play gym

Toddler climbing set

A play gym is a structure for young children to climb, hang, and play on—typically featuring bars, platforms, ladders, and sometimes slides or swings.

The term applies both to backyard equipment and to padded activity mats for infants, which have arches overhead with dangling toys to encourage reaching and grasping: The baby spent tummy time on her play gym.

Related

toddler · little ones · mat · baby · tummy time · activity · crawl · colorful · padded · indoor · bounce · tumble · gross motor · exercise · motor skills · foam · hang · grip

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Opposites
activity type

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Furniture for schoolwork

reading corner · screen time · video games · tablet · television

setting/environment

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Educational instruction space

library · bedroom · quiet room · detention room · waiting room

purpose/function

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Classroom seating with workspace

chore chart · workbook · test paper · detention · confinement

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G