to share with a peer, offering opportunities for imitation, communication and cooperation. Maximum number of children is three.
Action concepts, such as go/stop and in/out are explored as children play in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer.
Play Ideas
Many children enjoy jumping. The Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can be used as a motivation or reward for completing a cognitive task.
Have children think of different animals that bounce and pretend to be those animals. Then ask them to talk about the sounds they make, what they look like.
Jump different ways such as fast, slow, and high.
Sing the song, “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed”. After each monkey “falls off and bumps his head” have the child slide down the slide to “get off the bed”.
Practice counting while jumping.
Adaptation Ideas
Physical Description
This Bouncer is large enough for a caregiver to go in with a child who has a physical limitation, provided they do not exceed the maximum height of individuals (5’) or weight limit (275lbs). Caregivers can also sit in the Bouncer while a child jumps or can use their body as support for a child who may sit or lay in the Bouncer.
Physical activities such as bouncing in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help combat childhood obesity.
Jumping in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help reduce stress.
Bouncing up and down stimulates the limbic system which is a network of interconnected structures located deep within the brain, just above the brain stem. It plays an important role in human emotion, learning and memory.
This Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer invites and supports experimentation with movement.
Children are so distracted by the whole body movement and internal feel that they often are less inhibited about sharing space with a peer during a physical activity. This Bouncer is large enough to easily accommodate more than one child.
The Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer is fully enclosed with mesh enabling a child to jump without risk of falling off or out. This can also provide a sense of freedom and independence for a child with physical limitations (perhaps by laying flat). Note: Make sure the hook and loop closures are fully fastened when children are inside the Bouncer.
Jumping helps bones become stronger and stay denser.
As children bounce, they are becoming more aware of their bodies in space.
Skills
Performing gross motor activities on this Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help a child increase muscle tone, strength, endurance, postural control/core stability, bilateral coordination, timing, sequencing, rhythmicity and grading of movement while engaged in a playful activity.
Jumping helps children strengthen muscles in their whole body.
Jumping on the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can help improve coordination and balance.
Bouncing can help improve circulation in the body.
Bouncing can help increase energy.
Play Ideas
Many children enjoy jumping. This Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer can be used as a motivation or reward for completing a cognitive task.
Encourage a child to alter, and thus control, the strength used to jump – jump softly, jump hard, jump high, jump fast, jump slow.
Bounce to the beat of a song (assisted or non-assisted).
Sing a song to your jumping beat.
Sing the song, “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed”. After each monkey “falls off and bumps his head” have the child slide down the slide to “get off the bed”.
Practice counting while jumping.
Adaptation Ideas
Have the child sit or lie in the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer and gently bounce the bed of the Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer for him.
DESCRIPTION: Approx. Price: Over $100Box Age Range: 3+ yrs# of Pieces: 2-5Washability: Surface WipeStorability: Directions: Simple Play Locations: Outdoor Adjustability: Levels of Play: One LevelBatteries: None needed
Features and Benefits
High Quality Can Be Used Independently or w/Others Large Openings Wide Age Range Promotes Active Play Soothing Tactilely Stimulating High Contrasting Colors Durable One-Piece Unit Large Target Area
Developmental processes promoted
Social Interaction Core Strengthening, Trunk Strength, Stability Coordinated Movement Physical Range of Motion Proprioceptive Input Gross Motor Balance Motor Planning Action Concepts e.g. In/Out, Push/Pull, On/Off, Go/Stop Cause and Effect Self Esteem Bilateral Coordination
