The Jungle gym

 

The jungle gym sometimes spelled jungle jim, also commonly referred to as monkey bars and sometimes climbing frames. Typically found on playgrounds and constructed of rigid materials usually looking somewhat like a skeleton frame. Materials they can be made out of vary from playground playground. Most have adopted a style of steel or metal piping that provide children with places to climb and hang from.

 

The first jungle gyms were seen in the early 1920s, patented by Sebastian Hinton and later marketed under the name Junglegym. However the other common reference to jungle gyms “monkey bars”was not widely documented or used until about 1955. early marketing attempts for the jungle gym attempted to appeal to the sense of monkey acrobatics and agility. Inferring that by using a jungle gym or monkey bars you could become more monkeylike and athletic which was very popular theme to children and parents at the time. Even though those quite a few years ago the physical improvements seen by using jungle gyms still exist today. Even a few minutes a day clamoring over one of the so-called monkey bars can help your child gain physical strength, endurance, and help improve balance.

Over the years several games have evolved from the use of jungle gyms. Unfortunately jungle gyms are not the safest toys to play on as metal bars tend to get slippery children have been known to fall from these quite frequently leading to an increase in the number in the number of accidents. However by making sure you’re wearing proper attire for such activities including tightfitting clothing and shoes with grip you can reduce the chances of such accidents. Popular games played on jungle gyms include monkey tag and King of the Hill (which I might note is not safe) (more…)