Early Years Physical Development Kit

Early Years Physical Development Kit brings together a substantial range of active-play resources for movement sessions indoors and outdoors. The collection supports varied experiences involving balance, coordination, agility, spatial awareness, core strength and cooperative physical play.

Inflatable Aerobloks, balls, bands, a clear tunnel, fitness dice, a balancing snake, a parachute and step pads give practitioners many ways to plan an activity. Instead of repeating one movement, children can crawl, balance, jump, catch, travel and respond to group instructions.

Early Years Physical Development Kit is designed for parents and educators who want a ready-made bank of physical-development resources. Individual components can be used separately or combined into circuits and games according to the space, group and activity being planned.

What makes this physical-development kit special

Early Years Physical Development Kit offers variety across equipment size, movement pattern and style of participation. Some resources invite individual practice, while others support paired or whole-group games, making it easier to adapt sessions for changing numbers and confidence levels.

The Aerobloks include inflatable squares, triangles, an electric pump and a full-colour design booklet. Alongside tunnels, bands and balancing equipment, this gives Early Years Physical Development Kit scope for creative layouts rather than one fixed obstacle course.

Gross motor development and coordination

Crawling through a tunnel, stepping across pads and travelling around equipment ask children to coordinate their whole body while judging space and direction. Repeated playful movement can support gross motor development, balance and body awareness without turning the session into a performance test.

Throwing and catching activities connect visual tracking with timed hand movements, while jump bands and balancing resources introduce different challenges. Adults can simplify distances and layouts, then adjust them gradually as children become familiar with each item.

Social skills and imaginative active play

Group resources such as the Junior Sunflower Parachute encourage children to listen, respond together and share responsibility for one movement. Fitness dice can add anticipation, and equipment can become part of imaginative journeys, rescue courses or themed movement stories.

Early Years Physical Development Kit therefore supports communication and cooperation alongside physical activity. Children can take turns, follow a simple sequence, help reset equipment and describe how they travelled, extending language through direct experience.

Benefits for early years, school and home settings

For nurseries and schools, Early Years Physical Development Kit can strengthen indoor hall sessions, outdoor learning and rotating movement provision. The broad contents help practitioners plan circuits, focused skill activities and energetic group games from one collection.

For suitable home or childminding environments, adults can select a smaller number of components for manageable sessions and store the remainder for later variety. The mix of indoor and outdoor possibilities helps keep active play available across different routines and spaces.

Why choose Early Years Physical Development Kit?

Choose Early Years Physical Development Kit when you need more than a single ball or balance resource. Its mix of inflatable, foam, fabric and movement equipment supports many types of physical play and allows sessions to change as children’s interests develop.

For early years practitioners, teachers and parents, the physical development kit provides a practical foundation for gross motor learning through play. The supplied pump and design booklet for the Aerobloks add useful setup value within the wider collection.

Perfect for:

• Nursery and preschool physical-development provision
• Indoor halls and suitable outdoor spaces
• Obstacle courses and movement circuits
• Paired and group coordination games
• Balancing, crawling, jumping and catching activities

Gift suitability

the physical development kit is particularly suitable as a major nursery, school or childminding resource. Its extensive contents also suit families creating a well-equipped active-play area where several children can participate.

Product Features

• Comprehensive multi-resource active-play kit
• Suitable for indoor and outdoor activities
• Includes balancing, crawling, throwing and jumping resources
• Supports individual, paired and group play
• Aerobloks supplied with electric pump and design booklet
• Provides varied options for circuits and movement games

Specifications

• Product name: Early Years Physical Development Kit
• Brand: Sensory Education
• Product code: EDEYPD/10
• Contents: 1 Aerobloks set with 16 inflatable squares, 6 inflatable triangles, electric pump and full-colour design booklet; 2 Junior Belly Bump Balls; 1 Ball Catcher Set of 6; 1 clear outdoor tunnel; 1 pair foam-filled vinyl fitness dice; 6 pairs Jump Bands; 1 Junior Rainbow Wave; 1 Balancing Snake; 1 Junior Sunflower Parachute; 6 Step and Sound Pads, including 3 with sound
• Dimensions: Not supplied
• Material: Mixed materials; exact composition not fully supplied
• Colours: Assorted; exact colours not supplied
• Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor and outdoor
• Batteries: Not stated
• Learning focus: Gross motor development, balance, coordination, agility, spatial awareness and group play
• Recommended age: Early years; exact age not supplied