Kidzarch School Playground Seesaws
The seesaw is a playground classic that has brought laughter and learning to kids for over a century. At Kidzarch, we've updated this playground favorite with current safety features, tough materials, and new designs that meet today's standards. We have seesaws for every age group, playground size, and learning goal, so kids can keep enjoying the fun of up-and-down motion.
Why Seesaws are Great for Learning
Seesaws might seem simple, but they help kids learn in many ways. Knowing these things can help teachers see why seesaws should be in every school playground.
Teamwork and People Skills: Unlike some playground equipment that kids can use alone, seesaws need a partner. Kids have to find someone to play with, talk to them, and work together to make it move. This teaches them how to share, take turns, and be a team player. They learn to move together and understand how their actions affect others.
Getting Active: Seesawing uses core and leg muscles and improves balance. Kids learn where they are in space compared to their partner and the ground. Pushing and lifting strengthens legs and helps with overall physical skills.
Understanding Cause and Effect: Seesaws show kids how physics work. They learn about weight, balance, and gravity by trying things out. When a bigger child sits closer to the middle or a smaller child sits at the end, they see how science works in a fun way.
Controlling Emotions: The steady motion of seesawing can calm kids down. It helps them understand their senses and can be good for kids who like to move around.
Feeling Confident and Trusting: Seesawing makes kids trust their partners and feel good about themselves. Working well with a partner and staying balanced builds confidence.
Kidzarch Seesaw Collection
We have seesaws for different age groups, playground styles, and safety needs. Each one is made to be strong, safe, and fun.
Regular Seesaws (Teeter-Totters)
These classic seesaws have a long board that balances on a center point, so two kids can go up and down. Our seesaws have modern safety features but still feel like the ones from years ago.
How They're Made: They have a strong steel center post that is made to last and not rust. The board is made of strong plywood with a coating that protects it from the weather or molded plastic.
Safety Features: They have comfortable handles for kids to hold on to. Footrests keep feet safe and away from the ground. Springs or rubber bumpers soften the impact when the seesaw hits the ground, preventing sudden stops. Some have seat backs for younger kids.
Details: They come in different lengths (8ft, 10ft, 12ft) for different ages and weights. The center point is the right height off the ground for safe speeds.
Spring Seesaws (Spring Rockers)
These are safer because they have springs that make the motion smoother.
Design Benefits: The springs control the movement, so these are good for younger kids (ages 2-6). Sometimes, more than one child can use them at a time. There are no hard points that hit the ground, which prevents injuries.
Lastingness: The springs are strong and protected from the weather. They are tested to last a long time. We check them to make sure they are safe.
Choices: They come in single and double rider versions. Some are shaped like animals or vehicles to make them fun.
Double Seesaws (Four-Seater)
These have two boards that cross each other, so four kids can play at once. This helps them work together as a group.
Good Things: More kids can play at the same time, so no one has to wait as long. The crossing boards make it interesting for kids to move together. They learn to talk to each other and work as a team.
Structure: The center post is strong enough to handle movement in different directions. The balance points are made so it moves smoothly no matter how much kids weigh. It's made extra strong for more kids using it.
Playgrounds should include everyone, so we make seesaws that kids of all abilities can use.
Features: They have wider seats with back support and seatbelts for kids who need help sitting up. Platforms make it easier to move from a wheelchair to the seesaw. Footrests can be adjusted for different leg lengths. Side rails add safety without stopping movement.
Safety: They are made to be very stable. The motion is gentle so it's not too much for kids. Adults can sit with kids if needed.
These have bench-style seats that fit 3-4 kids per side, so they can play together.
Being Social: Kids have to work together to decide who sits where and how to move together. Some kids will become leaders and tell others what to do. They will have to figure out how to balance with different weights.
How They're Made: The board is long and strong inside. There are handles all along the board. The center point is made to hold a lot of weight.
Kidzarch seesaws are made to last in schools where they will be used a lot.
Metal Parts: We use steel for all the parts that hold the seesaw together, so it won't rust. It's painted in colors that won't fade and protect it from the weather. All edges are smooth.
Plywood: It's made of layers with strong glue and sealed with a coating.
Plastic: It's molded to be the same every time, protected from the sun, and won't crack. Rain and bugs won't hurt it.
Metal: It has holes and rounded edges and is painted to protect it from the weather.
Hardware: Bolts and screws are made of steel that won't rust. They lock in place so they can't be taken apart. All ends are covered for safety.
Anchoring: They are put in concrete or have anchors that hold them in the ground. They are installed at the right depth for the soil.
Every Kidzarch seesaw meets safety rules, including ASTM F1487, EN1176, and local rules.
Safe Design: Edges are rounded. Handles are easy for small hands to hold. Footrests keep feet from going under the seesaw. Soft materials cushion when it hits the ground. Spaces are made so kids can't get stuck.
Area Needed: We tell you how much space you need around each seesaw for safety. We make sure the ground is safe by using rubber tiles, wood fiber, or poured rubber.
Testing: All seesaws are tested to make sure they can hold weight and last a long time. A separate company checks to make sure they meet safety rules. We check them during making to keep them safe.
Professional Install: Our workers will set everything up, including getting the ground ready, making sure it's level, and bolting it down. We'll work around your schedule so we don't bother school activities.
Checking: We give you lists that tell you how to check the seesaw for strong parts, moving parts, loose hardware, and safe ground.
Kidzarch knows that every playground is different. We can change things to meet your needs:
Sizes: Different board lengths to fit the space and ages of kids
Colors: Many colors to match your school
Themes: Custom shapes and characters for spring seesaws
Capacity: Single, double, or multi-user based on kids
Safety: Seat backs, seatbelts, or extra padding
Why Seesaws Belong in Every School Playground
In a world of video games and planned activities, seesaws offer something special simple outdoor play. They create fun, teach about physics and teamwork, and provide physical activity.
Some schools have taken away seesaws because of safety, but at Kidzarch, we think they can be safe if they are designed and built well. Our seesaws have years of safety improvements while keeping the play value that makes them so popular.
When you pick Kidzarch seesaws, you're working with a company that cares about quality, safety, and making customers happy. Our seesaws are a mix of old-fashioned fun and new technology.
We support our products with warranties, customer service, and help during the equipment's life. We know schools have budgets and rules, and that they need equipment that lasts and doesn't need much fixing.
Add Balance to Your Playground
Ready to add seesaws to your school playground? Look at our seesaws and see why teachers trust Kidzarch for safe, strong, and helpful equipment.
Contact us for advice, details, prices, and answers. Let Kidzarch help you create a playground where kids learn to work together, one balanced moment at a time.
Change your playground with Kidzarch seesaws where old fun meets new safety.
